03.02
I’m an uptight person at times, I admit. But I can’t say I’m not an integer person.
Just now I walked a large distance instead of biking because my rear light was broken, now I wasn’t bothered that I (by law) had to walk, because I like walking more than I like biking. But it also made me realize that this small adherence to the law (even though I didn’t stumble across policemen) was something I could somewhat respect myself for.
People can go and say I’m an uptight suck up to the law, but I think people should rather realize that I do what I feel is right and that which I feel just so happens to be right.
I am of opinion that the Netherlands has way too much of a “It’s not allowed but who gives a fuck” mentality, this also spawns asocial behavior. I cannot help but have a deep passionate hate for music being played in public or disturbing the peace in the evening and hiding behind the excuse of being drunk.
It should be common sense for people to behave, and for some reason it’s not.
Ironically I think our own government puts it in the best way: “Without realizing, we’re all becoming more asocial.”, additional stock sentences to fuel my opinions would be “If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem” and “Fuck you”.
Anyway this is my view on it, and I know that most people won’t share it with me. Most Dutchmen won’t at least.
But please by all means go ahead and bike without light, turn right without indicating so, claim..
Actually I don’t know the word for this, in the Netherlands we have a rule where at a normal crossroad, the person coming from the right is allowed priority against a person coming from the left.
Similarily, someone going straight forward has a priority when someone comes from the opposite direction and wants to take a turn.
Anyway, please claim priority when you can’t legally claim it.
And of course by any means be angry at the police officer who would write your ticket, as it is totally and completely
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your fault.
Also, I’m learning to play guitar. I want to be able to play electric well but I’m also practicing on an acoustic.


