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TheEmulator
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Zandar
Netherlands1541 Posts
On November 06 2013 10:25 micronesia wrote: Yea telling Hot_Bid not to wear a helmet when he plans to be biking slowly and safely is fine, whatever. The fact that the kids don't wear them bothers me greatly, though. Do you want kids to wear helmets when walking through the traffic too? I'm quite sure pedestrians in the Netherlands are in as much danger as people on bikes. On a funny note, Steve hughes about Dutch health and safety regulations: | ||
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Zandar
Netherlands1541 Posts
On November 06 2013 10:52 micronesia wrote: I would actually be interested to see data for children, rather than adults. Children are both more susceptible to getting into accidents, and more at risk of getting hurt if they have some type of an accident, than adults. Some more statistics. Still searching for child statistics. http://www.bakfiets-en-meer.nl/2008/10/16/bicycle-death-statistics-in-amsterdam-and-the-netherlands/ | ||
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Zandar
Netherlands1541 Posts
Road casualties in the Netherlands have dropped steeply, even as cycling rates have risen. Now approximately 720 people per year die on Dutch roads. 180 of them are cyclists, and 22 of those are children. The cycling figures may sound high, but they are in part a reflection of the number of cycle journeys made. The Dutch now experience an overall risk which is less than a quarter of that in 1973, and for children it's now a twentieth of that in 1973. Dutch cyclists are now the safest in the world. Of course, the campaign goes on to reduce the figures. We also have these near every big road children have to cross when they go to school or come from school. These are mothers and fathers volunteering. https://www.google.com/search?q=verkeersbrigadiers&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=GgN6UuGjHYHU0QXQk4HYCQ&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ | ||
Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
 Your learning about the world outside of America, wow so happy :D All Hail Nazgul for moving you to Netherlands :D | ||
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SK.Testie
Canada11084 Posts
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DannyJ
United States5110 Posts
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BurningSera
Ireland19621 Posts
While i like the culture/lifestyle of the europeans here but sometimes i miss that 'american dream' kind of greedy/ambitious working attitude. | ||
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mikkmagro
Malta1513 Posts
Have you learned how to pronounce Utrecht properly? also, I thought someone moving from a metropolis to a 'clean' country like the Netherlands would be really happy with the change in air quality  | ||
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FuRong
New Zealand3089 Posts
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Twisted
Netherlands13554 Posts
On November 06 2013 19:13 mikkmagro wrote: Haha, really interesting blog! Have you learned how to pronounce Utrecht properly? also, I thought someone moving from a metropolis to a 'clean' country like the Netherlands would be really happy with the change in air quality Air quality in the Randstad (urban/metropolitan area of the Netherlands) is actually one of the worst places in the world when it comes to air pollution lol. Lookie, big red dot over Utrecht and surrounding area :p. + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://spaceinimages.esa.int/var/esa/storage/images/esa_multimedia/images/2004/10/global_air_pollution_map_produced_by_envisat_s_sciamachy/9588991-3-eng-GB/Global_air_pollution_map_produced_by_Envisat_s_SCIAMACHY.jpg) | ||
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mikkmagro
Malta1513 Posts
On November 06 2013 19:15 Twisted wrote: Well it's not like you can't work hard in the Netherlands if you want to pursue it, it's just that it's not really in our culture. I think there were some studies conducted lately that showed that we are actually very productive despite working less hours on average. Air quality in the Randstad (urban/metropolitan area of the Netherlands) is actually one of the worst places in the world when it comes to air pollution lol. Lookie, big red dot over Utrecht and surrounding area :p. + Show Spoiler + wow ok, I've never actually been to the Netherlands, but with all the well-planned cities, rivers, wind and people opting for bicycles instead of cars, I always imagined it to be a breath of fresh air, at least compared to the exhaust ridden air of my country lol. | ||
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Twisted
Netherlands13554 Posts
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Acrofales
Spain18285 Posts
On November 06 2013 18:28 SK.Testie wrote: At times I'm really glad my country is so big. I fucking hate cyclists on the road. Mother fuckers don't signal or anything, and they're slow as balls. Cool blog though, agreed take more pics. Cyclists aren't on the road in the Netherlands. They're on bicycle paths. | ||
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Darkomicron
Netherlands216 Posts
On November 05 2013 21:04 corumjhaelen wrote: About food, you're probably in the worst country in Europe when it comes to that (I'm preparing to be flamed but let's be honest two second here...). And american bread more or less sucks yeah. Nice blog anyway, don't go out too much, you might catch that throat disease they call a language over there I just logged in to say you're wrong. God you're wrong! Dutch food is amazing ^.^ | ||
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Daswollvieh
5553 Posts
On November 06 2013 21:12 Darkomicron wrote: I just logged in to say you're wrong. God you're wrong! Dutch food is amazing ^.^ They do have a ridiculous amount of sweets and deep fried stuff, yes. And Kibbeling, love that shit. | ||
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Keniji
Netherlands2569 Posts
On November 06 2013 18:28 SK.Testie wrote: At times I'm really glad my country is so big. I fucking hate cyclists on the road. Mother fuckers don't signal or anything, and they're slow as balls. Cool blog though, agreed take more pics. Actually, the biggest cultur shock to me was - coming from germany - that cyclist do stop at traffic lights, do signals and respect laws in general. It's not suprising though, you barely have to stop at traffic lights anyway, because everything is optimized for cyclists. | ||
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Acrofales
Spain18285 Posts
On November 06 2013 21:12 Darkomicron wrote: I just logged in to say you're wrong. God you're wrong! Dutch food is amazing ^.^ Dutch food is pretty meh. Food in the Netherlands, on the other hand, can be really great. The "typical" Dutch meal is mashed potatoes, mixed with a vegetable (generally some type of cabbage) and sausage, bacon or other meat (mostly pork). I am a big fan of boerenkool met worst, or hutspot met haché, but it is not on par with mediterranean dishes or asian food, for instance. Other than that, there are some good soups (in particular, the pea soup is really good. Try it when winter rolls around in earnest), there's pancakes (different from crêpes or the US-style pancakes) and there's a couple of indonesia-inspired dishes which are nice. Just try nasi goreng, or kip saté. However, there are plenty of good restaurants that mix and match different styles of cooking from all over the world, and the Dutch supermarkets have some of the most diverse selection of foodstuffs that I have seen anywhere (and I have traveled a fair bit). EDIT: oh, and forgot. Try the herring and the smoked eel. They're great. | ||
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Beany
Netherlands396 Posts
Would love to get the opportunity to meet up with you and everyone from TL in the Netherlands. Nazgul should organize a fanday in Utrecht. Just because. | ||
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unkkz
Norway2196 Posts
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