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What country do you live in and where would you choose to live if you could? (lemmy.world)
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[–] 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Canada. I would like to live in the Netherlands mainly because the infrastructure there is amazing. I like to BMW (Bike, Metro, Walk) anywhere I go and in Canada, most of the world actually, that's not always an option and is sometimes incredibly dangerous.

Also, AFAIK, the Netherlands is the only country in the world to have truly car-free neighbourhoods. *Which is amazing because it seems no matter where I go in Canada there's always one or several jackasses that decided the only way to get themselves to work in the morning is to burn gasoline in the loudest way possible.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 months ago

    Also from Canada. I feel like we're US-lite and moving in that direction every day. If I could find the means to do so I'd probably move somewhere in Europe too. The Netherlands sound pretty dope, I like me some stroopwafel.

    Sometimes I see people rolling coal in their lifted pavement princesses, with political stickers like the Blue Lives Matter flag. It makes me wonder what the fuck is wrong with my neighbours.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I live there. Car-free neighbourhoods are very rare here. I live in a big city and there isn't a single one. So don't get your hopes up.

    Also, the Netherlands is very densely populated. It's hard to really get away from society and even in national parks it's hard to find a place where you don't hear the constant background noise of traffic. And it's only getting worse.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Yes, I always suspect I'm looking at things through rose tinted glasses Not Just Bikes tinted glasses, and national parks is really one thing I might not miss because I never really go anyway (knock on wood or what have you).

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