Comments on: No, our signs aren’t lying. http://system13.org/2007/09/14/no-our-signs-arent-lying/ Sun, 23 May 2010 13:57:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: cristina http://system13.org/2007/09/14/no-our-signs-arent-lying/#comment-14020 cristina Tue, 18 Sep 2007 05:01:05 +0000 http://system13.org/2007/09/14/no-our-signs-arent-lying/#comment-14020 Maybe working in a library might be fun.... all those books.... Maybe working in a library might be fun…. all those books….

]]> By: Renee http://system13.org/2007/09/14/no-our-signs-arent-lying/#comment-13963 Renee Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:26:41 +0000 http://system13.org/2007/09/14/no-our-signs-arent-lying/#comment-13963 I asked a friend of mine why so much of us cycle (20 million bikes and 16 million people?!) and she said there just wouldn't be enough space if we all drove! In the Netherlands 392 people live on every km2 - in the US this is 31. (I'm still thinking of writing a post on this but I guess Ive said it all now ;-) I asked a friend of mine why so much of us cycle (20 million bikes and 16 million people?!) and she said there just wouldn’t be enough space if we all drove! In the Netherlands 392 people live on every km2 – in the US this is 31. (I’m still thinking of writing a post on this but I guess Ive said it all now ;-)

]]> By: Renee http://system13.org/2007/09/14/no-our-signs-arent-lying/#comment-13833 Renee Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:38:21 +0000 http://system13.org/2007/09/14/no-our-signs-arent-lying/#comment-13833 Main reason for me to ride a bike is that it's free! Well after you've bought it that is. I guess it's a culture thing. Besides, we have the infrastructure and flatness for it! Cycling in Holland is (fairly) safe, there are loads of cycle paths and you're pretty well protected by the law too (if you hit a cyclist it's usually your fault). I've found some info here: (http://www.worldhum.com/how_to/item/ride_a_bike_in_holland_20051012/ ) but I think i'll go and research this a bit more :D PS we DO have cars! and traffic. But most kids cycle to school. My nan is still mobile because she can still cycle (walking? not so much). Main reason for me to ride a bike is that it’s free! Well after you’ve bought it that is. I guess it’s a culture thing. Besides, we have the infrastructure and flatness for it! Cycling in Holland is (fairly) safe, there are loads of cycle paths and you’re pretty well protected by the law too (if you hit a cyclist it’s usually your fault). I’ve found some info here: (http://www.worldhum.com/how_to/item/ride_a_bike_in_holland_20051012/ ) but I think i’ll go and research this a bit more :D
PS we DO have cars! and traffic. But most kids cycle to school. My nan is still mobile because she can still cycle (walking? not so much).

]]> By: Josh http://system13.org/2007/09/14/no-our-signs-arent-lying/#comment-13611 Josh Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:06:29 +0000 http://system13.org/2007/09/14/no-our-signs-arent-lying/#comment-13611 Tom: I'm not sure if it's that we're all really lazy, or if we're just conditioned to expect things to be a certain way, and when they're not, we don't really kick in our critical thinking. Either way, it makes for funny observing. Renee: Yeah, people watching is generally an enjoyable activity. Do most Dutch people ride bikes as opposed to driving cars? If so, is there a particular reason for this? Fig: Yes, yes, I'm sure they're all <em>dreadfully</em> busy. I'm sure they're so busy, in fact, that they wouldn't have time for going to bars, going to parties, going to frat "meetings" (another name for "party", I believe), or lounging on the university lawn instead of going to class. Indeed. Dreadfully busy! I wish I had stuff to keep <em>me</em> busy. :P Tom: I’m not sure if it’s that we’re all really lazy, or if we’re just conditioned to expect things to be a certain way, and when they’re not, we don’t really kick in our critical thinking. Either way, it makes for funny observing.

Renee: Yeah, people watching is generally an enjoyable activity. Do most Dutch people ride bikes as opposed to driving cars? If so, is there a particular reason for this?

Fig: Yes, yes, I’m sure they’re all dreadfully busy. I’m sure they’re so busy, in fact, that they wouldn’t have time for going to bars, going to parties, going to frat “meetings” (another name for “party”, I believe), or lounging on the university lawn instead of going to class.

Indeed. Dreadfully busy! I wish I had stuff to keep me busy.

:P

]]> By: Fig http://system13.org/2007/09/14/no-our-signs-arent-lying/#comment-13582 Fig Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:34:28 +0000 http://system13.org/2007/09/14/no-our-signs-arent-lying/#comment-13582 I'm sure those poor souls have highly structured schedules and to wait fifteen minutes for the library to open would cause fifteen minute delays to every other activity that they were to engage in for the rest of the day. As you can imagine, that would make the day quite rough for them. Shame on you, Josh, for mocking their disgust! I’m sure those poor souls have highly structured schedules and to wait fifteen minutes for the library to open would cause fifteen minute delays to every other activity that they were to engage in for the rest of the day. As you can imagine, that would make the day quite rough for them.
Shame on you, Josh, for mocking their disgust!

]]> By: Renee http://system13.org/2007/09/14/no-our-signs-arent-lying/#comment-13541 Renee Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:32:06 +0000 http://system13.org/2007/09/14/no-our-signs-arent-lying/#comment-13541 It's human nature. Human nature is funny. That is why Dutch people love sitting outside a bar or in front of their houses to look at the people passing by. Obviously it helps that most Dutch people would do the passing-by on bicycles and not in cars :) It’s human nature. Human nature is funny. That is why Dutch people love sitting outside a bar or in front of their houses to look at the people passing by. Obviously it helps that most Dutch people would do the passing-by on bicycles and not in cars :)

]]> By: Tom http://system13.org/2007/09/14/no-our-signs-arent-lying/#comment-13511 Tom Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:51:05 +0000 http://system13.org/2007/09/14/no-our-signs-arent-lying/#comment-13511 Ah, the wit. Grand! Bravo bravo. How right you are though, its these kinds of observations that have brought me to where I am in understanding people. That is to say, believing that they are all rather lazy and don't feel like exercising their mental muscles. Ah, the wit. Grand! Bravo bravo.

How right you are though, its these kinds of observations that have brought me to where I am in understanding people. That is to say, believing that they are all rather lazy and don’t feel like exercising their mental muscles.

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