Why Grocery Shopping is Better in Amsterdam

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Strong rec Ericson2314 · 2021-09 · on “Spain will ban selling fruit and vegetables in plastic containers starting 2023”

[this video] had me pretty convinced land use was the key to breaking through a bad food waste vs shelf-stable food trade-off.

Strong rec scrollaway · 2023-07 · on “If we want a shift to walking we need to prioritize dignity”

I think this video sums up how I, and most europeans, feel about it: [this video] If you don't understand the core differences between how to even buy shopping and the influence this has on how you live your life… it's not possible to explain that, actually yeah, it's possible to never do shopping by car, even to feed a whole family.

Recommends Flobin · 2020-08 · on “Interchange in Houston is the same size as an entire city center in Italy”

When a grocery store is very nearby and you go to the grocery store, you can get your produce fresher. And you don't have to plan your meals, which may or may not be a positive side (it is for me). Check out this Canadian talking about his grocery trip in Amsterdam: [this video] .

Recommends trinovantes · 2022-06 · on “We Won't Raise Our Kids in Suburbia”

"It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they've been fooled" I used money as it's universally understood to demonstrate how absurd North America urban planning is. But let's say for the sake of argument, you prefer non quantifiable qualities: > Instead of visiting grandparents once per month (because 2 separate trains + a bus is pretty hard trip for someone with little kids), you could visit them every weekend. Alternatively your grandparents can live within walking distance and everybody can see each other everyday or have spontaneous encounters on the streets > Instead of only seeing wild animals in the zoo, you can see them in the forest.. and still have time for chores aft

Recommends TaylorAlexander · 2022-09 · on “KittyHawk air taxi startup is winding down”

Here’s a video about why small grocery stores are better called “Why Grocery Shopping is Better in Amsterdam”: [this video] This is why I asked you for a source. We can play anecdote versus anecdote all day. In the absence of a source I’d be very curious what you think of any specific points made in the video.

Recommends jodrellblank · 2023-05 · on “How to Quit Cars”

The YouTube channel Not Just Bikes has a 4 minute video on grocery shopping in Amsterdam, compared to when he lived in London, Ontario: [this video] (In response to now flagged comment below about grocery shopping 'requiring' moving big stuff)

Recommends MrDresden · 2025-03 · on “Stockpile 72 hours of supplies in case of disaster or attack, EU tells citizens”

As others have already touch on, there are no parking lots. The streets are narrow with one directional car traffic, and some of the streets around here do not allow car traffic. Most if not all of the shoppers are walking or cycling. And to be fair, I'm cheating just a bit. One of these grocery stores is a "normal" chain (Albert Heijn) whereas the other one is an organic chain (EcoPlaza) so these can coexist in such close proximity to one another. The density of grocery stores is pretty high in the Netherlands. It wasn't until writing this response that I remembered that there is a third grocery store (PLUS) that is also within 1 minute walk from my front door. If I were to increase the tim

Cites Symbiote · 2022-01 · on “Tokyo: A big city that is also pleasant to live in”

Why would someone want to try that? In Copenhagen, I can walk to several grocery stores in 5 minutes. Although since my 15 minute cycle to work takes me directly past seven (yes, seven) grocery stores, I usually stop at one of them on the way home from work. It is essentially like this: [this video]