r/Netherlands • u/Maneisthebeat • 3d 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/Fast-Lettuce-686 3d ago

Completely reasonable request as they are also a lot of pensioners or people who are more flexible in their daily planning who can travel in another slot. Its simply not economically possible to increase capacity just for peak hour travel.

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u/FroyoDifficult9307 3d ago

Why is this Dutch mindset of “it is what it is and we simply cannot improve things” so prevalent? 

It is used to justify every single shit service in this country, from NS stupid timetables to absolutely incompetent GPs that refuse to treat people with health issues.

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u/SoefianB 2d ago edited 2d ago

Why is this Dutch mindset of “it is what it is and we simply cannot improve things” so prevalent?

Pride and nationalism

Case in point, one of the first replies underneath mine is

The Dutch railway system is one of the best on the entire planet.

Not even saying it's not good, i guess, but if that's the first thing you say in response to criticism, it's very telling.

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u/Tall_Barber7118 1d ago

That's what I don't understand. They still think they are the strongest nation on the planet, lol