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Old 02-21-19, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by avole
Think of the plusses. The Netherlands is in the EU, has a higher standard of living than the UK and is far better organised. Climate change means the weather is improving, and the national football team puts England’s to shame.

As to tourists, can you blame them? Besides, it is easy to find places where they don’ t go.

P.S. Most speak better English than the English.
That's a bit of a trap actually. Nobody minds switching to English but especially the native English speakers tend to take it for granted and feel accepted and integrated, only to find out after a year or two that without understanding Dutch, speaking is of less importance, they won't integrate any further because they miss out on about everything that's not in a one on one conversation.
Originally Posted by avole
I don't understand the problem. People cycle on the right, they walk on the right too in many towns, and everything appears to be flowing in orderly fashion.
As every road user knows, the main thing that keeps even crowded roads flowing smoothly is predictability, which is what all these pictures show. You might have to learn some local road rules, but surely you would do that for any new country.
Yes, but often you've got to read the body language to predict and be predictable yourself. The written rules are not always followed and there are quite a few unwritten ones. But even if you're very familiar with Dutch cycling and infrastructure, from the things that can make city cycling complicated Amsterdam got them all, got more of it and often at the same time.
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