Matt
@notdanish.bsky.social
Mostly NL and PL
(Natural languages and programming languages? Or Nederland and Polska? Both, it turns out 😂)
Computer science and geography. Originally from NY/NJ, not Denmark. Also lived in Boston, SF peninsula, Pittsburgh and (old) Cambridge.
(Natural languages and programming languages? Or Nederland and Polska? Both, it turns out 😂)
Computer science and geography. Originally from NY/NJ, not Denmark. Also lived in Boston, SF peninsula, Pittsburgh and (old) Cambridge.
Yeah they turned them all the way up 😂
December 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Yeah they turned them all the way up 😂
I'm literally waiting here to use my NS subscription that becomes valid at 18.30
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December 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I'm literally waiting here to use my NS subscription that becomes valid at 18.30
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Can't even keep my phone number as I move around EU, while I still have USA numbers from 20+ years ago.
November 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Can't even keep my phone number as I move around EU, while I still have USA numbers from 20+ years ago.
We tried PayPal and found it too much of a faff but maybe we did something wrong.
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
We tried PayPal and found it too much of a faff but maybe we did something wrong.
Yeah though this is the easier part, because they just post it and don't really care if it's a hotel or a friend's address.
Linking a non-NL/DE/BE bank account (but with IBAN) requires calling the service centre and then... YMMV. I know some have done it, but not my friends.
Linking a non-NL/DE/BE bank account (but with IBAN) requires calling the service centre and then... YMMV. I know some have done it, but not my friends.
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Yeah though this is the easier part, because they just post it and don't really care if it's a hotel or a friend's address.
Linking a non-NL/DE/BE bank account (but with IBAN) requires calling the service centre and then... YMMV. I know some have done it, but not my friends.
Linking a non-NL/DE/BE bank account (but with IBAN) requires calling the service centre and then... YMMV. I know some have done it, but not my friends.
In NL it's not residency but rather the ability to link a bank account, which happens to be easiest for Dutch/Belgian/German account holders.
It's not just OV-fiets either, it's also the big discounts on public transport. With a linked card you get access to 40% discount subscriptions or more.
It's not just OV-fiets either, it's also the big discounts on public transport. With a linked card you get access to 40% discount subscriptions or more.
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
In NL it's not residency but rather the ability to link a bank account, which happens to be easiest for Dutch/Belgian/German account holders.
It's not just OV-fiets either, it's also the big discounts on public transport. With a linked card you get access to 40% discount subscriptions or more.
It's not just OV-fiets either, it's also the big discounts on public transport. With a linked card you get access to 40% discount subscriptions or more.
Huh? Usually my point of reference for visitors is to say, hey, you can also see big supermarkets in the UK and EU these days, just like the US.
November 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Huh? Usually my point of reference for visitors is to say, hey, you can also see big supermarkets in the UK and EU these days, just like the US.
Most British villages are surrounded by country roads with 1 lane (2 cars can just barely fit by each other) and a 60 mph speed limit (national default).
I'm not kidding.
I'm not kidding.
November 24, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Most British villages are surrounded by country roads with 1 lane (2 cars can just barely fit by each other) and a 60 mph speed limit (national default).
I'm not kidding.
I'm not kidding.
Yeah they disappeared about 3 weeks before I really needed them for moving. 😫
November 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Yeah they disappeared about 3 weeks before I really needed them for moving. 😫
It's an incredibly car sick city, of what I saw, I think more of the sidewalk area was covered with parked cars than not. Sorry 😔
November 21, 2025 at 1:08 AM
It's an incredibly car sick city, of what I saw, I think more of the sidewalk area was covered with parked cars than not. Sorry 😔
Apologies, I was being optimistic
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Apologies, I was being optimistic
Looking forward to the opening of this extension sometime in the year 2132
November 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Looking forward to the opening of this extension sometime in the year 2132
I found that astonishing, seemed like it could never possibly happen during the years I lived there.
November 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I found that astonishing, seemed like it could never possibly happen during the years I lived there.
Who put it in the Brighton Ave bus lanes? Was that pre-Wu?
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Who put it in the Brighton Ave bus lanes? Was that pre-Wu?
A shame the colours are the wrong way around
November 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM
A shame the colours are the wrong way around
Shortening Amsterdam-Berlin by 15 minutes by 2040 is, well, highly underwhelming.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Shortening Amsterdam-Berlin by 15 minutes by 2040 is, well, highly underwhelming.
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Why do so many European dwellings (including hotels and apartments) have locks that require a key in order to unlock and exit the front (often only) door? Violates rule #1 of US fire safety, preventing rapid escape. Yet doesn't seem to be a problem in practice.
November 4, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Why do so many European dwellings (including hotels and apartments) have locks that require a key in order to unlock and exit the front (often only) door? Violates rule #1 of US fire safety, preventing rapid escape. Yet doesn't seem to be a problem in practice.
I'm a little afraid since I recently learned that people who I thought were friends are planning to vote FvD.
They are no longer friends.
They are no longer friends.
October 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I'm a little afraid since I recently learned that people who I thought were friends are planning to vote FvD.
They are no longer friends.
They are no longer friends.
How can a tabloid be embarrassed?
October 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
How can a tabloid be embarrassed?