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		atmosx on April 28, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Just Say No > I grew up in Amsterdam, which is a pretty rough town by Dutch Standards. I stopped reading after the first phrase because I disagree with the premise. Amsterdam ranks 12th in the "most liveable cities" according to the Telegraph[1]. [1] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/galleries/The-worlds-most-...

raydev on April 28, 2017 | [–]

You even quoted "by Dutch standards" so I'm not sure what you think you're pointing out.

maxerickson on April 28, 2017 | | [–]

Amsterdam was also much seedier 25-30 years ago.

fjdlwlv on April 28, 2017 | | | [–]

It was much speedier before the new odomoter laws

educar on April 28, 2017 | [–]

Did you miss the "Dutch Standards" part?

atmosx on April 28, 2017 | [–]

Yes, I missed that part.

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