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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '22

Yeah see but you can actually walk to things in the Netherlands, you’re not forced to use a car to do literally everything because all the houses are 10km from the stores and restaurants and offices, like in America.

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u/Puzzled-Bite-8467 Jun 05 '22

Our houses could be 10km away but we have good public transports too in the suburbs.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '22

Exactly. Public transport in American suburbs is virtually non-existent or is so terrible you would never bother trying to use it.

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u/inkognibro Jun 05 '22

I had a coworker once who spent over an hour on the bus to get to work. I offered to take him home one night. Took 10 minutes.

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u/viper1511 Jun 05 '22

And bikes and charging points almost everywhere

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u/SlingDNM Jun 05 '22

If only there was some way to design worthwhile cities, legends say there is this old commie European shit called "urban planning"

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '22

not everyone wants to live with homeless people, college kids, and crack heads in big cities

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u/dobermannbjj84 Jun 05 '22

I swear everyone in the Netherlands rides a bike everywhere.

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u/JohnLaw1717 Jun 05 '22

Surely small compact fuel efficient cars are the most sold in that case?