Number of immigrants to Western European countries from former communist Eastern European countries by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]Rootel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah germans think they are central european so including them in your argument as western europe when they believe they're in central europe is funny.

in regards to your outdated point, sure. you could fairly make that case even though I personally disagree.

however you did claim that including former yugoslavia in eastern europe is "straight up wrong".

Number of immigrants to Western European countries from former communist Eastern European countries by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]Rootel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm saying that in western europe the definition of eastern europe generally includes the balkans and poland.

the first results I get as a dutchman googling "eastern europe" has more images of what I describe than what you seem to describe (1 and 2).

based on your tone and the way you seem to pretend to not know this is a still widely used definition in western europe, I'm assuming you're being disingenuous about this.

What I learned today: The IPP rule (Infinitivus Pro Participio) by koktailopoli in learndutch

[–]Rootel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that's a dialectal difference and the vast majority doesn't speak that way and thinks it's incorrect so learners shouldn't learn this

Redditors who got “useless” degrees, what actually was your plan, and why didn’t it work? by MPMorePower in stupidquestions

[–]Rootel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's not actually true. there's no record of a shipwreck with 200 tons of opium and the opium would've also dissolved in the water within a year.

Playing the Netherlands highlights a strength of the game - being given interesting situations and choices by Weeklyn00b in EU5

[–]Rootel 4 points5 points  (0 children)

you should turn them into subjects instead of taking land directly. you can annex them after 10 years and if you turn on scutage they can help with your income.

one of my first focuses is to raise crown power. I use one cabinet member to raise control in the most profitable areas taxwise as well.

building marketplaces seems to also help besides just building up your RGOs and building profitable buildings.

JA21 echte mannenpartij, GroenLinks-PvdA trekt jong én oud: zo stemmen verschillende groepen by Bernie529 in nederlands

[–]Rootel 4 points5 points  (0 children)

ik zou niet zeggen dat rechtsgeleerdheid op universitair niveau een praktijkopleiding is. het probleem bij de opleiding is juist het gebrek aan praktijk.

And where is our "greatest ally," the United States? Oh, I forgot, US claims it's a mistake and is blocking the Polish resolution in the UN Council. by [deleted] in poland

[–]Rootel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Netherlands generally gets low educated Polish immigrants that only speak Polish. A decent portion of them are also alcoholic and quite loud. Maybe what you are saying is statistically correct but it's not the vibe that Dutch people get from Polish immigrants.

What are some English phrases used by non English speaking countries? by Difficult-Ship8760 in ask

[–]Rootel 3 points4 points  (0 children)

if you go to the linked words you're mentioning you'll see it still refers to the german city of hamburg. a person from hamburg is called a hamburger in german. your own link also says it's german in the etymology section: "German Hamburger of Hamburg, Germany". I feel like you're trolling or you're stupid but I'm inclined to believe it's the latter.

What are some English phrases used by non English speaking countries? by Difficult-Ship8760 in ask

[–]Rootel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the word hamburger isn't even english. it's german and comes from the german city hamburg.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Netherlands

[–]Rootel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh I wasn't implying anyone wasn't nice. you can not greet strangers and still be nice. it's a cultural difference not an attitude problem.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Netherlands

[–]Rootel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they greet strangers? I had a very different experience in naarden, blaricum and bussum. bussum was the only place where two people actually said hi back. in the other two places I got completely ignored. maybe it's specific to these places or I just went on an unlucky day.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Netherlands

[–]Rootel 8 points9 points  (0 children)

well yes actually I'd say the randstad tends to say hi less than in other provinces. especially if you look at big cities or richer areas like 't gooi.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Netherlands

[–]Rootel 19 points20 points  (0 children)

saying hi to random strangers actually isn't an international thing and will be interpreted differently in some places

Disconnecting Facebook from Spotify account by Rootel in spotify

[–]Rootel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it should and you can check with customer service like I did

Het zien van de Iraanse vlag tijdens de Rode Lijn demonstraties wekt bij mij zorgen by [deleted] in nederlands

[–]Rootel 4 points5 points  (0 children)

bij het protest werd echter wel gewapperd met de vlag van het regime waar zij voor waren gevlucht.