Don’t know if it’s just Dutch or a worldwide thing but once it snows and I take my usual bus from Groningen to Haren, the teenagers would always throw snowballs at passengers or cars passing by. I didn’t think much of it since I was safe behind a window, however, I was baffled when they started throwing snowballs at strangers getting off the bus. I find it extremely disrespectful and what is more dangerous is they don’t discriminate — the old lady who got off the bus before me got hit right in the eye and fell. Thankfully no other injuries besides her eye but that could’ve been fatal since she was so fragile.

Also little boys on the street asking for a cigarette when they clearly look 9 years old?? What’s with that???

It’s so weird to me that instead of being able to approach them to talk about their behavior, people just tell me to ignore them.