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by cr1895 9y ago
>We have some of the worst waiters; our (Dutch people) views of equality as being one of the most important things in society, render us unable to serve people, or to be served by others in fact. There always is some awkwardness with reg
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by cr1895 9y ago
>"Wat mag het zijn?" which is something I hear a lot when going out I don't recall ever hearing this in the NL. Maybe it's a Flemish thing.
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by cr1895 9y ago
>they all speak bad English I wouldn't say bad, but I would say it is often spoken without the nuance of a native speaker. In my experience Dutch peoples' English is strongly influenced by Dutch.
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by cr1895 9y ago
"want" vs. "like", isn't it still just willen in het Nederlands? I seem to recall hearing "wat kan ik voor u doen?" or "wat willen jullie drinken?" for example. I'm still learning Dutch, but
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by cr1895 9y ago
>We (the Dutch) could do the former better, there's no excuse for being loud or noisy on a train and it has nothing to do with being direct. You'll readily hear one Dutch person tell another who's talking loudly in the qui
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The U.S. Can No Longer Hide from Its Deep Poverty Problem(nytimes.com)
151 points by cr1895 9y ago|221 comments
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by cr1895 9y ago
You didn’t quantify “very thin” but certain ice-class vessels are designed to encounter meters-thick ice. See pg. 20, table A1: https://rules.dnvgl.com/docs/pdf/DNV/rulesship/2005-07/ts501...
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by cr1895 9y ago
Schiphol terminals are bursting st the seams during the summer and fast approaching the 500,000 “air transport movements” allowed by law. http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2017/04/amsterdam-airport-over...
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by cr1895 9y ago
The long taxi is really only from the Polderbaan, the far away runway to the NW of the terminal.
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by cr1895 9y ago
>you can't do "5 minutes of bycicling" when you have 2 toddlers. I just want to say: come visit the Netherlands sometime. It will surprise you. (granted, the cycling infra is far superior than most other places in the worl
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by cr1895 9y ago
Ah, I wonder if only the bulkhead seats are different. In those the display isn't always in front of you so the light control has to be available elsewhere. Next time I'll avoid a bulkhead seat in any case.
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by cr1895 9y ago
So does that mean the placement of the overhead light/call button is the same in all of them? I had an economy comfort seat on a KLM 787 recently and the buttons were affixed to the inside of the seat arm at leg level, and not recessed
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by cr1895 9y ago
You’ve lived in the Netherlands, and you experienced people eating out there as a default? That is entirely opposite to my experience. I’m genuinely struggling to understand how you’ve drawn that conclusion.
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by cr1895 9y ago
Postal code and number is sufficient, isn’t it?
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by cr1895 9y ago
It’s not hard to find lives devastated by the illegality of it.
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by cr1895 9y ago
>The adults Drop the condescension here.
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by cr1895 9y ago
Requiring an ID isn’t in itself voter suppression. Actions taken that reduce (ease of) access to obtaining that ID is suppression. A marriage also isn’t as time-sensitive as a vote, so that’s somewhat different. If someone who lacked ID goe
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by cr1895 9y ago
>Or would you consider "I wanted to vote, but just couldn't get an ID" a plausible excuse in the Netherlands? Carrying ID is compelled by law in the NL. But you are correct that it is easier to access and it is not a burde
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by cr1895 9y ago
>The question is not whether you have to carry an ID on you at all times, but whether you have to show your ID to vote. No, but it is nontheless relevant: in the Netherlands one is compelled to carry ID. Absolutely no such requirement ex
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by cr1895 9y ago
> I think the only thing you can turn out to be is bisexual. It's not your place to decide.
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by cr1895 9y ago
>Ripping up floors is an actual thing there?? I assumed the original poster was speaking metaphorically about how much gets taken out. Haha I was not...people literally take the floor laminates with them when they leave, if not to reuse
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by cr1895 9y ago
The whole "take the floor with you when you leave the apartment" thing that is common in the Netherlands is really very bizarre to Americans.
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by cr1895 9y ago
>Would be weird for a mostly Catholic country. How so? There's nothing explicitly religious about the holiday. Just this morning I was reading this: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/22/opinion/than
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by cr1895 9y ago
In fact, MTA have been investing in vacuum cleaning systems for the tracks with the aim of reducing fires that lead to delays. You're being disingenuous. Here's an article: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07&#x2F
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The Uncounted(nytimes.com)
3 points by cr1895 9y ago|0 comments
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by cr1895 9y ago
Interesting! I hadn't heard of that system before. We still don't even have representation for the 680k people living in Washington DC, also more populous than a number of states. So sadly I'm not optimistic. The 580k people
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by cr1895 9y ago
>One answer is that the only reason they can get away with citizens is that they are a captive audience. In addition to this, there's little citizens abroad can do to affect change in the US. Sure, we can vote; your "residence&
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Ajit Pai: Media Ownership Rules Must Adjust to the Digital Era(nytimes.com)
4 points by cr1895 9y ago|0 comments
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by cr1895 9y ago
>There is no reason, ever, unless the cost of the item is extremely high, to initiate a conversation with customer service when you are mistakenly delivered extra goods. Why does it suddenly matter if the cost was arbitrarily high? He re
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by cr1895 9y ago
>What is proof of residence? At least within the Netherlands, your residence is officially registered with the municipality. This is tied in with your Citizen Service Number (BSN). Without this, you cannot open a bank account.

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