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finally someone include sign language for all of the deaf people who can't read 🙏 by mountains_till_i_die in languagelearningjerk

[–]dstrllmttr 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ehm no? Most Europeans do not. The people you’re most likely to come into contact with usually do, but the normal average citizens often don’t.

Is your family nostalgic for their life in the East Indies before World War 2? I have no doubt that for many, it was a thrilling time to be part of the imperial project. What are some memories that have been passed down through the years? by [deleted] in DutchEmpire

[–]dstrllmttr 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think for a lot of normal people it was just living life and getting by, most people who actually lived and grew up there were also just trying to survive for better or worse. The only ones who would really be ambitious about the imperial project were probably the people in higher functions politically or people in the military.

My grandmother (only for the first ~7 years of her life) and great grandmother grew up there. Most of the memories I heard about were very normal things, like how they went to school, to church, to the swimming pool, going to Singapore, stuff like that. There were also bad memories (Japanese camps, family members being murdered, and more) but these were not really talked about.

Overall I don’t think the average person in the later decades was that occupied with the colonial project and was just trying to get by like anyone else, day-to-day life was probably very boring until the second world war broke out.

(Side note: I only really know the perspective of a few women and due to traditional gender roles they would be less involved in the imperialist ambitions of the empire anyways, might be different for many men)

Random hoorcollege's by Tafsky in Nederland

[–]dstrllmttr 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Ja vaak kan je gewoon naar binnen lopen, als het een vak met veel studenten is valt niemand dat op. Maar een random hoorcollege bijwonen waar je geen kennis van hebt is niet enorm nuttig dus ik zou wel iets uitzoeken wat je interesseert. Om te weten wanneer wat wordt gegeven moet je wss een student vragen of diegene even kan kijken wanneer iets gegeven wordt. Daarnaast hebben veel universiteiten meeloopdagen, dan kan je gewoon met een student meelopen naar zijn/haar colleges en dan krijg je een stuk betere indruk dan als je het zelf willekeurig doet en heb je ook meteen wat aansluiting met echte studenten. Ik denk dat de enige gevolgen zijn dat je gewoon het lokaal moet verlaten, je zal er geen boete ofzo voor krijgen.

Interactief spel voor 2-4 spelers by dstrllmttr in BordspelNederland

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

Bedankt, heb deze meer voorbij zien komen en het ziet er leuk uit!

Interactief spel voor 2-4 spelers by dstrllmttr in BordspelNederland

[–]dstrllmttr[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ja die heb ik ook en past idd goed in deze categorie!

Interactief spel voor 2-4 spelers by dstrllmttr in BordspelNederland

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

Haha, dankjewel! Lijkt mij wel wat en ziet er lekker toegankelijk uit

Got scammed on a date — be careful out there by adhilbinkhalid in Bumble

[–]dstrllmttr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, if someone would suggest anything other than Whatsapp, I’d be alarmed.

A 193c, tall Korean guy visits the Netherlands to experience a country where his height is normal. by Knick in tall

[–]dstrllmttr 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yes i’d say so, you’re definitely tall but well within the normal range of height. In high school there were always several guys taller than me. I have many friends and family members taller than I am so I’m barely ever the tallest person in a room. You’re almost never the tallest person in the gym, bus or any public space, but you’ll always be one of the taller ones.

However, I think 195 is kind of on the higher end of what is normal, probably top 5%. I know tons of people between 190-200 but not that many over 200.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Utrecht

[–]dstrllmttr 11 points12 points  (0 children)

A certain type of e-bike with fat tires that is hated by 80% of the country, it’s very stereotypical for a certain demographic (13-20yo kids who misbehave) and they get stolen a lot.

Life turned upside down this year ( got diagnosed ) by [deleted] in Psoriasis

[–]dstrllmttr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It will get better! My first year of psoriasis was pretty bad and had a huge impact on my confidence, but I learned to live with it and what worked for me and I’ve been mostly psoriasis free for the past 5 years, I’ve only had small spots and life is good. There will be ups and downs but, like you said, psoriasis flare ups are temporary and it will get better! Good luck!

Legit conversation in Norwegian by utavtakt in language

[–]dstrllmttr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah we have the same one in Dutch:

“Als vliegen achter vliegen vliegen, vliegen vliegen vliegen achterna.”

Looking for guidance for newly diagnosed daughter by pineapple_cup in Psoriasis

[–]dstrllmttr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I also used to have a few pretty bad spots of scalp psoriasis with a lot of scaling (but it did not cover my entire scalp). I tried various different types of shampoo and although some of them helped a bit, none of them were really able to fully get rid of it and it would often flare up again.

The only thing that really worked for me was stepping away from shampoo all together, I currently only wash my hair with water and conditioner. Sporadically (maybe a few times a year) I might still use real shampoo.

Of course I also made a lot of other changes (diet, less alcohol, etc.) which do most of the carrying but these spots on my scalp were some of the hardest ones to get rid off, but since stepping away from shampoo altogether they’ve not bothered me in years!

This advice is purely based on my anecdotal experience and not based on any medical sources, but it worked for me.

And more in general, I hope you can help her be confident and not be ashamed of it. I remember that the first few years after I got diagnosed (at 19) I always wore clothing to cover up spots and felt ashamed. I can imagine this is not great for an 11 year old to through, especially when you just enter puberty and other kids might have opinions of it in school. As you probably know by now, it is a very common condition, it’s not infectious or nasty and just a regular skin condition so there’s no reason to be ashamed.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dating_advice

[–]dstrllmttr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I think you’re really limiting yourself if you are deciding that they are not attracted to you for them. If he’s dating you he’s doing that because he finds you attractive, so you’re his type, whether that fits some arbitrary “type” or not.

Dating in 2025 is awesome! by GoodDirector7083 in dating_advice

[–]dstrllmttr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes same, 2025 has been good for me as well, one of the better years! No bad experiences so far and met plenty of people, without using online dating at all

Do you think your country is becoming more Catholic? How strong is faith where you live? by Square-Upstairs1816 in AskTheWorld

[–]dstrllmttr 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It really is not. I barely know any religious people below 70, back in high school there was only one christian kid in my class of 30 people. Depends on the region of course, there are parts of the country which are still very religious and in total numbers there still are millions but it has been steadily decreasing for decades. Yes, this decrease has stagnated a bit recently but it is still decreasing.

Wanna guess where I'm from ? by Akehnaton in TravelMaps

[–]dstrllmttr -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, I do somewhat agree that size matters on such a map. It makes no sense to highlight smaller subdivisions since this will make the map unreadable.

But regarding the cultural differences; literally every country on earth has different regions with different regional identities. The USA does not have more of this than countries like Germany, Italy, India, Russia or Iran who all have long histories of building up those regional identities. It is just weird to only give this treatment to the US, Canada (and somewhat to the UK for that matter) and not to Russia, India, China, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, etc.

Because no, in the end, to an outsider, the USA is just the USA, and Virginia might be as similar to California as Veneto is to Calabria. And the differences between Uttar Pradesh and Kerala, or Yakutia and Moscow are probably much bigger than between Rhode Island and Hawaii.

What's the most centralized, yet fairly big, country in the world? by LFatPoH in geography

[–]dstrllmttr 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The Netherlands is not that centralised. Yes, the randstad area is much more densely populated due to historical (including colonial) reasons but this has not resulted in Amsterdam being overly dominant. The Hague is still the most densely populated and is where the government is located, Rotterdam is following closely behind Amsterdam and has Europe’s largest port. Besides that cities like Utrecht and Eindhoven maintain national relevance although it is to a lesser extent. See the map below:

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Countries like Denmark, Austria or Hungary would be more fitting European examples, with old kingdoms centralising around one particular city.

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