• HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.orgOP
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    3 months ago

    Interesting the amount of comments which try to derail or troll the discussion on an enirely positive subject. The only disadvantage I could see is that it means less money for the fossil industry and car industry. But isn’t that a win?

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      3 months ago

      Not for the people with the experience and money to pay trolls to manipulate public discourse and opinion…

  • kambusha@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    Once your car has been burned down for the third time, you start to consider whether a bike might just be a more cost-effective alternative.

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      3 months ago

      To be fair, non-Parisian French also hate them. I will always remember my first trip to Paris, I was like 17, never really been to a big city before. I stepped out of Gare de l’Est, completely overwhelmed, so I asked an old lady who was walking her dog where the bus stop I was looking for was. Without missing a beat, she kindly told me to fuck off. Delightful.

      Although in her defence, they must have 1000s of scams to dodge on a daily basis so the fuck off approach is probably their default.

      But still, even the French hate the French, especially if they’re from Paris.

  • Digitalprimate@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I first visited Paris in …1992? Since 2010 I’ve been back about 15 times.

    And Paris is about 15 times better. Granted, I live in NL, so bikes are second nature to me.