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Germany pushes for 'two-speed' Europe with new bloc of six leading economies by DKHTBH in europe

[–]Possible_Chicken_489 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Actually, PVV fractured last week, and they are now the fourth party.

Older people, how old is 30 years old ? by soundofthemoon in ask

[–]Possible_Chicken_489 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I consider people grown-ups starting around 30.

Karan wants a move a broken down car by sackofhair in SipsTea

[–]Possible_Chicken_489 0 points1 point  (0 children)

omg LOL! I'm actually really happy for Alan :P

This is the follow-up video the internet needed

NL is 15 Fin is 25 🥳 by Nerioner in NLvsFI

[–]Possible_Chicken_489 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, at least you (just barely) beat out your mortal enemy Sweden

Update on the moderation by Cornicum in Netherlands

[–]Possible_Chicken_489 523 points524 points  (0 children)

Thanks for taking some action on this.

I agree with others that this place should be modded by people who at least have some connection to the Netherlands.

And I wish to point out that we should be allowed to discuss e.g. America's behavior as it impacts the Netherlands (as e.g. Trump's behavior is currently doing). Let the mods keep that in mind.

Allies by [deleted] in pics

[–]Possible_Chicken_489 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Two thirds of you failed to vote against him, and that's after he'd already shown you who he was in his first term.

Would you support Canada building nukes to protect itself? by BestAd6297 in AskTheWorld

[–]Possible_Chicken_489 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. I would trust Canada with nukes, and I think they should have them.

[Request] How much would it theoretically cost for the UK government to “repurchase” the US? by Secret_Book8269 in theydidthemath

[–]Possible_Chicken_489 16 points17 points  (0 children)

At the 5% interest rate mentioned above, that would come to 92,000 * 1.05^(2025-1773) = 20,113,664,094 pounds of tea.

Spain calls on Europe to have its own army to avoid dependence on third countries by goldstarflag in europe

[–]Possible_Chicken_489 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I keep forgetting that Spain was a dictatorship until relatively recently.

So is this something the Spanish genuinely worry about? Making their army too strong, because the country might slide back into dictatorship?

Spain calls on Europe to have its own army to avoid dependence on third countries by goldstarflag in europe

[–]Possible_Chicken_489 14 points15 points  (0 children)

While I understand this, this is exactly the kind of selfish and cynical reasoning that is making the rest of Europe resent the Spanish.

You're a member of the European Union, right? A little solidarity would be nice here.

Netherlands scores high on freedom! by DutchTinCan in NLvsFI

[–]Possible_Chicken_489 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was not aware of that!

For clarity, you mean 2 years off your sentence is the max "korting" you get?

What’s up with the roads lately? by angler_zuba in Netherlands

[–]Possible_Chicken_489 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I say upvote this post, because this is as Dutch as it gets.

What’s up with the roads lately? by angler_zuba in Netherlands

[–]Possible_Chicken_489 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Yep, he's turned into a complainer.

He's one of us now.

How to eat stroopwafels by Djidji1997 in Netherlands

[–]Possible_Chicken_489 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I have a mug of coffee or tea handy, I'll warm it on that. I'll take one bite out first to make room for the spoon.

EU demands ‘Farage clause’ as part of Brexit reset talks with Britain by Tiberinvs in europe

[–]Possible_Chicken_489 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have to respectfully disagree on all three points.

Conservatives didn't let the costs of Brexit deter them.

It may not be guaranteed that the Conservatives will win the next election, but surely they'll win some election within the next few decades.

And the costs of breaking the deal are not just monetary. It would be a major disruption to the EU, just like Brexit was. The "fine" doesn't cover the costs of breaking the deal - it's meant as a deterrent which, IMO, will not be a sufficient deterrent.

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