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The main reason why The Netherlands has 5 times less obese people than the U.S.

 
Anonymous Coward
07/27/2012 09:11 PM
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No it's because they ride bikes CONSTANTLY.
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07/27/2012 09:27 PM
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No it's because they ride bikes CONSTANTLY.
 Quoting: Mister Obvious


Nope.

It's not like most people ONLY have a bike.

Most households have 2 cars AND a bike for every member of the house.
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07/27/2012 09:30 PM
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We work out, from childhood till we die.

And no fluorized tapwater, ofcourse.
 Quoting: Dutch Dude 913721


OP,
..AND you export all your pork /ham /lard /tulips

to whomever wants it.

LOL
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07/27/2012 09:32 PM
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In the U.S. people have the attitude that bicycles are for children. That is a major part of the problem.
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07/27/2012 09:33 PM
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In the U.S. people have the attitude that bicycles are for children. That is a major part of the problem. Look at the picture that was on the bottom of this site the other day. Obama on a bike, while Putin is on a horse without a shirt on. Implying Obama is "gay" for riding a bike. That's the mentality.
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07/27/2012 09:35 PM
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We work out, from childhood till we die.

And no fluorized tapwater, ofcourse.
 Quoting: Dutch Dude 913721


OP,
..AND you export all your pork /ham /lard /tulips

to whomever wants it.

LOL
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1246800


Yep tounge

We have the biggest non-asian port in the world (Rotterdam).

68 percent of all eggs in the world are made in Holland.

Fertile... LOL
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07/27/2012 09:35 PM
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Re: The main reason why The Netherlands has 5 times less obese people than the U.S.
In the U.S. people have the attitude that bicycles are for children. That is a major part of the problem. Look at the picture that was on the bottom of this site the other day. Obama on a bike, while Putin is on a horse without a shirt on. Implying Obama is "gay" for riding a bike. That's the mentality.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 12672712


Um, wouldn't that be your mentality or at least the way you perceived the photo?

Many people ride bikes here in the States; California, Oregon, Massachusetts, NEW YORK, Texas (mainly Austin), CHICAGO, the list goes on, and on.
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07/27/2012 09:36 PM
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In the U.S. people have the attitude that bicycles are for children. That is a major part of the problem.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 12672712


Or the fact that the U.S. is how many times larger than The Netherlands? How many of us have to drive 15-45 miles to get to our jobs everyday? Not to mention climate.... In the winter months in various parts of the country, riding a bike is not possible.

Riding a bicycle to get around from A to B for a large majority of Americans is simply not feasible when you consider how spread out things are and the distances involved.

If I lived in a smaller urban area or a small city, I could definitely consider it. I have excellent metabolism so weight has never been an issue but I would consider biking as a good means of transportation, just as long as I don't get a DUI!
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07/27/2012 09:38 PM
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In the U.S. people have the attitude that bicycles are for children. That is a major part of the problem.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 12672712


Unbelievable... it's so shortsighted, because when you're out of fuel... you learn you need to be able to rely on your own power... ouch
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07/27/2012 09:39 PM
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I purposefully live in a city in which I can bike and not own a car but unfortunately that isn't possible in much of America.
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07/27/2012 09:41 PM
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Unbelievable how so many people get offended so quickly because of a video.

banana2
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 17708135


I think it is great. Also having been to the Netherlands,The Dutch drink more milk than Americans.
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07/27/2012 09:41 PM
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In the winter months in various parts of the country, riding a bike is not possible.
 Quoting: ANHEDONIC



This is not 1 day, it's a few months, day in day out :

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07/27/2012 09:42 PM
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Because you put your weed in tea, while we put our weed in brownies.
Greed is for amateurs. Disorder, chaos, anarchy: now that's fun!

I am insane. And you are my insanity.

I raise my flags, don my clothes It's a revolution, I suppose
We'll paint it red to fit right in. I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus
This is it, the apocalypse.
I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow.
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07/27/2012 09:44 PM
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its fucking simple enought o say without a stupid video. you guys dont eat as much as we do. that is it.
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07/27/2012 09:47 PM
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Re: The main reason why The Netherlands has 5 times less obese people than the U.S.
In the winter months in various parts of the country, riding a bike is not possible.
 Quoting: ANHEDONIC



This is not 1 day, it's a few months, day in day out :


 Quoting: Dutch Dude 913721


The video you posted, there is a small dusting on the ground lol.... Here in the Northeast USA, we routinely will get storms of between 6-18 inches of snow! The snow on the roads gets plowed towards the curb and it significantly reduces the width of the road. Then you have various people who don't shovel their sidewalks or do a crappy job shoveling their side walks and it would be very difficult to bike on the sidewalk.

How hot are your summers? Even if I worked close to where I live, I could never bike to work in the summer because I would arrive drenched in sweat and in need of a new set of clothes!
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07/27/2012 09:51 PM
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In the U.S. people have the attitude that bicycles are for children. That is a major part of the problem.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 12672712


Or the fact that the U.S. is how many times larger than The Netherlands? How many of us have to drive 15-45 miles to get to our jobs everyday? Not to mention climate....

Riding a bicycle to get around from A to B for a large majority of Americans is simply not feasible when you consider how spread out things are and the distances involved.
 Quoting: ANHEDONIC

To give you an impression, The Netherlands is 16,033 sq miles, between the size of Maryland and West Virginia.

for bigger distances, we use these in Europe :

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07/27/2012 09:52 PM
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Ik wou dat mijn Nederlandse grootvader had nog nooit geëmigreerd om dit shithole land.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 17152779

Google Translate ? tounge
 Quoting: Dutch Dude 913721


It would be A LOT SIMPLER if you Dutch people would simply change your language to match whatever Google Translate says!!! Then ANYBODY could speak Dutch!!!
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07/27/2012 09:56 PM
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It would be A LOT SIMPLER if you Dutch people would simply change your language to match whatever Google Translate says!!! Then ANYBODY could speak Dutch!!!
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 20689507

Imperialism !

All kids here hearn to write and speak fluent Dutch, English German and French.

Don't worry.
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07/27/2012 10:01 PM
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Because you put your weed in tea, while we put our weed in brownies.
 Quoting: IWant2Believe

We put it in cake...

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07/27/2012 10:10 PM
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Obesity rates in Manhattan are very low. We eat the same food as the rest of the country. So don't go blaming the food. It all boils down to activity levels. People in manhattan walk everywhere and eat less than almost anywhere else in the country.

The other boroughs of NYC are fat as hell though but still. Lower than the nationwide average .
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07/27/2012 10:14 PM
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Because you put your weed in tea, while we put our weed in brownies.
 Quoting: IWant2Believe

We put it in cake...


 Quoting: Dutch Dude 913721


Does smoking spinach really do anything? huh
Greed is for amateurs. Disorder, chaos, anarchy: now that's fun!

I am insane. And you are my insanity.

I raise my flags, don my clothes It's a revolution, I suppose
We'll paint it red to fit right in. I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus
This is it, the apocalypse.
I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow.
Welcome to the new age!
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07/27/2012 10:15 PM
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How hot are your summers? Even if I worked close to where I live, I could never bike to work in the summer because I would arrive drenched in sweat and in need of a new set of clothes!
 Quoting: ANHEDONIC

Between 50 - 70 F humidity 50-60
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07/27/2012 10:17 PM
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Does smoking spinach really do anything? huh
 Quoting: IWant2Believe

Yes. It gives you a headache. Probably a bad one.

Only an oprion when you can't find no other excuse to skup exams.

tounge
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07/27/2012 10:27 PM
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07/27/2012 10:30 PM
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Does smoking spinach really do anything? huh

"Yes. It gives you a headache. Probably a bad one.

Only an opinion when you can't find no other excuse to skip exams."


tounge


Ok. Screw that then I will just stick to my Mary Jane. bonghit

Also I heard that tourist can't smoke bud over there anymore. You had to have a resident ID or something like that. Is that true?
Greed is for amateurs. Disorder, chaos, anarchy: now that's fun!

I am insane. And you are my insanity.

I raise my flags, don my clothes It's a revolution, I suppose
We'll paint it red to fit right in. I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus
This is it, the apocalypse.
I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow.
Welcome to the new age!
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07/27/2012 10:33 PM
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Also I heard that tourist can't smoke bud over there anymore. You had to have a resident ID or something like that. Is that true?
 Quoting: IWant2Believe

Nope.

That's only near the borders with Germany and Belgium.
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07/27/2012 10:41 PM
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Also I heard that tourist can't smoke bud over there anymore. You had to have a resident ID or something like that. Is that true?
 Quoting: IWant2Believe

Nope.

That's only near the borders with Germany and Belgium.
 Quoting: Dutch Dude 913721


That is goodnews I need to take a vacation over there but I really don't want to get raped by the TSA. scared
Greed is for amateurs. Disorder, chaos, anarchy: now that's fun!

I am insane. And you are my insanity.

I raise my flags, don my clothes It's a revolution, I suppose
We'll paint it red to fit right in. I'm breaking in, shaping up, then checking out on the prison bus
This is it, the apocalypse.
I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones
Enough to make my systems blow.
Welcome to the new age!
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07/27/2012 10:45 PM
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That is goodnews I need to take a vacation over there but I really don't want to get raped by the TSA
 Quoting: IWant2Believe

[link to en.wikipedia.org] tounge

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07/27/2012 10:46 PM
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Also I heard that tourist can't smoke bud over there anymore. You had to have a resident ID or something like that. Is that true?
 Quoting: IWant2Believe

Nope.

That's only near the borders with Germany and Belgium.
 Quoting: Dutch Dude 913721


That is goodnews I need to take a vacation over there but I really don't want to get raped by the TSA. scared
 Quoting: IWant2Believe


Yes, getting into Europe is much easier than leaving and returning to the states.
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07/27/2012 10:49 PM
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Yes, getting into Europe is much easier than leaving and returning to the states.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 17152779

Go from Amsterdam to Rome to the US, wear a huge cross and look brave.





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