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by yrgulation
1356 days ago
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France and the netherlands have good roads and yet they dont constantly have to maintain them. If germany would build them right and with quality in mind the first time they wouldnt break so often. Not sure where you can reach 250kph if most of the autobahn is under repairs. But speaking of driving in germany i found the constant tailgating and the general aggressiveness and flashing similar to east europe 10 years ago. Horrible driving culture. But yes we can all agree belgian roads are in a league of their own. Suppose that makes belgium poor? I am new to this game but from what i gather is that any country that has a visible issue is poor. Maybe germany is poor because it cant afford gas? A german minister was complaining that american lng is too expensive for germany. Also renting and the government stepping in to keep rents at a low price sounds like poverty and socialism to me. Not a good sign. |
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Yes they do. In the Netherlands there's a lot of maintenance going on. Once on a trip to my workplace at the time (75km away) I counted 12 individual speed restrictions due to roadwork. I constantly had to switch between 120, 100 and 70kph. Most of it happens during the night though. I guess Germany doesn't always do this.
> Also renting and the government stepping in to keep rents at a low price sounds like poverty and socialism to me. Not a good sign.
I personally like socialism and many in Europe do. The richest countries have the best welfare systems in general (like Scandinavia). Holland itself is an unfortunate exception with its Anglo-Saxon liberal model.
It's becoming more important as the housing market is out of control and buying a house is near impossible now on a modal salary. Regulation keeps pricing fair to those who need it. It's not a sign of poverty but of the systemic choices we make.
> But speaking of driving in germany i found the constant tailgating and the general aggressiveness and flashing similar to east europe 10 years ago. Horrible driving culture.
This is something we do agree on :) I try to avoid driving in Germany.