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Re:Sharrows, the bicycle infrastructure that doesn’t work an... by tomcooks on Monday December 14, 2020 @02:33AM (#25414445)
Only in Holland? Rest of the Netherlands has different rules?
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Re:Sharrows, the bicycle infrastructure that doesn’t work an... by CalRobert on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @04:24AM (#25428508)
I had a similar thought, but then, I also find it annoying when people say "America" to mean the United States, and not the continent(s)
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Re:Sharrows, the bicycle infrastructure that doesn’t work an... by Fnoord on Monday December 14, 2020 @03:40AM (#25414786)
Could have just said

s/Holland/Netherlands

And/or: Holland are two provinces of The Netherlands.

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Re:Sharrows, the bicycle infrastructure that doesn’t work an... by wila on Monday December 14, 2020 @01:47PM (#25421443)
I'm from the south and don't really see a problem to call it Holland which is why I used that word, even while I reconsidered using the more correct "The Netherlands".

The distinction between Holland / Netherlands is not interesting unless you are from down here. It is similar to the distinction between hackers & crackers. Yes it is different, no.. most people don't care (and shouldn't care IMO).

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Re:Sharrows, the bicycle infrastructure that doesn’t work an... by Freak_NL on Monday December 14, 2020 @03:45AM (#25414806)
No in all of the Netherlands, fortunately.
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