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alexandre afonso

@alexandreafonso

5 May

From the Dutch naturalization test:
"Ms Van Dam is rude to Sarah. What should Sarah do?"
- Lodge a complaint
- Get angry and not give her coffee
- Stay calm and tell her she doesn't think it's nice.

It's going to be difficult for Ms Van Dam to pass the naturalization test, being rude like that.

More seriously, how can any of these behaviours be wrong? There's probably a fair percentage of Dutch people who would act in each of these ways.

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alexandre afonso

@alexandreafonso

13 Feb

Olà. Fiz algumas analises dos factores influenciando a % para o Chega/André Ventura nas ultimas eleiçoes presidenciais, usando regressoes OLS bastante simples. Eis uns resultados (thread) (1/n)

1. A percentagem de desempregados nao tem impacto. Controlando por outros fatores, os concelhos com mais desemprego nao têm uma percentagem maior de votos para André Ventura. O ganho medio mensal ou a sua variaçao nos ultimos 10 anos tambem nao tem impacto.

1.a Assim, a tese que o voto protestatario para o Chega é maior em concelhos mais pobres ou com mais desemprego nao parece confirmar-se.

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alexandre afonso

@alexandreafonso

12 Feb

"Look at me like Dutch people look at a canal almost frozen enough to be skated on"

Almost there.

Also, children's ice skates have become a speculative asset.

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alexandre afonso

@alexandreafonso

25 Jan

Why you should visit the Netherlands.

A vibrant nightlife

Charming local traditions.

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alexandre afonso

@alexandreafonso

24 Jan

Handelsblatt: Germany supported the idea that EU financial help should be conditional on domestic reforms. The EU considers that Germany hasn't reformed enough to qualify for financial help. app.handelsblatt.com/politik/intern…

"Germany lacks precisely the zeal for reform that it always demands from other EU states, the EU complains"

"Government representatives in Berlin have an allergic reaction to Brussels' demands. It is problematic that the Commission is making such demands in a super election year with important state elections in March and federal elections in September"

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