| Blogs > Hot_Bid |
|
Usagi
Spain1647 Posts
On November 05 2013 21:17 Dust14 wrote: Here in Belgium it's easier if you know neighbourhoods with Turkish/Moroccan shops you can always go there on sundays, they're always open(unless there's a wedding ^^) Nachtwinkel, as a Erasmus student that word was like magic. | ||
Liquid`Drone
Norway28631 Posts
On November 05 2013 21:06 Torte de Lini wrote: Bikers are the gender-confused vehicle of inner-urban society. They are constantly unsure if they are pedestrian or vehicle oriented and feel they are entitled to be on either the sidewalk and road without any regard for the trafficking laws. They have some sort of superiority complex with their two-wheeling no-pollution mobility and speed. They don't stop for no one. It's not as bad as when I was in Dublin, I think the crosswalks are there to add some flair to the city; every mother-funker crosses whenever/wherever/whoever they want. Are you mad that nothing is open on Sunday? I ran out of food on Saturday and so my Sunday meals consisted of butter and a variety of flat-surfaced foods, there's only so many ways I can melt butter... Do you have to pay for your television? Even if we don't have any TVs or radio in the house, we still have to pay for it. It's like 20 euros a month: so aggravating. Please take more pictures I should do a blog like this! netherlands has an incredible bike-culture. not just in the sense that everyone bikes, but that everyone bikes responsibly. they're not going too fast, they always use their little bell, they're happy and smiling and everything is wonderful. in Trondheim, Norway, which has become an increasingly bike-friendly city, quite a lot of people bike. but they sometimes go 30 km/h on the sidewalk without signalling before passing you. bikes are awesome but bikers need to be also. | ||
|
Kasaraki
Denmark7115 Posts
On November 06 2013 07:25 Liquid`Drone wrote: netherlands has an incredible bike-culture. not just in the sense that everyone bikes, but that everyone bikes responsibly. they're not going too fast, they always use their little bell, they're happy and smiling and everything is wonderful. in Trondheim, Norway, which has become an increasingly bike-friendly city, quite a lot of people bike. but they sometimes go 30 km/h on the sidewalk without signalling before passing you. bikes are awesome but bikers need to be also. I don't know.. I'm in Groningen, and the bicyclists are insane. They scare me.  | ||
|
Liquid`Drone
Norway28631 Posts
 | ||
|
mjuuy
Norway506 Posts
somehow the bread here is amazing. I also ate these sweet ball things that they normally eat at New Years, those were good too. Why is the bread so good? I don't understand. Maybe the bread in the US was just shit and this is normal bread, not some next level yeast infused with cocaine. Bread in US and a lot of other countries have ridiculous amount of sugar, also in Korea ('mericas probably 'learned' them how to make bread I guess, like they did with beer.) | ||
|
AwfuL_
Netherlands6976 Posts
Yes, you will be expected to be able to get to places by bike in the harshest of circumstances. Just wait until it starts snowing Ofcourse you could always take a bus, but they're pretty expensive unless you have the free student fare.If you're looking for Chinese people, there's plenty of them around the University College Utrecht (UCU) grounds. I think they're all taking business economics or something  | ||
|
Zandar
Netherlands1541 Posts
Here is a nice article to get an impression about the dutch and their bikes. http://www.ski-epic.com/amsterdam_bicycles/ Did you see stuff like this yet? ![[image loading]](http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/69167000/jpg/_69167079_144277592.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/69167000/jpg/_69167070_cargobike_rex.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/20128/family_bike.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://exploringangobservingcities.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/dutch-dogs-know-how-to-ride.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://www.ski-epic.com/amsterdam_bicycles/pu5b_man_three_children_and_dog_all_on_bike.jpg) | ||
|
Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
On November 06 2013 07:40 Liquid`Drone wrote: well whenever I've been in holland (granted, never groningen, only amsterdam/utrecht/rotterdam) one of the many pleasing aspects has been how awesome all the bikers are. The only place that truly scared me in terms of chaos in pedestrians and bikers is Dublin. That place has no rules. | ||
|
Pontius Pirate
United States1557 Posts
| ||
|
Dust14
Belgium490 Posts
On November 06 2013 07:48 Zandar wrote: Welcome to the Netherlands Hot_Bid! Here is a nice article to get an impression about the dutch and their bikes. http://www.ski-epic.com/amsterdam_bicycles/ Oh god that's a hilarious thing to read  | ||
|
Acrofales
Spain17959 Posts
On November 06 2013 07:48 Zandar wrote: Welcome to the Netherlands Hot_Bid! Here is a nice article to get an impression about the dutch and their bikes. http://www.ski-epic.com/amsterdam_bicycles/ Did you see stuff like this yet? This is awesome. I wish I could cycle safely here in Brazil Probably what I miss most: just being able to cycle everywhere. | ||
|
QuanticHawk
United States32048 Posts
| ||
Twisted
Netherlands13554 Posts
| ||
|
Zandar
Netherlands1541 Posts
On November 05 2013 20:54 Hot_Bid wrote: Apparently its entirely normal to just ride a bike in rain for 20 minutes to get places. I imagine it's going to get really cold. Just use an umbrella! ![[image loading]](http://i2.wp.com/cycle-space.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/umbrellas.jpg) | ||
|
iMAniaC
Norway703 Posts
On November 05 2013 20:54 Hot_Bid wrote: I've almost died twice even though the laws are super favorable to bike riders (no helmets tho wtf?) Wear your helmet, man! Just because everyone else does something stupid (or rather, doesn't do something smart) doesn't mean you have to stoop down to their level of stupidity! If everyone else stopped using seatbelts in the car, or if everyone else started wearing guns down their trousers without the safety on, you wouldn't start doing such a stupid thing yourself, just because everyone else does it, would you? My helmet has saved me several times and even though I wouldn't have needed it like 99,99% of the times I've biked, those few times were the crucial ones. You're far too awesome to get injured (or worse!) for basically the sheer stupidity of not protecting yourself in an adequate manner when you should have known full well how to! Sorry for ranting in your blog. It's just that wearing a helmet is one of those things that are so easy to do and is so important to have done when an accident occurs. If you're afraid of what random Dutch people you don't know would think about your helmet, instead think of all the people all over the world that feel they have gotten to know you (i.e. your fans on TL) that would rather see you in good health with a helmet than bleeding from the head in a traffic accident. I hope you write more blogs about your impression of the Netherlands and Europe. I thoroughly enjoyed all the other parts of it! | ||
|
Liquid`Drone
Norway28631 Posts
| ||
|
igay
Australia1178 Posts
| ||
|
Twisted
Netherlands13554 Posts
| ||
micronesia
United States24661 Posts
| ||
|
Liquid`Drone
Norway28631 Posts
| ||
| ||
StarCraft 2 StarCraft: Brood War Dota 2 League of Legends Super Smash Bros Heroes of the Storm Other Games |
|
Replay Cast
PiGosaur Monday
Replay Cast
The PondCast
Replay Cast
HomeStory Cup
HomeStory Cup
BSL: ProLeague
SOOP
Sparkling Tuna Cup
[ Show More ] |
|
|
EPT
