top | item 16064463 (no title) jjawssd | 8 years ago Don't take it personally. You won't get many warm replies from American city dwellers for pointing out the failures of their communities. discuss order hn newest vasilipupkin|8 years ago I don't. I just get annoyed when people simply downvote instead of commenting when I point out a fact that in the Netherlands it's safer to let a 13 year old ride the train than where I live. thousandautumns|8 years ago I think Americans are probably among the first to admit the issues with their communities, hence the increased trend in helicopter parenting.
vasilipupkin|8 years ago I don't. I just get annoyed when people simply downvote instead of commenting when I point out a fact that in the Netherlands it's safer to let a 13 year old ride the train than where I live.
thousandautumns|8 years ago I think Americans are probably among the first to admit the issues with their communities, hence the increased trend in helicopter parenting.
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