Only decent country in Europe change my mind.
Netherlands is a racist shithole idk how anyone can think it’s the second best Euro country except for reasons like “they have good rail / bike infrastructure”. Just off the top of my head the Scandinavian countries are “better” by pretty much every measure that matters, Iceland is better, Portugal in some ways, and uhhhhhhhhhh uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Also everyone in the Netherlands snitches on each other (anonymous reporting on you by your neighbors if you’re on state welfare and you do some undeclared work is very common) and everyone is very egocentric and apathetic with regards to other people’s wellbeing and politics. Lastly, the rules are holy and deemed to be unchangeable, even if you’re a politician whose whole job it is to change rules and laws constantly.
As Marx supposedly said, the Netherlands will never have a revolution, because you’re not allowed to walk on the grass. (walking on the grass is actually allowed in nearly all places, but it’s a fun metaphor to highlight how strictly the Dutch follow the rules)
Infrastructure is fantastic and well fare / social security is still quite decent despite decades of austerity, but other than that, fuck my country.
Wasn’t it Netherlands where they don’t feed guests during dinner or other meals? What a mirthless dour people the Dutch…
