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Chris Who

@stux Everything in the Netherlands just looks so nice - even the cities. I mean, I'm sure there are not so great parts, but as a Canadian I feel like there's so much we can learn from you - ecologically, urban space design, sociologically, and whatever the word for de-car-ifying the joint would be.

26 May at 14:48 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mstdn.social
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Woefdram

@chriswho @stux Beware of seeing the grass on the other side of the hill as being greener.

I had more or less the same idea about Canada when I visited it πŸ˜‰

26 May at 15:03 | Open on procolix.social
Chris Who

@hans @stux It would be kind of cool if our leaders did "field trips" and just flat out stole whatever was working.

A kleptocracy everyone could support!😜

26 May at 15:05 | Open on mstdn.social
Woefdram

@chriswho @stux If we actively share that info, nobody has to steal anything. Benefit for all.

Cathedral-and-bazaar style 😎

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cath

26 May at 15:08 | Open on procolix.social
Woefdram

@chriswho Bit of a tangent here, but I was impressed by Vancouver. A city of 2 million, twice the size of the biggest Dutch city, but nice, clean and very, very friendly.

But of course, as a tourist, I didn't visit the bad parts, so my view is necessarily incomplete.

And ecologically... I did a common route, so I saw Banff and Jasper, walked on the Athabasca glacier and toured several thousands of kilometers through spectacular sceneries. Nothing like that in our country.

Also had an excursion to the end of the world, I saw eagles, flocks of wapiti deer, humpback and killer whales and bears chasing salmon... I'll never forget that trip 😍

And yes, I've even looked into moving to Canada a few times. You know, just curious...

But I realise that I've only seen the nice parts, and have only spoken to the friendly people (although that seems to be the overwhelming majority). I'm sure Canada has its own challenges that I am not aware of.

@chriswho Bit of a tangent here, but I was impressed by Vancouver. A city of 2 million, twice the size of the biggest Dutch city, but nice, clean and very, very friendly.

But of course, as a tourist, I didn't visit the bad parts, so my view is necessarily incomplete.

And ecologically... I did a common route, so I saw Banff and Jasper, walked on the Athabasca glacier and toured several thousands of kilometers through spectacular sceneries. Nothing like that in our country.

26 May at 18:35 | Open on procolix.social
Chris Who

@hans It does, but I spent most of my life in the Vancouver area/suburbs but a few years back moved to the Caribou in Central/Northern BC and BC is every bit as gorgeous as you might think. We have our issues, wildfires is a big new one thanks to climate change, but still feel really lucky to be here.

26 May at 19:24 | Open on mstdn.social
Woefdram

@chriswho Oh, but I certainly am aware of the forest fire problems. There were already problems with those woods when I was there, beetles who eat them and also the "regular" forest fires.

And I've followed the news in the past few years, it hasn't gotten better and may get a lot worse in decades to come.

But the challenges I meant, are the real state of the country, how society really is. I've seen a healthy, happy and friendy one, but I've only scratched the surface. Not a solid foundation for emigration plans.

There's a lot of polarisation going on in many, many western countries. I know how it is here, don't really know how it is there. Canada seems progressive enough and friendly to everyone, I like that. But it would take a lot more time to find out what's really what than one, fantastic journey.

@chriswho Oh, but I certainly am aware of the forest fire problems. There were already problems with those woods when I was there, beetles who eat them and also the "regular" forest fires.

And I've followed the news in the past few years, it hasn't gotten better and may get a lot worse in decades to come.

26 May at 20:59 | Open on procolix.social
Matt Franz

@chriswho @stux yeah, sensed that my first trip there last year. NL was highlight of trip through France, Belgium and Luxembourg

26 May at 15:10 | Open on awscommunity.social
Randall Lee

@chriswho @stux if North American governments were ever as progressive as the Netherlands had been, when these human friendly urban areas were redesigned, then we would have nice things too. I say "had been" because a rightwing govt was just elected.

26 May at 15:15 | Open on mastodon.social
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