Blijkbaar Iran. Ik verwachtte in eerste instantie het FvD en dergelijke fascisten, maar nee.

Je wens is uitgekomen!

Je kunt nooit samenwerken met een fascist. Trump geeft je geen kans om zijn kwaad te dempen. Hij schept het kwaad en vraagt je dan dat te dempen.

Het is net zoals YouTube die “Premium” aanbiedt om advertenties te weren, terwijl Youtube ook betaald krijgt van advertenteerders. Je licht er jezelf alleen maar mee op. Bovendien had Youtube vroeger functies die voor iedereen beschikbaar waren, maar nu enkel voor Premium, zoals in de achtergrond muziek afspelen.

Zo ook is het met Trump; hij licht mensen op en ontneemt de vrijheid van je. Ik demp liever Trumps kwaad door me er helemaal niet mee te associëren en te financiëren wat hem hindert.

En nog meer informatie hierover;

Ook NRC vermeldt dit

Belachelijk dat ze hiermee Nederland verraadt. Ze heult hierdoor samen met een fascist.

Been around in both areas often, I’m Dutch and went to Oslo. Family has visited Copenhagen. All are walkable by US standards, by European standards as well. For Dutch standards, it varies a bit.

Overview

As for public transit, generally I’d say the NL are the best in the world (though Switzerland is somewhat better in its quality and reach to smaller towns, and Luxembourg actually has it for free). Still, all capitals and 100k+ cities in the Nordics and NL should be decent in terms of public transit, walkability and bicyclability. Don’t expect a utopia of perfection, but it’s certainly better than NYC, which I’d consider the most STEW-friendly big city in the US. Cambridge, Massachussetts might be better, though.

Like every country, we have our nice things, problems and issues, just a bit differently.

STEW is a priority system for infrastructure:
Stepping - Pedestrians
Twowheelers - Bicyclists
Everyone - Public transit
Wheels - Cars

My recommendation, if you are going to live a few km outside of the city, get an e-bike, or live near a public transit stop.

Nordics

Of the big Nordic cities, Copenhagen is the most bicycle friendly, clearly the winner. I’d even go as far as to call them excellent for Dutch standards. The rest of Denmark is likewise decent. Odense pops out most in mind, they have a particular extra focus on bicyclists.

In Norway, Oslo is a relatively good one as well, lots of bicycle paths. Stavanger and Bergen are also okay, but not as good. (And they’re way rainier!). Most Norwegians will take you into account when you bicycle along the roads, by driving a bit slower near you.

In Sweden, Malmö, Umeå, and Uppsala are fairly good for bicycling. Stockholm, compared to other Nordic capitals, has a better cuisine and nicer architecture, but the biking is meh.

For Finland, the capital Helsinki according to the Copenhagenise Index, is number 6 out of all cities, so should be pretty good (the index only takes into account cities with 100k+ people, though).

Iceland is a beautiful country, but it’s unfortunately still very car-focused. Reykjavík has quite some bits to improve regarding bicycle friendliness. It could be considered walkable, though it is not quite bicycle-friendly yet.

Faroe Islands: sorry buddies, I don’t know too much about you. Only that it’s walkable, but no idea about bicycling and public transit.

Greenland: same issue as Faroe Islands. Don’t know much, but I know there’s a bus line in Nuuk.

The Netherlands

Amsterdam is on par with Copenhagen and good (but so are virtually all Dutch cities), though it suffers from a lot of tourists walking on the bloody bicycle lane. I’ve had to ring more than often to yell them away.

Utrecht I’d actually label more bike-friendly. It has or is going to have a neighbourhood that’s completely car-free. The mid-sized cities Groningen and Nijmegen (nicknamed “Havana at the Waal”) are great as well.

Of Dutch big cities, Rotterdam and The Hague are imho the worst. They have a more carbrained infrastructure. On a global (and even European) scale it’s still bicycle friendly, but you will encounter wide roads where other Dutch cities instead have bus lanes, bicycle lanes, etc. It’s improving, though.

Discrimination
Most of the Nordics as well as the Netherlands are actually fairly sympathetic to Cuba and we like Cubans (not the far-right ones in Florida though, we detest those that voted for Trump).

With regard to discrimination, I think you’ll find that it depends on how well you learn the national/local language. Most people in the NL and Nordics can speak English decently, but socialise in their native language. The better and sooner you learn that, the easier it’ll be adapting. Discrimination isn’t as overt or common as in the US, but usually is more ‘casual’, more subtle. Think à la, not getting hired as fast because of foreign names, lower salaries, that stuff.

The far right sadly also grows everywhere in the world, due to rich people funding those through algorithms – and so violent incidents increased. Regardless, discrimination should and must always remain prohibited, and so please do report it! I’d welcome you as one of us.

That said, on how you’ll be treated, approximated, you’ll be fine. People are curious and like to hear from elsewhere. Jamte’s law applies. Don’t stick out too much, don’t brag about being rich, don’t put other people down, that all helps.

And, this goes for everyone (even native people included), but it’s harder to get yourself into friend circles as an adult. Not impossible, though! Your best bets are through study, work, and hobbies. So seek those out.