Also one of the easiest EU countries for Americans to immigrate to.

What makes it easy?

To me The Netherlands is just weed, bikes, trains, and canals. Sounds great.

I’m also fairly sure it’s not going to be as great as it sounds. And the language will probably be annoying and not very useful elsewhere.

Whether or not someone has a passport is almost entirely based on the amount of wealth that person or their family has.

Where I grew up, almost nobody traveled abroad because nobody could afford it. Or at most, back in the day they would drive to Canada because you could cross without a passport.

Fair enough, I just disagree. Gaining independence seems to me like a positive thing worth celebrating. I’m happy whenever I see an ex-colony celebrating their day.

Not saying we Americans don’t take it a little far, but hey, it’s the one day where you can be patriotic without that creepy vibe.

Independence day celebrations are not unique to America.

In the US.

• Shirts/hoodies/etc: I like Bayside Apparel. Good price, good quality, long lasting, union made. Please buy from them so they continue to exist.
• Sneakers: New Balance has some assembled in the USA shoes. Very limited selection, but options in general are minimal. The only other Made in USA shoes I could find were like bare feet nonsense or moccasins.
• Boots: There’s a bunch of Made in USA boot makers. Redwing, Danner, and I’m sure I’m missing some good options. These will be easy to find with a Web search.
• Underwear/undershirts: I got nothin. If anyone has found anything, I’d love to know about it.
• Socks: Recently learned about Wide Open. Socks seem pretty high quality but I’ve only had them for a few months so far. I think there’s some other Made in USA sock makers as well that I’m not remembering.

I mostly look for Made in USA just because I’m happy to support my country’s workers, and the labor laws are known to me. I’ve run across some Made in EU stuff but it always seems like a hassle to get it shipped out.

Wish there was any real visibility into supply chains so we could feel more confident buying from other places. Can’t even trust companies that say they have ethical suppliers in SE Asia because they probably have no idea what their contractors are actually doing.

Hey, I have the 80% version of that keyboard.

Congrats on being the exception to the latter part of my comment.

Listen here, you little shit.

Curious. I always thought she was more of a lolcow. Where that’s just how she is and everyone happens to think it’s funny.

Fairly different hivemind here, I think. Still annoying at times but for different reasons. Individuals seem more likely to engage on a topic though. Maybe without instantly thinking you’re their enemy.

Guilty, your honor!

You at least have to keep it symetrical.

If only you could write cross-platform native apps otherwise.

I’m way more inclined to connect my devices if I can actually control them and not just have random seemingly pointless data about me harvested. But mostly we just don’t get that choice.

I wonder what environments Americans dream of like maybe more like large roads or suburban type environments. Maybe more rural/warm nature type environments. (I guess it also heavily depends where you are from like city vs rural)

Here I am, as an American, dreaming of smaller roads and walkable cities.

Grass is always greener, maybe.

How big are your thumbs?

That end is poetic.

You can do anything through the hole in the blanket.