Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Moderate Forum -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: zonder who wrote (644)	4/25/2003 4:40:15 AM
From: Dale Baker	Respond to of 20773

OT - LOL, I'm glad I never had the pleasure of meeting this particular "gentleman". But there are simple solutions to his dilemmas: --Avoid McDonalds overseas except when you need a reliable, clean toilet (see below). Also good for giving people directions since most Dutch towns all look the same and don't have discernible landmarks ("it's right by the quaint old building that leans to one side"; right, that covers most buildings in small towns). Everyone knows where the McD's is. --Albert Hejn supermarkets: as long as you think small and not Safeway-scale, AH is great. Like most Europeans, the Dutch take large amounts of space and put lots of small, cramped things in it. --ATMS: he has a point there but the trick is to load up early in the day even if you have activities planned for later. Of course, if your scope extends beyond the RLD girls, the ubiquitous PIN debit card covers most needs in life. And it keeps the Dutch from running up ridiculous credit card balances for crap they don't need. --People urinating in the street isn't nice; especially when there is a nice cafe (or McDonalds) every few blocks in any urban area. The problem is the dog shit. A pooper scooper law would have a serious positive impact on the quality of life. Sometimes New York gets it right. Like his American cousins, this guy seems to look at other places in terms of "are they just like home?" Well, if it was just like home, there would not be any point to getting off your butt and traveling, would there? Thanks for the giggles.