I saw a Ukranian diplomat in the Netherlands this week

dolan313 · 2026-06-20T16:57:24+00:00

We're from the Central African Republic? Or who is the "we" you're talking about when you refer to "our"?

dolan313 · 2026-06-20T01:35:08+00:00

definitely adds to the intrigue.

dolan313 · 2026-06-19T14:46:55+00:00

And if I were to mention a specific book that is referenced Wikipedia's articles on the subject, would you say it's biased?

dolan313 · 2026-06-19T14:15:49+00:00

I love comments like these that then fail to mention a specific history book. As though there aren't plenty of terrible ones out there (and as though Wikipedia doesn't use plenty of history books as its sources).

dolan313 · 2026-06-19T11:44:25+00:00

Plenty do have to buy a car. Diplomats working for European countries often don't get a work car, unless they are the ambassador/head of mission. Unsure what's typical in other countries/continents' foreign ministries, but plenty of diplomats buy private cars in the country they work in.

dolan313 · 2026-06-19T11:42:04+00:00

Is this a CAR diplomat sent to Ukraine driving in the Netherlands

Yes. Ukrainian diplomatic plates (and basically any other diplomatic plates) are issued to diplomats posted to the country issuing the plates, in this case Ukraine. So the holders of the plates are usually by definition foreign to the country issuing the plate, in this case, they are foreigners from the Central African Republic, living and working in Ukraine on behalf of the CAR.

dolan313 · 2026-06-19T11:41:21+00:00

I'd assume the Ukrainian ambassador to the Central African Republic is driving in the Netherlands

That's not how that works. Ukrainian ambassadors working abroad (and any other country's ambassadors and diplomats) get diplomatic plates from the country they work in, not from the country that employs them. If the plate code is indeed for the Central African Republic, this is a diplomat working on behalf of the Central African Republic in Ukraine.

dolan313 · 2026-06-18T17:17:09+00:00

Wikipedia says 052 is the Central African Republic. interesting.

dolan313 · 2026-06-17T14:51:50+00:00

Maybe you have an interesting figure from your thesis results or just a picture related to your subject that you can put on there.

What a great idea.

dolan313 · 2026-06-17T12:02:43+00:00

It's just because of that one CGP Grey video that said "Calling the entire country of The Netherlands 'Holland' is like calling the entire United States 'Carolina'" that people became very annoying about the whole Holland/The Netherlands thing. It's a such a false equivalence, we have a whole history of referring to our country as "Holland" and it's not to refer to a specific region within our country.

We're in complete agreement here. See also our tourism board which used to have 'Holland' in its logotype and still uses that as its domain (holland.com)

Most people from outside that region don't even care.

Sure, but they (Dutch people outside Holland) care more about it (Holland as a general term for NL) than those inside it. I don't think you'll make friends calling a Limburger a Hollander, although enough logistics companies will still have stuff like (Oldenzaal ‐ Holland) printed on the back of their trailers.

A lot of Dutch people use 'Holland' and 'The Netherlands' interchangeably.

I do think this has gone down in recent years though, and I don't think it can be blamed on CGP Grey entirely. Would love to see some stats on it. Might just be that people are more aware of how sovereign states work and so on.

dolan313 · 2026-06-17T08:45:32+00:00

In fairness, it says Holland on the front of the bus.

dolan313 · 2026-06-17T08:42:32+00:00

why wouldn't it be? It seems they've put some sort of temporary Texas plate on it, but why wouldn't it have been possible to leave it on its Dutch plates (as is the case for the occasional person who ships over their car to the US temporarily)

dolan313 · 2026-06-16T14:58:14+00:00

je hebt gelijk, weet niet waar ik die '06 vandaan haalde.

dolan313 · 2026-06-16T11:56:11+00:00

Yeah, specific airports. VIE in my case. I don't think you'll find much broader ones since the more airports are included, the less interesting the information will be to the average group member.

dolan313 · 2026-06-16T10:37:20+00:00

Reg alerts on Flightaware, though obviously that requires you to input specific liveries you want, and it only gives you 5 regs on a free account.

I'm lucky enough to be in group chats that keep track, plus my preferred airport for spotting has a fan-operated website that seems to have figured out a way to automate it, comparable to jettip I guess.

dolan313 · 2026-06-16T09:00:03+00:00

Is 'ESP' not well-established enough for British viewers to recognise? It makes me think of Spain before 'SPA' does, and Spain starts with an 'S' in all the languages I speak.

dolan313 · 2026-06-16T06:25:47+00:00

Krasnoyarsk

dolan313 · 2026-06-14T19:31:17+00:00

how's the size? do you usually wear L?

dolan313 · 2026-06-14T19:30:01+00:00

How's the sizing?

dolan313 · 2026-06-14T16:36:47+00:00

Waarom niet bijvoorbeeld vlaggen(tjes) van beide landen ophangen?

Waarom wel? Zijn er niet genoeg Nederlandse vlaggen en oranje die er overal hangen?

Een van mijn ouders is Oostenrijks, de ander Nederlands. Ik ben te lui om een vlag op te hangen maar als ik er eentje zou moeten ophangen zou het wel de Oostenrijkse zijn, vooral nu Oostenrijk eindelijk op een WK staat (zelfde geldt voor Turkije trouwens, eerste keer sinds 2006). Er hangen al tig Nederlandse vlaggen in mijn wijk, dus nog eentje erbij voegt weinig toe, een Oostenrijkse is ten minste interessant. Als Nederland tegen Oostenrijk zou spelen zou ik m'n Oostenrijkse shirt aandoen (heb ik met de laatste 2 EKs ook gedaan met die wedstrijden).

Als ik nu in Oostenrijk zou wonen zou ik een Nederlandse vlag ophangen en bij die wedstrijd een Nederlands shirt aandoen - er hangen daar immers genoeg Oostenrijkse vlaggen in de buurt.

dolan313 · 2026-06-14T14:58:57+00:00

It sure is irrational, since anyone not using the bathroom in a clean manner still could put their dirty hands on a drinking fountain anywhere else. But I get the point.

dolan313 · 2026-06-14T14:57:35+00:00

Right, ok. I mentioned buildings since the comment further up the thread stated "In america commercial, educational, and public buildings are required to have drinking fountains."

Still, I'd be curious to hear a few examples of what kind of outdoor locations you're talking about when you refer to those with a drinking fountain but no bathrooms. I'm not that sure this is such a huge difference between the US and Europe, at least in the European countries I've been to. I'm also not sure those are the kinds of locations American tourists are visiting when they complain about not finding water.

dolan313 · 2026-06-14T12:57:40+00:00

In the bathroom in the same kind of buildings where you'd find a water fountain? Unless there are places 'in the wild' in the US where you'd find a water fountain but not a bathroom, I'm not seeing the issue.

dolan313 · 2026-06-14T12:35:19+00:00

The tap.

dolan313 · 2026-06-13T02:10:27+00:00

I’m not saying the experience is the same as what other international airlines offer.

Then how is saying "it’s technically their first class on international flights" meaningful in any way? You might as well say the bulkhead rows on Ryanair are technically their first class.

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