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Re: My Kushy New Job (2010)

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Post by yodsanklai »

BossingAround wrote: post #9
pcthrowaway wrote: post #4

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What is then?

Could be Canada, could be California. So many legal places nowadays (and yet very few in Europe :/)

Do these places have actual coffee shops like Amsterdam or only dispensaries?

I was surprised how Thailand embraced it. Almost overnight, the touristy places exploded with dispensaries. Yet, there's not the pothead vibe one can see in Amsterdam's coffee shops.

And yes, it's intriguing how Europe is so conservative with this. You wonder what they're scared of.

Re: My Kushy New Job (2010)

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magic_hamster wrote: post #10

This depressing account just made me wish the author could enjoy Amsterdam instead of work in that miserable coffee shop. Try a museum, visit a castle, take a boat ride, have some world class omelette. Like most other places, visiting Amsterdam is what you make it to be.

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Re: My Kushy New Job (2010)

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Post by ivolimmen »

magic_hamster wrote: post #10

This depressing account just made me wish the author could enjoy Amsterdam instead of work in that miserable coffee shop. Try a museum, visit a castle, take a boat ride, have some world class omelette. Like most other places, visiting Amsterdam is what you make it to be.

I sometimes work in Amsterdam. It's near my house. I hate tourists in Amsterdam. They clearly come to my capital for the wrong things. Plus they only visit the capitol; there are so many nice cities in the Netherlands to visit, some are even more beautiful than Amsterdam. To cater to the tourists the city also changed for the worst.

Re: My Kushy New Job (2010)

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Post by resolutebat »

yodsanklai wrote: post #11
BossingAround wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Could be Canada, could be California. So many legal places nowadays (and yet very few in Europe :/)

Do these places have actual coffee shops like Amsterdam or only dispensaries? I was surprised how Thailand embraced it. Almost overnight, the touristy places exploded with dispensaries. Yet, there's not the pothead vibe one can see in Amsterdam's coffee shops. And yes, it's intriguing how Europe is so conservative with this. You wonder what they're scared of.

Thailand repealed the old laws without putting any new ones in place, hence the no-holds-barred overnight explosion.

It's a matter of time until they clamp down, although given the perennial machinations of Thai politics, which are even worse than usual right now due to the military junta vs election winner squabble, how long it takes and how strict the new laws will be remain a mystery.

Re: My Kushy New Job (2010)

#16

Post by bosie »

ivolimmen wrote: post #14
magic_hamster wrote: post #10

This depressing account just made me wish the author could enjoy Amsterdam instead of work in that miserable coffee shop. Try a museum, visit a castle, take a boat ride, have some world class omelette. Like most other places, visiting Amsterdam is what you make it to be.

I sometimes work in Amsterdam. It's near my house. I hate tourists in Amsterdam. They clearly come to my capital for the wrong things. Plus they only visit the capitol; there are so many nice cities in the Netherlands to visit, some are even more beautiful than Amsterdam. To cater to the tourists the city also changed for the worst.

Which cities would you recommend then?

Re: My Kushy New Job (2010)

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Post by jbaiter »

bosie wrote: post #16
ivolimmen wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I sometimes work in Amsterdam. It's near my house. I hate tourists in Amsterdam. They clearly come to my capital for the wrong things. Plus they only visit the capitol; there are so many nice cities in the Netherlands to visit, some are even more beautiful than Amsterdam. To cater to the tourists the city also changed for the worst.

Which cities would you recommend then?

Utrecht is beautiful

Re: My Kushy New Job (2010)

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Post by noAnswer »

ivolimmen wrote: post #14
magic_hamster wrote: post #10

This depressing account just made me wish the author could enjoy Amsterdam instead of work in that miserable coffee shop. Try a museum, visit a castle, take a boat ride, have some world class omelette. Like most other places, visiting Amsterdam is what you make it to be.

I sometimes work in Amsterdam. It's near my house. I hate tourists in Amsterdam. They clearly come to my capital for the wrong things. Plus they only visit the capitol; there are so many nice cities in the Netherlands to visit, some are even more beautiful than Amsterdam. To cater to the tourists the city also changed for the worst.

Says every person who lives in a capital city ever. :-)

Re: My Kushy New Job (2010)

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Post by angulardragon03 »

bosie wrote: post #16
ivolimmen wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I sometimes work in Amsterdam. It's near my house. I hate tourists in Amsterdam. They clearly come to my capital for the wrong things. Plus they only visit the capitol; there are so many nice cities in the Netherlands to visit, some are even more beautiful than Amsterdam. To cater to the tourists the city also changed for the worst.

Which cities would you recommend then?

You really can go anywhere.

Rotterdam, The Hague, Haarlem, Leiden, Delft, Gouda, Utrecht, Zaandam, maybe even Alphen aan den Rijn. I’d even consider Groningen on this list (although Groningen is a 2 hour journey).

These are all places within approximately an hour or less by train of Amsterdam’s central station, that have fantastic culture (lots of art, history, and other museums), and are (mostly) classic old Dutch cities.

Don’t get me wrong, Amsterdam has some nice museums that I also go to occasionally too, but if you want to go and see Dutch things that are just as nice without the crowds, you can go almost anywhere else.

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