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Lol, or in any other civilized region that cares about citizen freedom. You can also drink a beer in a park, if you can believe it!

dotancohen 6y ago
It's a quote from the same piece of classic literature that the GP is quoting from.
- maest 6y ago
  They're talking about Pulp Fiction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLIcFP0J5TY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLIcFP0J5TY JULES – Okay now, tell me about the hash bars? VINCENT What so you want to know? JULES Well, hash is legal there, right? VINCENT Yeah, it's legal, but is ain't a hundred percent legal. I mean you can't walk into a restaurant, roll a joint, and start puffin' away. You're only supposed to smoke in your home or certain designated places. JULES Those are hash bars? VINCENT Yeah, it breaks down like this: it's legal to buy it, it's legal to own it and, if you're the proprietor of a hash bar, it's legal to sell it. It's legal to carry it, which doesn't really matter 'cause – get a load of this – if the cops stop you, it's illegal for this to search you. Searching you is a right that the cops in Amsterdam don't have. "Royale with cheese" is part of the same scene.
  - blaser-waffle 6y ago
    What?
    - thefringthing 6y ago
      Say "what" again!
yiyus 6y ago
The police can fine you for drinking a beer in a park in most cities. I am not sure about Amsterdam, but you can get into problems with the police for drinking in Rotterdam, for example.
- dr_dshiv 6y ago
  Only, I'd say, if you are causing problems. The police are incredibly tolerant. No problems, no problem. E.g., they aren't "out to get you" like police in America.
  - yiyus 6y ago
    That really depends on the particular policeman you find. Once I was having lunch with some friends in a park and one of us was drinking a beer can. We were alone there and, certainly, not causing any problem. The police approached us and fined my friend for drinking in public (I don't remember how much it was, this was some years ago). I live in front of a park now and I've seen similar things. I've also been drinking many times in public without any problem, and I am quite sure the police noticed us. The Netherlands is, in general, a very tolerant country, but not as much as some people think. Maybe it is compared with America (although, in my very limited experience, I've never had any problems with the American police), but the difference with most European countries is quite moot.
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dotancohen 6y ago

It's a quote from the same piece of classic literature that the GP is quoting from.

maest 6y ago
They're talking about Pulp Fiction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLIcFP0J5TY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLIcFP0J5TY JULES – Okay now, tell me about the hash bars? VINCENT What so you want to know? JULES Well, hash is legal there, right? VINCENT Yeah, it's legal, but is ain't a hundred percent legal. I mean you can't walk into a restaurant, roll a joint, and start puffin' away. You're only supposed to smoke in your home or certain designated places. JULES Those are hash bars? VINCENT Yeah, it breaks down like this: it's legal to buy it, it's legal to own it and, if you're the proprietor of a hash bar, it's legal to sell it. It's legal to carry it, which doesn't really matter 'cause – get a load of this – if the cops stop you, it's illegal for this to search you. Searching you is a right that the cops in Amsterdam don't have. "Royale with cheese" is part of the same scene.
- blaser-waffle 6y ago
  What?
  - thefringthing 6y ago
    Say "what" again!

yiyus 6y ago

The police can fine you for drinking a beer in a park in most cities. I am not sure about Amsterdam, but you can get into problems with the police for drinking in Rotterdam, for example.

dr_dshiv 6y ago
Only, I'd say, if you are causing problems. The police are incredibly tolerant. No problems, no problem. E.g., they aren't "out to get you" like police in America.
- yiyus 6y ago
  That really depends on the particular policeman you find. Once I was having lunch with some friends in a park and one of us was drinking a beer can. We were alone there and, certainly, not causing any problem. The police approached us and fined my friend for drinking in public (I don't remember how much it was, this was some years ago). I live in front of a park now and I've seen similar things. I've also been drinking many times in public without any problem, and I am quite sure the police noticed us. The Netherlands is, in general, a very tolerant country, but not as much as some people think. Maybe it is compared with America (although, in my very limited experience, I've never had any problems with the American police), but the difference with most European countries is quite moot.

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