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by pharmakom 1182 days ago
Yep, I’ve been yelled at for:

- Ringing the bell

- Asking nicely too quietly

- Asking nicely too loud

- Just passing

You can’t win.

Ultimately people just don’t want you to cycle. This is very much a cultural thing. Anyone cycling past age 15 or so is either poor or dangerously counter cultural. One of the most interesting things about the Netherlands is that is very little bike culture! You don’t see people signalling with messenger bags, cycling caps, bike brand stickers etc. because choosing to cycle is not unusual.