Your Miles May Vary, an acronym saying that it's his/her opinion/experience, and your experience may be different.
Darkblue
joined 2 years ago
I think you refer to the movie "Chef" where the kid tried to serve a burned Cubano (Cuban sandwich)?
Not very stable indeed. Since 'Kok' (2002!), NL has had 1 cabinet come to full term (Rutte II I believe). In 21 years 8 goverments. 1 full term of 4 years, so 7 in 17 years. Elections every 2,5 years on average :/
But hey, at least NL is not Belgium :D
"Going to shit", really?
NL is one of the best countries in the world. Yes we have some challenges, e.g. stikstof or crappy goverment (e.g.toeslagenaffaire), but common, don't be soo fatalistic.
And yes, live is getting very expensive. Which is the result of the late-game capitalistic piramid scheme we live in. That sucks, sure. But that is not solvable any time soon. Especially not by NL :D
Don't worry, the headline is too sensational. (Which is a pet peeve of mine anyway: headlines should be objective. I can make up my own mind please)
He didn't win a majority. He won't form a goverment. If he does, he will be powerless in the coalition. If he does get to make laws, they won't pass the senate (called "1ste kamer" in NL). And if he does, the government will fall anyway (which is a Dutch tradition anyway).
So a lot of 'outs' :)
No worries!
Don't worry. He didn't win the majority. Headline is too sensational.
The Netherlands has always been a centrist, or even socialist, country. That won't change.
In fact, this could be a blessing in disguise: let him try to form a goverment. He won't. And if he does, he will fail making policies/laws that are too far right anyway. And then after a few years, the coalition will fall apart. And we will vote again. And then he will lose this temporary win again.
I am 0% worried.
Please don't confuse The Netherlands with Germany. In NL they speak Dutch ("Netherlandish"), in DE they speak Deutsch (German).
Confusing? Yes. But it is what it is.
(And don't get me started about Holland vs. The Netherlands :) )
No, you're being downvoted because your post suggests that you basically reward them by not leaving. That their scummy change doesn't affect you is lucky for you, but don't 'gloat' in a topic where the TS is saying it does affect them.
You know, empathy? Or at least show some solidarity.
"This too will pass"
True for both good and bad times. Good time? Enjoy it, since it will pass. Bad time? Endure it, it will pass.
The daemon is not his foot (badly drawn, so it looks like that?). They are "buddies" and travel together.
Same in Dutch: azijnzeiker (azijn = vinegar, zeiker = pisser). So that one does translate well (but not to English :))
Yeah, I think you are confusing the German with the Dutch. (Which happens a lot...)
Dutch generally speak several languages. Germans in general speak only German and rudimentary English (if you're lucky).
(A common Dutch gripe with visiting German tourists is that Germans just assume the Dutch speak German (which they mostly do, so okay, they've got a point, but still) and just start speaking German without asking first)