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A door at a Swedish library was accidentally left open

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Re: A door at a Swedish library was accidentally left open

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Recently, we were at a resort in Switzerland. Arguably one of the safest countries on earth. But: as we exited the swimming pool house, our umbrella was gone. I said „what an irony, the first time we have something stolen is in Switzerland“. Two hours later, the umbrella was again where we had left it: someone must have borrowed it to protect themselves/their children from heavy rain. We understood why there were no…

When you pay $500 a night at a resort, your population is a tad different than taking the train/bus/tram.

I dare you to walk in Geneva/Lausanne/Zürich with your backpack opened, hell even close and walking like a tourist. or with a short sleeve shirts and an expensive watch (read Rolex+ pricing).

Re: A door at a Swedish library was accidentally left open

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Makes sense, the date was a holiday, everyone would be going out. People who'd go to a library during such a time are less likely to want to cause trouble. Not to mention the value of a books aren't very high. You could find a free copy of every library book online.

Not true, I routinely find books in academic research that have never been digitized

Re: A door at a Swedish library was accidentally left open

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Recently, we were at a resort in Switzerland. Arguably one of the safest countries on earth. But: as we exited the swimming pool house, our umbrella was gone. I said „what an irony, the first time we have something stolen is in Switzerland“. Two hours later, the umbrella was again where we had left it: someone must have borrowed it to protect themselves/their children from heavy rain. We understood why there were no…

I've had a digital camera returned to me, which I've forgotten in the train in Zurich. Nigh impossible back home. I've done my share back and returned wallets and iphones to police officers.

Living in such good moral environment makes also newcomers better people.

Re: A door at a Swedish library was accidentally left open

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I long been waiting for the day to use any store anytime I want. I like to do things late night, like going to the groceries or the market, but it's hard to find any shop that is open around 3AM. Never understood, that after strong authentication, why can't I enter a shop, buy whatever I want, then leave.

Re: A door at a Swedish library was accidentally left open

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I long been waiting for the day to use any store anytime I want. I like to do things late night, like going to the groceries or the market, but it's hard to find any shop that is open around 3AM. Never understood, that after strong authentication, why can't I enter a shop, buy whatever I want, then leave.

In Belgium, one supermarket did exactly this.

You can even use your e-ID card to buy products with a minimum age.

Article in Dutch: https://www.colruytgroup.com/nl/over-ons/ondersteunende-acti...

Re: A door at a Swedish library was accidentally left open

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Thefts at train stations and bike thefts are very common in Switzerland. Japan is by far much safer than any European country.

There's a saying that as soon as you leave your bike at a train station, it belongs to the public.

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Re: A door at a Swedish library was accidentally left open

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Imo it could work like 24/7 gyms: classic operation during normal hours, video&card access for any other time. May as well add some extrafee for access during night

Library's are a public service not a business

Yes, you provide that service as b4 during normal hours and charge a small fee during unusual hours to create a minimal barrier when there's no supervisor, aka charge a fee to provide the 'extra' public service)

Re: A door at a Swedish library was accidentally left open

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A quarter of Swiss population is foreign-born. Not quite like NYC, but very high in international comparisons.

29.9%: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and_d...

Among non-tiny countries, that's about 10th, between New Zealand and Australia. UAE has 87.9%! Qatar and Kuwait have a high percentage too. In terms of absolute numbers, USA has by far the most, over 50 million, and Germany and Saudi Arabia are next on 13 million.

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