Don't mistake "cool" phraseology with good controlling - AMS controllers are much too prone to that very mistake. They're average at best (as long as the wx is ok and they're not too busy). If they were even as good as they think they are, and they're a long way off that, they wouldn't come close to London TMA control and the LHR and LGW directors. Best controllers in Europe, the rest are so far behind it's embarrassing.
But of course, the grammar police strikes back. Here to remind us that it does not matter if you bend the aircraft or kill the pax as long as you kept to the correct phraseology. I'll support the earlier post, LHR/LGW do not come close to the AMS controllers, they are without doubt the best controllers in Europe, also when the wx is horrible, thats when they really shine.
Spain however is in a tight race with Italy and Greece to be the absolute worst ATC in Europe.