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(DIR) Post #AJp9GlyRHj1nlOGZZQ by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-25T22:06:39Z
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Dutch news today. We still have more bycicles per 100 people than guns in US per 100 people:GoRide:
(DIR) Post #AJp9Y9A2KTEubEyXfk by trebach@mstdn.social
2022-05-25T22:09:44Z
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@stuxHow many of those bicycles are rusting in canals?
(DIR) Post #AJp9cbie5muyKVI4w4 by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-25T22:10:35Z
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@trebach That's something we do not talk about! :blobcatgiggle: haha! I think those aren't even counted here
(DIR) Post #AJpA66wj4NwNZoweJM by waweic@chaos.social
2022-05-25T22:15:49Z
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@stux Oh, that's very interesting! Dutch people say VS while Germans say US although it should also be VS (and we even say that in its long form but never in that abbreviation)
(DIR) Post #AJpABMi7svxvuwcaoa by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-25T22:16:51Z
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@waweic In Dutch The US is called "Verenigde Staten" :bloblaugh:
(DIR) Post #AJpADibRSfMyOUcJfM by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-25T22:17:19Z
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@waweic Or Amerika :blobcatgiggle: we mean the US with that, not the Americas!
(DIR) Post #AJpAM3A0udccT8lDBw by waweic@chaos.social
2022-05-25T22:18:43Z
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@stux Yes, in German it's "Vereinigte Staaten", but never "VS"! We also say "Amerika" but that seems to disappear as time goes on
(DIR) Post #AJpAWqV4K8yKOAkyOG by mrdiamondj@mastodon.social
2022-05-25T22:20:39Z
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@stux A grim statistic, but I'd be curious to see the amount of "One Gun Households" in here to weed out the gun nuts with massive arsenals.
(DIR) Post #AJpAbyWTvH3Iidrak4 by waweic@chaos.social
2022-05-25T22:20:13Z
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@stux Although I have to correct myself here, "Vereinigte Staaten" is extremely rare. Either it's "Die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika" or "Die Staaten" (less formal) or "Amerika" (but not that often anymore).Fascinating!
(DIR) Post #AJpAbytAYvCTr0Ti6a by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-25T22:21:40Z
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@waweic Aaahh got it! Thank you! ❤️ I always found German grammar to be quite difficult :catblush: Speaking and listening is easy but writing, oooh! :blobcatgiggle:
(DIR) Post #AJpAiCdaMG5aES9iPA by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-25T22:22:47Z
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@mrdiamondj Aboslutely! I think it's the few who have stock pile for "the rest" so to say 😉 Almost all american friends on the Fedi are not real gun lovers I think 😮
(DIR) Post #AJpAoNCtyPJgkbcJUG by trebach@mstdn.social
2022-05-25T22:23:26Z
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@stuxI think that'll be the majority of your haul if you go magnet fishing
(DIR) Post #AJpAwJLmCGkl6bYLcu by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-25T22:25:16Z
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@trebach Hahaha you're so correct! :blobcatgiggle: A while ago I watched this English dude magnet fishing in the Netherlands and guess what.. 90% of his found treasure was bike related :flan_laugh:
(DIR) Post #AJpAy6wTIj3nCYZijY by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-25T22:25:40Z
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@trebach But hey! :rickhey: In the US the mainly go magnet fishing to find guns! 😮
(DIR) Post #AJpBDjzUOwEkeWRJT6 by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-25T22:28:26Z
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@stapper Haha :blobcatgiggle: ooohh yeah! Even lead by the teachers! Buttttt... they do wear a safety vest! 🦺
(DIR) Post #AJpBHICXfDOjciEqMC by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-25T22:29:06Z
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@samgai Yip.. it's quite something.. :sad_cat: 120 per 100 ppl i guess!
(DIR) Post #AJpBaDHOBfFdrQWmGW by bhtooefr@snack.social
2022-05-25T22:29:29.128049Z
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@mrdiamondj @stux how about percentages of owners in general?30% of adults own guns, 11% do not own guns but live in a household with guns, 40% live in a household with guns (it’s not 41% because of overlap where multiple gun owners live in a household): https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/08/04/wide-differences-on-most-gun-policies-between-gun-owners-and-non-owners-but-also-some-agreement/
(DIR) Post #AJpBaDtftJsNmARLwO by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-25T22:32:32Z
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@bhtooefr @mrdiamondj Ah thats interesting! That's actually far more than i expected..For example, I was thinking people in the bigger cities would in general have maybe less guns per household?
(DIR) Post #AJpBtk8OG2blGCdBrs by trebach@mstdn.social
2022-05-25T22:36:04Z
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@stuxYup, generally stolen guns that get thrown into a river after being used in a crime
(DIR) Post #AJpCCtq2P1ogrJBJCK by publius@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-05-25T22:39:43Z
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@waweic @stux I hear "Die Usa" in Munich.
(DIR) Post #AJpCCuyEC3xiN01MbQ by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-25T22:39:28Z
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@trebach Right! At least better than bike parts.. :blobcatgiggle: Although we do still find a lot of WWII ammunition still! Undetonated bombs, mines etc!
(DIR) Post #AJpCL2ftQulQa5Jpzs by publius@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-05-25T22:41:12Z
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@samgai @stux Many people who have guns have a pistol and a rifle, or a pistol and a shotgun, or a rifle and a shotgun… you get the idea.And some people have ten or more guns.
(DIR) Post #AJpCm9TcFelRUnVGk4 by wmd@chaos.social
2022-05-25T22:45:51Z
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@stuxCurious what the difference in distribution is though. I would expect moat dutch people to have at least one bike, with very few with no bike. But how's that for guns in the US?
(DIR) Post #AJpCoATFWhkB9rIF1c by joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-05-25T22:45:56Z
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@stux And in the US, they have more guns than people so give it in perspective.
(DIR) Post #AJpDoA5P3Yhrv3hTXM by fiveEyedBeast@mastodon.online
2022-05-25T22:57:24Z
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@stux i wish people would stop judging a nation by the content of its character and instead by the bicycle ownership per 100 citizens!
(DIR) Post #AJpE2i7NK8EjWNYmq8 by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-25T23:00:05Z
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@fiveEyedBeast haha wouldn't that be the best :blobcatgiggle:
(DIR) Post #AJpEGzr2B1bwaGjFNQ by tblu@mastodon.lol
2022-05-25T23:02:40Z
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@stux How can I relocate to Holland?
(DIR) Post #AJpEQoIhzJ0jeALvvM by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-25T23:04:15Z
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@tblu Get on a plane ❤️
(DIR) Post #AJpET4ckGmDwqqnuam by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-25T23:04:47Z
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@tblu Just found this! 😮 https://www.expatica.com/nl/moving/relocation/moving-to-the-netherlands-checklist-1486341/
(DIR) Post #AJpEV64jqNt9vrrX4y by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-25T23:05:15Z
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@tblu Please ignore the terrible pictures on there :catblush: oh gawd..
(DIR) Post #AJpFPMmytFmrz9O7IO by tblu@mastodon.lol
2022-05-25T23:15:22Z
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@stux Dank je wel! The Netherlands is so beautiful. 💙 💛 My Dutch, however, is not very pretty. :sadness:
(DIR) Post #AJpFUOoWmyPRiIVl1U by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-25T23:16:18Z
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@tblu Graag gedaan! ❤️ Oh that's no worries at all! I think 90% of the people in the NL speak some English :blobcatgiggle: Even most kids these days
(DIR) Post #AJpG0xLFwzeK4BLOCm by tblu@mastodon.lol
2022-05-25T23:22:08Z
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@stux I think Dutch is cool! More people should speak it. I will keep watching Easy Dutch because I want to learn. Hopefully can find a way to escape here soon. ✈️ https://youtu.be/sgiDZvYZyMQ
(DIR) Post #AJpGFgspQPzbMh4an2 by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-25T23:24:31Z
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@tblu Ohhh ill have a look! ❤️ Be sure to also checkout this channel, kinda awesome 🇳🇱 https://www.youtube.com/c/NotJustBikes
(DIR) Post #AJpHHTuKjuBjefC8jA by tblu@mastodon.lol
2022-05-25T23:36:20Z
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@stux 😊
(DIR) Post #AJpIpqNdnDHH9Wqto8 by StampedingLonghorn@social.linux.pizza
2022-05-25T23:53:45Z
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@stux @tblu I enjoy watching him too. He's pretty relatable as he compares the Netherlands with London🇨🇦 and Houston.I loved his segments on traffic lights in the Netherlands and the insolvency of the suburbs in the Americas.
(DIR) Post #AJpN8uSnEfsB8QbofI by Skeleton_Johnson@mastodon.lol
2022-05-26T00:41:57Z
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@stux you say that like it’s a good thing.
(DIR) Post #AJq5X5AbTaebH3RBtA by Zoidtes@mastodon.online
2022-05-26T08:59:03Z
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@stux Thats my Europe as I like to see it👍🏾 👌🏾 🇪🇺
(DIR) Post #AJqd61CJXCGBZoVJk8 by j12i@weirder.earth
2022-05-26T15:15:25Z
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@stux for a moment I thought the presenter on the left was holding a handgun!
(DIR) Post #AJs1rnizWPaxkV49T6 by bkhl@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-05-27T07:28:00Z
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@publius @waweic @stux I'm trying to bring back AFS (Amerikas Förenta Stater), which you see in old Swedish news text.
(DIR) Post #AJuZaik82lkiNuKHeC by trinsec@qoto.org
2022-05-28T12:55:07Z
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@stux Neat... I'm helping inflating our statistics with 4 bikes of my own.. :P
(DIR) Post #AJul1mdQmRqVlnIgfA by Oni@mastodon.lol
2022-05-28T15:03:15Z
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@stux And people ask me why I hate it here
(DIR) Post #AJulGXp68Hr6AwnQNk by crags_and_maths@mstdn.social
2022-05-28T15:05:59Z
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@stux this is something to shout about.
(DIR) Post #AJulba7GnnCnMvKLkO by UPPERKEES@mastodon.social
2022-05-28T15:09:45Z
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@stux and how many cats per 100 people? 🤓
(DIR) Post #AJuqAbAVHWucaGnCQC by rhaen@digitalcourage.social
2022-05-28T16:00:55Z
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@stux obviously :) but that’s not really surprising :)
(DIR) Post #AJusGWp6Y8WskmjrWK by palomadc@social.politicaconciencia.org
2022-05-28T16:24:21Z
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@stuxYou live there? 😱 and I thought you guys had no money problems in general. I knew Greece and Spain were in truble with respect to the other EU coutries but not you guys! Capitalism hits everyone, no doubt about it...
(DIR) Post #AJut23GFlQhuy668qO by stux@mstdn.social
2022-05-28T16:32:47Z
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@palomadc :blobcatgiggle: I do! The Netherlands 😉 Even around here stuff is getting soo expensive.. it's insane! Unfort we are renting and don't have a "say" in this :sad_dog: We are trying to our house better isolated and such for better saving and lower energy costs ⚡
(DIR) Post #AJutfZq6ZZ8HIliMs4 by palomadc@social.politicaconciencia.org
2022-05-28T16:40:10Z
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@stuxSorry to hear that. Prices just go up and up. Never go down... So, maybe an agreement with your "landlord" "tenant"? And with the sanctions, the EU poppulation will suffer even more. Be cautious and forsee in advance, there will be consequences.
(DIR) Post #AJutxHMe09ylDMNLOK by Thalass@social.chinwag.org
2022-05-28T16:43:22Z
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@stux as far as national obsessions go, I think the Dutch win.
(DIR) Post #AJuxZuh4WWV03k2oHg by alecui@functional.cafe
2022-05-28T17:23:52Z
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@stux this is cool and all that... but can you really take a language that genuinely writes "wapen" and "fiets" seriously? :p
(DIR) Post #AJv8TeUEy06ZYKG8uG by Genstar@meow.social
2022-05-28T19:26:01Z
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@stux Bicycles can become a deadly wpn if thrown.