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Reply to Miigwech (Reply #8)

Mon Jun 10, 2019, 08:30 PM

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My wish for all Americans; IAmsterdam life [View all] Miigwech Jun 2019 OP

The Netherlands is not a socialist country. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #1

Well said Miigwech Jun 2019 #4

Those countries have ownership just like we do, except that they have more of it, The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #5

True Miigwech Jun 2019 #7

Yes, but it's still not socialism. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #9

That is not correct Jeroen Jun 2019 #15

I don't know which Netherlands you mean, but it's not the one in Europe DFW Jun 2019 #17

Fantasy land no, who said that? Miigwech Jun 2019 #46

You reported a minimum wage DFW Jun 2019 #47

"ben" not "bent" Ron Obvious Jun 2019 #54

Tricky--if I were asking a question, you would be correct. DFW Jun 2019 #55

It should be "bent" according to the rule Ron Obvious Jun 2019 #56

Plus, the Dutch tend not to pronounce consonants at the end of a word to begin with DFW Jun 2019 #57

Alright. We'll call it a draw. Ron Obvious Jun 2019 #58

Agreed DFW Jun 2019 #59

It would be nice if we had a system Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #2

Agreed, we SHOULD DFW Jun 2019 #18

Germany doesn't have universal coverage? Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #20

Hardly! DFW Jun 2019 #22

Wow that's surprising to me. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #23

Of course we do. Like I said--in the States they like to tell stories of Fantasyland DFW Jun 2019 #34

Thanks for your post! Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #38

German has a more complicated grammar than Dutch or Scandinavian, but it is far more widely spoken DFW Jun 2019 #41

I'm having a hell of a hard time with German grammar! Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #43

You can easily memorize the dative prepositions by singing them to The Blue Danube. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #45

Norwegian and Swedish (essentially the same anyway) are the insider's tip for learning a language DFW Jun 2019 #48

There are quirks, of course. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #50

The word order oddities become instinctive after a while DFW Jun 2019 #51

I thought of trying to learn Icelandic just for giggles; The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #52

Get a copy of the old film "Pathfinder." DFW Jun 2019 #53

OMG, how do they ever even know what time it is in Denmark? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #61

I found a movie in Sami called "Pathfinder" The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #62

Yes, I know what Sami is. DFW Jun 2019 #63

But can you *speak* Sami? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #64

No props for Sami, I'm afraid DFW Jun 2019 #65

Spanish has a more linear sentence structure than German. DFW Jun 2019 #49

The D-Day commemoration sparked a thought in me. Yavin4 Jun 2019 #3

Well Pearl Harbor was unforeseen FakeNoose Jun 2019 #24

Unforeseen by whom ? eppur_se_muova Jun 2019 #32

I have been in Amsterdam KentuckyWoman Jun 2019 #6

May I ask ... when were you last in Amsterdam ? Miigwech Jun 2019 #8

I love Amsterdam, the first city I ever visited in Europe. When I visited in the early 1990s, it deurbano Jun 2019 #12

2018 KentuckyWoman Jun 2019 #66

I am trying to figure out how we had such different Miigwech Jun 2019 #69

I have also been in Amsterdam and experienced nothing like that. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #10

Me either. I used to travel regularly to Netherlands on business, ooky Jun 2019 #11

I have a friend who had an unfortunate accident in LibDemAlways Jun 2019 #13

Key phrase there DFW Jun 2019 #21

Wow! FakeNoose Jun 2019 #25

I'd like to hear the argument saying a 16 year old with heart cancer had a pre-existing condition DFW Jun 2019 #35

Your sense of Holland is based on Amsterdam? a la izquierda Jun 2019 #19

I love Utrecht DFW Jun 2019 #36

I can read Dutch slowly but surely... a la izquierda Jun 2019 #68

I said Amsterdam. KentuckyWoman Jun 2019 #67

But don't they have cancer-causing windmills there? tclambert Jun 2019 #14

Yes, but you needn't worry DFW Jun 2019 #37

You can also play this game with Thyla Jun 2019 #16

Although I have traveled a bit, I have not made it to Amsterdam, and I should, because ... planetc Jun 2019 #26

There is no Utopia and nothing is free. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #27

Last I visited Amsterdam, I was extremely outraged and upset. NNadir Jun 2019 #28

It's called the Red Light District, or De Wallen. OliverQ Jun 2019 #30

My feeling is that it must represent, in many cases, human slavery. NNadir Jun 2019 #31

Prostitution is legal and regulated in the Netherlands but they are concerned The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #33

One of my coworkers is from the Netherlands. He's moving back this summer. OliverQ Jun 2019 #29

Does the Dutch Government do a better job brewing Heineken or Amstel? brooklynite Jun 2019 #39

Out of curiosity, why do you feel the need to defend the term "socialism" brooklynite Jun 2019 #40

That's the point I'm trying to make, too. Trying to defend "socialism" The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #42

Very true. Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #44

That's why it's funny when Americans say that America is the best country in the world. Oneironaut Jun 2019 #60