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ok, but NL has like zero crime, so it doesn't seem like a big deal
by vasilipupkin 9y ago
ok, but NL has like zero crime, so it doesn't seem like a big deal
- the-dude 9y agoTrue, we have no police either.
- harlanji 9y agoLao Tzu sees a correlation. I'm 32, and my boundaries gradually increased from "the front yard, ask to go across the street" to "the street, ask to go around the block or park" etc. I lived in urban South Minneapolis, so not rough but not gentle... enough to build habitual awareness. We were a roving pack of 5+ kids at a given time, as many as 12 or so. I addicted myself to computer screens against my parents' wishes (they prefer TV), although if not for screens I'd probably do as my vice principal said and "flip [him] a good burger someday". There were ample police and one possible abduction attempt outside with my cousin while very young, sooo...
- vasilipupkin 9y agowhy am I getting all these downvotes? clearly, it's much safer for a teenager to ride the train in the Netherlands from one end to the other, than to do a similar thing in Chicago, let's say. So, yeah, it's not that impressive.
- vasilipupkin 9y agoso why more downvotes? can someone explain to me the logic of what exactly you are disagreeing with?
- jjawssd 9y agoDon't take it personally. You won't get many warm replies from American city dwellers for pointing out the failures of their communities.
- vasilipupkin 9y agoI don't. I just get annoyed when people simply downvote instead of commenting when I point out a fact that in the Netherlands it's safer to let a 13 year old ride the train than where I live.
- thousandautumns 9y agoI think Americans are probably among the first to admit the issues with their communities, hence the increased trend in helicopter parenting.