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[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 months ago

> be me

> be downtown on bicycle

> actual protected bike lanes

> zipping past hundreds of people that decided to drive for some reason

> bumper to bumper traffic

> road capacity literally maxed out

> honking and yelling at almost every intersection

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[–] Mojave@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

My job is 15 mountainy miles away, and when I show up drenched in bicycle sweat everyone in the office says I smell bad

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

1 gal of gas: ~29k calories - $4.609
~29k calories of rice: ~$600 <-- sus math btw 🤔

It's simple: drink the gas.

 

okay, update:
my math was wrong. new cost of rice: ~$11.5 (ordering in bulk)

CONCLUSION
Drink the gas.

[–] grandma@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

> be me

> live in a relatively new part of town in the Netherlands

> bike 20 minutes to the city center

> no hills or mountains because netherlands

> See almost no cars because most bike routes are completely seperated and shorter than car routes

> Park my bike in a surveilled parking area funded by the city

> Do all my shopping for the day and return

> MFW my friends and family don't even realize how good we have it

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

So how easy is it for an American to move to the Netherlands? Asking for myself

[–] RecursiveParadox@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

If you are skilled labor, yes: https://www.expatica.com/nl/finance/taxes/the-dutch-30-ruling-explained-101641/

But what @abbadon420 said is equally true. Housing market's fucked beyond belief. Now, if you want to WFH and live out in the sticks, you'd be set.