Droomde vannacht een (naar mijn weten) niet bestaand woord: "afkansing", oftewel als kansen verminderen. Er is bijvoorbeeld sprake van afkansing als je steeds minder kans maakt op een huis of baan. En als er steeds langer niks aan de klimaatverandering wordt gedaan, dan is er sprake van overlevingsafkansing.
There’s one crucial point on which the #Dutch will still keep the faith with #Europe: #Ukraine. Just like #Italy’s right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, the Netherlands’ new far-right government will stick with Ukraine. The incoming government will support Kyiv, truly, deeply and constantly. As I have previously written, paying obeisance at the western world’s newest shrine, Kyiv, appears to have become a purity test of sorts. https://www.rashmee.com/dutch-far-right-geert-wilders-ukraine/
There's so many little things the new #Dutch xenophobic rightwing / anti-environment government will make worse.
Here's one most people will have missed:
In the early 2000 my "farmer" classmates got diesel cars as their first vehicle. They'd fill it up with "red diesel", a very cheap (no sales & excise tax) fuel legally only to be used in farm vehicles.
Despite stern warnings only one of them ever had its fuel checked. He received a small fine.
Diseases are used for swearing in Dutch – but how does that work? @sesquiotic analyses the idiom "sjouw me de tering" in a new post on the Strong Language blog:
Due to rising tensions between Iran and Israel, the #Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to close the #embassy in the Iranian capital #Tehran tomorrow. The consulate in the Iraqi city of Erbil will also remain closed as a precaution. Normally both posts are open on Sundays because that is the start of the working week.
John Simmerman #ActiveTowns and I sat down for a chat on how Dutch street infrastructure reflects #Dutch values.
Premieres 11amPST 8pmCET on 10 April. Podcast also drops Wednesday.
My thesis is that #Netherlands values of commonsense, punctuality, consensus, adaptation, sharing, self-reliance, and looking for bargains are actually built into the Dutch streets.
What #urbanism values are reflected where you live?
Looking for literature on German in the Netherlands for a sociolinguistics class next semester!
I'm especially interested the German-speaking communities abroad (who is part of it, what languages do they speak) & language ideologies around German in the Dutch context. Thanks! ☺️
Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren and Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister Yurii Dzhyhyr visited the positions of the Khortytsia group of forces and the combat units of Ukraine's Armed Forces near the front line, Ukraine's Defense Ministry's press service reported on March 21.
I follow this US Anarchist podcast called "Cool People that did Cool Stuff" and today's episode was a bit bittersweet for me.
It was about the 60s Dutch Provo's and Kabouter movements.
It was a very fun episode, but it also reminded me that the #Dutch lost their protest spirit between then and now, and that Dutch society is very much pro-status-quo these days.
What happened to you ex-homecountry, you used to be cool.
In 2013 Transportation for #London invested £100M in "Mini Holland" pilot projects in 3 areas of the city, improving #bike and walk investments, to build streets more like the #Dutch.
University of Westminster researchers found 10x Return On Investment compared to nearby areas:
✔ lower health costs
✔ fewer sick days
✔ fewer collisions
✔ more savings & fewer car payments
Dutch defense minister visits Ukrainian military units in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (kyivindependent.com)
Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren and Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister Yurii Dzhyhyr visited the positions of the Khortytsia group of forces and the combat units of Ukraine's Armed Forces near the front line, Ukraine's Defense Ministry's press service reported on March 21.