Monday, July 17, 2006

Safe strawberries



The safety in Holland is a blessing compared to SA. People there don't realise it enough, but it's great being able to sleep with the windows open, to step into your car and throw your bag next to you without the worry of a high jack, biking back to your house at 2 o'clock at night, and so on...



One of the things people in SA have a hard time believing is the following; in the Dutch countryside there are little unmanned stands next to the road where one can buy farms products like flowers, fruit (strawberries, apples and pears) and potatoes. The money that one pays for this, has to be put in a little jar on top of the stand or in the postbox of the house behind it. THERE IS NO ONE WHO CHECKS IF PEOPLE ACTUALLY DO PAY AND THERE IS NO ONE WHO CHECKS IF ANYBODY IS STEALING THE MONEY IN THE JAR. You don't believe me? Look at the pictures for proof.

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