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Normal in the Netherlands. This article makes it out to be specific to one suburb in Assen. It’s like writing an article about how great the croissants are in

Normal in the Netherlands. This article makes it out to be specific to one suburb in Assen. It’s like writing an article about how great the croissants are in eastern Toulouse. It’s France, the croissants are great everywhere.

taeric 4y ago
Ok. That makes a lot more sense. Being normal to an area might be the case. I'd imagine for a lot of folks, the point stands. Just, it is not only a single suburb that demonstrates it.
- nicoburns 4y ago
  It’s normal in pretty much all of Europe. In rural areas people might need to catch a bus in, or even be driven. But the vast majority of children in towns and cities walk to school. My parents used to walk me until I was about 8, then I walked myself.
  - mathverse 4y ago
    No it is not. Eastern European countries are very car centric and so are the smaller austrian cities + surrounding towns. I imagine Germany to be the same (outside of the major cities that is). It only seems that everyone walks to school because everyone seems to live close to one. But that’s not the case. Far from it.
    - tsimionescu 4y ago
      Even in Eastern Europe, which is quite car centric by European standarda, kids typically live close enough to school to walk there, at least in cities. Also, public transport is very common, especially for older kids, whose don't want to be driven around by their parents but are neither old enough nor rich enough to drive a car.
      - mathverse 4y ago
        This is a remnant of the old era where the 90s kids lived in the commie blocks and had schools right in their neighborhood. This has changed tho as the families are moving out to suburbs which are heavily car centric.
        tsimionescu 4y ago
        While things are indeed moving in that direction, at least in the biggest city in Eastern Europe (Bucharest) its far from reaching the vast majority of the population.
adamsmith143 4y ago
But it's not abnormal in the rest of the Netherlands either. It's pretty ubiquitous.

taeric 4y ago

Ok. That makes a lot more sense. Being normal to an area might be the case. I'd imagine for a lot of folks, the point stands. Just, it is not only a single suburb that demonstrates it.

nicoburns 4y ago
It’s normal in pretty much all of Europe. In rural areas people might need to catch a bus in, or even be driven. But the vast majority of children in towns and cities walk to school. My parents used to walk me until I was about 8, then I walked myself.
- mathverse 4y ago
  No it is not. Eastern European countries are very car centric and so are the smaller austrian cities + surrounding towns. I imagine Germany to be the same (outside of the major cities that is). It only seems that everyone walks to school because everyone seems to live close to one. But that’s not the case. Far from it.
  - tsimionescu 4y ago
    Even in Eastern Europe, which is quite car centric by European standarda, kids typically live close enough to school to walk there, at least in cities. Also, public transport is very common, especially for older kids, whose don't want to be driven around by their parents but are neither old enough nor rich enough to drive a car.
    - mathverse 4y ago
      This is a remnant of the old era where the 90s kids lived in the commie blocks and had schools right in their neighborhood. This has changed tho as the families are moving out to suburbs which are heavily car centric.
      - tsimionescu 4y ago
        While things are indeed moving in that direction, at least in the biggest city in Eastern Europe (Bucharest) its far from reaching the vast majority of the population.

adamsmith143 4y ago

But it's not abnormal in the rest of the Netherlands either. It's pretty ubiquitous.