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Dutch children are unusually happy and healthy. Is it because of the Avondvierdaagse?
(www.theguardian.com)
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Sweden is basically a showcase of everything from soul-crushing car-centric suburbia to places very close to what you'll find in the netherlands, and i can fucking feel this difference in the air.
The nice human-friendly places have this ineffable atmosphere of calm old-timeyness, you viscerally feel more friendly when you're there. You can be in the middle of gothenburg, in some of the most densely populated areas of the entire country, and it has the vibe of a small village.