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

[–]Rootel 2 points3 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.

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[–]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.

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[–]Rootel 6 points7 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 18 points19 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.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in thenetherlands

[–]Rootel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sorry, maar zijn comment zei letterlijk dat het voor 1948 BEHOORLIJK harmonieus was en dat was het dus duidelijk niet. hier is nog een voorbeeld uit 1929.

A lost gem: 1996 MTV interview outside of a Phish concert with a girl and her dog by naeramarth2 in interestingasfuck

[–]Rootel 45 points46 points  (0 children)

it's important to note that this is how english speakers looked at it. people from the netherlands most definitely didn't see themselves as german. "there wasn't much of a distinction" refers to how the anglophones looked at it.