What Country are you from? - Page 3

classical_hero · 30-08-2005, 16:11

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quote:Originally posted by Whomp

I'm really interested in a tour of the Netherlands. Since I been to Kristiana in Kobnhagen I'm curious what you Dutch/web foots guys would recommend aside from those type of activities.

Perhaps you should go to the Red light district or stop off at a coffee shop for some extra's.

Whomp · 30-08-2005, 17:09

Kristiana was like that. Very interesting place. I understand the hippies took over the area which was an old army base. There were people we met from all over the world there growing, selling and tokin'. Quite a trip.
We played foosball with two Danish hotties and I asked one of them if she would like a beer and she said I don't drink, I only smoke hashish. We made a deal that if we beat them in foosball they would have to join us at a Santana concert that night. Unfortunately, my buddy did not have back line skills.

romeothemonk · 30-08-2005, 17:43

Whomp, you have much more experience with Women than I do, but I avoid women that don't drink like the plauge. I don't drink more than 3-4 drinks per month, but I have noticed through my own experience and that of some of my buddies that women that don't drink are not worth the trouble.
I once invited a gal to go have a drink with me when I was single. She responded by attempting to make my life miserable for trying to corrupt her.
There is nothing like a good beer or mixed drink after a rough day of physical labor. I also use a bit of the old American Western medicine remedy, as nothing cures a stomach ache, headache or heartache quite like a nip of the old bottle.
Note to others: If you can find some American Moonshine Whiskey that burns blue, that stuff will light up your life like nothing else. You always check moonshine by how it burns, if it doesn't burn blue, don't touch it.

Matrix · 30-08-2005, 17:59

@Darkness: I do like Rotterdam more than Amsterdam.

But that's just the atmosphere and people. Apart from the skyline, there's nothing interesting to see for foreigners in Rotterdam.

@Aggie: I always consider people from Almere as banned from Amsterdam. Why did you go there?

Rik Meleet · 30-08-2005, 18:54

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quote:Originally posted by Whomp

I'm really interested in a tour of the Netherlands. Since I been to Kristiana in Kobnhagen I'm curious what you Dutch/web foots guys would recommend aside from those type of activities.

Then I can't leave the oldest Dutch city (pre-Roman) Nijmegen unmentioned.

View from across the river

By night

The Waag

Belvédère

And home to the largest 4-days march event in the world

Beam · 30-08-2005, 19:20

About a month ago I was beamed to the Elysian Fields.

Swingue · 30-08-2005, 19:23

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quote:Originally posted by Rik Meleet

Then I can't leave the oldest Dutch city (pre-Roman) Nijmegen unmentioned.

Indeed a nice place Nijmegen, best thing is it is close to Arnhem, capital of this region and the greenest city of NL (not in terms of Paal, though we do have those greens as well).

Whomp · 30-08-2005, 19:26

Rik that looks awesome. I could easily see myself sitting in a wicker chair at The Waag and letting life slide by. What is the usual week of the March event?

Romeo...after ending a 10 year marriage(career chick who later informed me she had no desire to have kids)
I went a little whacko over the last 5(and the 10 years pre-marriage).

Some would call it a midlife crisis, I would call it pure unadulterated fun. Not that I'm against marriage, mind you, since I am close to #2.

romeothemonk · 30-08-2005, 19:43

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quote:Originally posted by Whomp

Rik that looks awesome. I could easily see myself sitting in a wicker chair at The Waag and letting life slide by. What is the usual week of the March event?

Romeo...after ending a 10 year marriage(career chick who later informed me she had no desire to have kids)
I went a little whacko over the last 5(and the 10 years pre-marriage).

Some would call it a midlife crisis, I would call it pure unadulterated fun. Not that I'm against marriage, mind you, since I am close to #2.

I would never put off someone else's lifestyle or choices. I am not one of those kind of guys really.

I can also see how a bad marriage can be the one of the worst things in the world.
I was merely commenting that my personnal experience and that of my buddies is to stay away from Women that don't drink a little. From the other threads, I can see that you have lived live some, and that is all cool

, and I would never put that down.
Plus it sounds like you have a winner in line for #2

. Good luck. As soon as I start making some money, I might have to see some of the sights, i.e. east of the Mississippi, or maybe even east of the Atlantic. I am getting a lot of good info on the Netherlands, however, the wife might not be amused by a vacation to a country with legalized prostitution and ganga.
Her ideas of vacation is Australia or Ireland, with a desire to see her ancestral homelands.
More Off-Topic, but now that they have closed Joliet Prison, can you tour it?

Whomp · 30-08-2005, 20:39

Statesville prison is still open...at maximum security.

Romeo--I think Ireland is a good place for Americans to go for their first overseas trip.
I went to Dublin last year.
Unfortunately it was a short trip for a buddy's 40th birthday. We spent a good part of a day looking for a pub named McGurthy's.
We finally realized that there aren't any McGurthy's in Ireland.

Someone at Ellis island renamed the family. I think the immigration guy heard his grandfather saying McGurthy not McCarthy.

It was a very short trip and we toured the Bushmill's distillery, went to a football game Eire vs. ?? and hung out in the Temple Bar neighborhood.

I really like Dublin. If we had more time I would look to explore the countryside.

It took me a long time to realize that if I missed two weeks of work the whole place wouldn't collapse if I was missing.

Since my girlfriend and I don't have children, we travel instead. She lived in Paris for two years so I'd like her to show me her old haunts.

30-08-2005, 17:09	#22
Whomp King Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago. Posts: 2,388	Kristiana was like that. Very interesting place. I understand the hippies took over the area which was an old army base. There were people we met from all over the world there growing, selling and tokin'. Quite a trip. We played foosball with two Danish hotties and I asked one of them if she would like a beer and she said I don't drink, I only smoke hashish. We made a deal that if we beat them in foosball they would have to join us at a Santana concert that night. Unfortunately, my buddy did not have back line skills. __________________ If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it.--W. C. Fields

30-08-2005, 17:43	#23
romeothemonk King Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Yankton, SD. Posts: 1,310	Whomp, you have much more experience with Women than I do, but I avoid women that don't drink like the plauge. I don't drink more than 3-4 drinks per month, but I have noticed through my own experience and that of some of my buddies that women that don't drink are not worth the trouble. I once invited a gal to go have a drink with me when I was single. She responded by attempting to make my life miserable for trying to corrupt her. There is nothing like a good beer or mixed drink after a rough day of physical labor. I also use a bit of the old American Western medicine remedy, as nothing cures a stomach ache, headache or heartache quite like a nip of the old bottle. Note to others: If you can find some American Moonshine Whiskey that burns blue, that stuff will light up your life like nothing else. You always check moonshine by how it burns, if it doesn't burn blue, don't touch it. __________________ I am not crazy cause I take the right pills..................................... Everyday

30-08-2005, 17:59	#24
Matrix Administrator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tampere, Finland Posts: 4,828	@Darkness: I do like Rotterdam more than Amsterdam. But that's just the atmosphere and people. Apart from the skyline, there's nothing interesting to see for foreigners in Rotterdam. @Aggie: I always consider people from Almere as banned from Amsterdam. Why did you go there? __________________

30-08-2005, 19:20	#26
Beam c00l b33r Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Beat 'm up Scotty!. Lives in the Lands that are Nether. Posts: 5,094	About a month ago I was beamed to the Elysian Fields. __________________ That was a pretty good gamble. -- Scotty, The Galileo Seven, stardate 2821.5, Episode 14 Linux never looked this good!

30-08-2005, 19:26	#28
Whomp King Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago. Posts: 2,388	Rik that looks awesome. I could easily see myself sitting in a wicker chair at The Waag and letting life slide by. What is the usual week of the March event? Romeo...after ending a 10 year marriage(career chick who later informed me she had no desire to have kids) I went a little whacko over the last 5(and the 10 years pre-marriage). Some would call it a midlife crisis, I would call it pure unadulterated fun. Not that I'm against marriage, mind you, since I am close to #2. __________________ If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it.--W. C. Fields

30-08-2005, 20:39	#30
Whomp King Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago. Posts: 2,388	Statesville prison is still open...at maximum security. Romeo--I think Ireland is a good place for Americans to go for their first overseas trip. I went to Dublin last year. Unfortunately it was a short trip for a buddy's 40th birthday. We spent a good part of a day looking for a pub named McGurthy's. We finally realized that there aren't any McGurthy's in Ireland. Someone at Ellis island renamed the family. I think the immigration guy heard his grandfather saying McGurthy not McCarthy. It was a very short trip and we toured the Bushmill's distillery, went to a football game Eire vs. ?? and hung out in the Temple Bar neighborhood. I really like Dublin. If we had more time I would look to explore the countryside. It took me a long time to realize that if I missed two weeks of work the whole place wouldn't collapse if I was missing. Since my girlfriend and I don't have children, we travel instead. She lived in Paris for two years so I'd like her to show me her old haunts. __________________ If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There's no point in being a damn fool about it.--W. C. Fields