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One thing I miss terribly now that I have travel limitations due to my health problems is the European sidewalk cafe (terras). WHat a pleasure it is to sit there chatting with a friend and drinking Grimbergen and watching the people walk by. In New Orleans (as it used to be) coffee shops had a couple of plastic chairs stuck in a parking lot--not the same.


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Oh man, do I miss terraskes. It's rare enough to find one here and even then they have to have a fence or obstruction around them.

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In Nijmegen where I lived the biggest civic problem was the ubiquity of hondenpoep. All the indulged pooches out for walkies, and no pooper-scoopers in the hands of owners.

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I can't speak for Holland but in Belgium poopscooping is now expected and being caught not doing it will result in a serious fine which has relieved a lot of the problems. Although still not as poopfree as here, it's getting there.