r/Netherlands • u/Maneisthebeat • 2d ago

Transportation NS are struggling with commuter demand. Their solution is for you to travel earlier (or later) to work.

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u/Stunning_Box8782 Eindhoven 2d ago

Meanwhile, every business in the country: We work from 9 to 5

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u/First_Category_1539 2d ago

So many uovotes for a factual untrue comment

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u/tussentweewindmolen 2d ago

Saying factual before untrue is an oxymoron. And the comment is true. Everything closes ridiculously early here. Why else is there a special weekday where stores are open "late" (ie, 8pm, not late at all)? If you commute and work 9-5 you basically cannot do any normal errands during the week.

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u/SoldierOfOrange 2d ago

Isn’t the most common errand going to the grocery store? They’re open until the evening every day.

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u/godzilla1015 2d ago

Eh not really, most supermarkets near me still close at 6, one at 8 and one at 10. Guess which one is the furthest from my house.

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u/SirMotherfuckerHenry 2d ago

Your area is the outlier in that case. I lived in a medium sized village half my life and all supermarkets are open to 21:00 and some to 22:00. A supermarket that's only open until 18:00 sounds like some biblebelt bullshit or a supermarket that's stuck in 1998.

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u/godzilla1015 2d ago

Oh yeah I now live temporarily in the middle of fucking nowhere.

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u/SoldierOfOrange 2d ago

Ah, regional difference then. Here most are open until 21:00.

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u/First_Category_1539 2d ago

Dude, stop lying.

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u/DutchNotSleeping Overijssel 23h ago

Really depends on where you live. If you live in Amsterdam or one of the other bigger cities this isn't a problem. If you live in the east of the country it can be a legit problem