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1. Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jun-2024 20:05:04 JST Aral Balkan

   Being back in the Netherlands and seeing Groningen, it makes me realise one of the reasons why I miss this place so much: the wealth of public spaces. The gorgeous forum with its library, care and cultivation of design/culture, the town squares, the cycling/rail infrastructure… Comparatively, with our roads jammed full of cars, towns decimated by golf courses/private land, and our heads firmly up Silicon Valley’s butt, we’re living in the dark ages in Ireland (and in the anglosphere in general.)

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jun-2024 20:27:18 JST Aral Balkan

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     I mean, fuck me if I can find a single trash can on a train in Ireland. Meanwhile, in the Netherlands…

     (Yes, I got a Starbucks coffee… it’s what they had at the station. Don’t you judge me!) :)

     #design #attentionToDetail #publicServices #modernLife #netherlands #trains

   • LAUREN (noondlyt@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jun-2024 20:31:07 JST LAUREN

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     @aral *judging*

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jun-2024 20:31:07 JST Aral Balkan

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     • LAUREN

     @noondlyt Haha, fair enough, I am too :)

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jun-2024 20:38:49 JST Aral Balkan

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     • GinevraCat

     @GinevraCat Merci. They’re from a LGBTQ charity in Ireland :)

   • GinevraCat (ginevracat@toot.community)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jun-2024 20:38:50 JST GinevraCat

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     @aral Nice shoelaces!

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jun-2024 22:46:56 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Raul Portales

     @Sh41 Hah, see my latest post: https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral/112603950635403734

   • Raul Portales (sh41@androiddev.social)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jun-2024 22:46:57 JST Raul Portales

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     @aral yes, same for me. I do miss those about the Netherlands, but I do prefer the welcoming culture of Ireland (at least until recently)

     Not sure if you experienced it too, but being an immigrant in the Netherlands, even a highly qualified one, it's tough

   • Professor_Stevens (professor_stevens@mastodon.gamedev.place)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jun-2024 23:18:10 JST Professor_Stevens

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     @aral

     Every time I am made aware of the differences between options for rail travel in Europe and in the US, I want to start sobbing. Even that tiny video clip looks so... _civilized_. (Amtrak cars do have trash slots, but only at the ends.)

     BTW, I am not judging. But I would seek stimulation and sustenance by sucking on my own sweat before I'd give those jerks my money. But not judging. Just saying. Nope. Not judging at all.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jun-2024 23:18:10 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Professor_Stevens

     @Professor_Stevens > I would seek stimulation and sustenance by sucking on my own sweat before I'd give those jerks my money.

     Hahaha, that made me laugh out loud. (Thanks, they now all think I’m mad at the airport restaurant.) :P