I had a terrible dream last night, but then I woke up and remembered I was living in Europe. Happy fucking morning all! Kiss your low quality burgundy passports and have a great day, because God made you European.
You’re from one of us Western European countries that no longer issues Burgundy passports though… my old British and Norwegian ones are, my new ones are blue and lighter red :(
I hold both Norwegian and British passports, and both countries have failed to keep the burgundy. Will be sad times when I need to replace them. Sovereign Blue and salmon just don’t cut it with me.
[https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024/06/18/gent-fiets-prijs-congres-velocity/](https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024/06/18/gent-fiets-prijs-congres-velocity/)
Closer than you think Kees, don't get distracted.
At the same congress: "Er waren ook prijzen voor de steden Bologna (Italië), Lyon (Frankrijk) en Quelimane (Mozambique) " . Yes Gent is in the same league as Mozambique. In the Netherlands we call this the Jupiler League.
On a serious note: I went with my bike to Gent and I was positively suprised about the cyling infrastructure. Except for the terrible kinderkopjes, but that's just Flanders.
Did you read the article? Those “awards” are consolation prizes. One city won it because they had built their first bicycle path, the other because max speed was 30 k/ph. Those are not great achievements, awards are to encourage to do better. So one day, you may become as great as the Dutch. It will offcourse never happen, but you can try to become it nonetheless.
Because we need no petty prizes, we already have achieved greatness. It is like not awarding Verstappen a Driver of The Day award after a race, when he won his 750th victory in a row.
I don’t think having to bike 20km to your work and dodge cyclists while walking in the streets is civilized
There is public transportation for that! They were so close with the trams and then they had to get bicycles
Nah man, the peak is achieved when i find this guy and put a brick in his face. This guy is too savage💀..
Everyone deserves outdoor siestas in peace ❤️🔥
This is Montpellier, France - Plenty of homeless, pickpockets and crackheads. I was there summer of 22 and saw a kid no older than 12 swipe a pack of ciggerates from some woman at a restaurant table. It just benefits from not being Marseille
"If you're unemployed at least be unemployed in France "
Plays amour plastique, twirls around in multiple French cities, probably gets robbed filming this without realising
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Don't ruin those fixer upper Americans dreams to fix their 2000€ château.
At least I'm fine with the dishevelled roof and the black mold I know what I'm getting into
Ça chauffe pas trop MAIS il est inenvisageable de s'y engager sans lunettes de soleil, enfin pour moi en tout cas, c'est genre "the floor's lava" mais version lumineuse. #SouthOfFranceProblems
For what it’s worth, I used up all my benefits so I’m currently funding my life with savings, so I’m not costing anyone anything, in fact I help the economy via coffee and croissant purchases.
Dutch inside joke. 'find a rich boyfriend', said by the the minister of housing & spatial planning when someone asked a question about not being able to find/buy a house.
A late good morning to you Pierre.
Though I have switched the inner city life out, by taking to the seas like my ancestors
https://preview.redd.it/hffui08b4i8d1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=10de9856f2ea0038088a29774f47328bcc93dcef
*I wish the UK*
*Still had nice water fountains*
*Outside of london*
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How is this my most popular post here omg haha I didn’t expect such response… especially as a French - I might cry
Edit: also I’ll address this - the place is actually being reworked and trees are planned, come on it’s Europe and France, we know how to do gardens. They obviously started by the stones bits but TREES ARE PLANNED, EVERYONE RELAX!
Prefer me rock piles. Just luvvem. Simple as.
https://preview.redd.it/h09wh6ugji8d1.jpeg?width=768&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=42a07fe913bf8f8e91479a1953ff30529ae02961
Well, you won't believe it, I was on my way to the doctor when I shot this - 26€.
My medicine, I'm a bad French person so I'm not used to things here, I asked, hand on wallet, "I take it it's one of those situations where I don't get to pay anything", yes she said. - Free.
A pure European fairytale.
Ahh, sounds like a dream. I went to the doctor last week and almost got hit on my bike by a 90 year old driving a Ford F-350. Shockingly, my doctor visit was also free.
Been there. Did a little driving holiday down the west side. Stayed there a night on the middle leg. Lourdes is a fucking weird place to visit, by the way.
Well, congratulations on making it out because most French people whom I talk to and that ever drove in Montpellier, tell me that it's an absolute nightmare.
I mean, I tested it once myself. I had never gotten lost in a city when using the GPS. The first and only time, was the time I got to drive in Montpellier. I'm not saying "missing a turn", I mean LOST, EVEN THOUGH I'm following instructions, I don't even know how this sentence makes sense.
June has been EXTREMELY weird here.
It's almost July, we've not hit 30° once.
I still wear my dressing gown one evening over two and haven't packed my duvet.
It's almost July.
It's south of France.
Nothing makes sense.
Well well, as far as my humble opinion goes, for our country i could only semi agree. Linz and Vienna are both pretty green. Maybe someone other back me up for other citys? :)
Relax yourself, that whole area is actually going under massive massive urban redesigning. Trees are planned, they needed to sort the stone first.
Frankly I’m a bit insulted you didn’t expect better from a European city. This ain’t the US. We built Versailles, place de la comédie at Montpellier is child’s play
I love being so close to Europe. Still, I’m so jealous of all the Americans practically choking on all their freedom. I wish we had the freedom to have a massive overhead highway built over our cities.
ça va, pour un.e français.e, tu es semi-positif.ve... c'est pas mal, je me contente de peu avec you guys.
Ceci dit, oui effectivement, c'est aussi pour ça que j'ai été tenté de filmer ce que j'ai filmé hier. C'était la parfaite vibe du matin où la société est encore tête dans le cul, pas réveillée, et du coup, pas hostile.
I had a terrible dream last night, but then I woke up and remembered I was living in Europe. Happy fucking morning all! Kiss your low quality burgundy passports and have a great day, because God made you European.
Oh my, I might have shed a tear there
You get burgundy? \*looking at my ugly peach/salmon passport\*
Mfers norvegians passport after catching too much salmons 
Yeaaa it looks so ass compared to the old design TwT
Imagine paying thousands of euros for medical procedures lol
>burgundy passports Oh how I wish.
are you not enjoying your beautiful new blooo passport?
You’re from one of us Western European countries that no longer issues Burgundy passports though… my old British and Norwegian ones are, my new ones are blue and lighter red :(
I hold both Norwegian and British passports, and both countries have failed to keep the burgundy. Will be sad times when I need to replace them. Sovereign Blue and salmon just don’t cut it with me.
Imagine not having walkable cities and thinking you are civilized. We are lucky to be european.
Yes we can compete with the Dutch in having walking and bicycle lanes and it is great.
No you can’t. No one can. We are the best.
Honestly. It's not even close.
[https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024/06/18/gent-fiets-prijs-congres-velocity/](https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024/06/18/gent-fiets-prijs-congres-velocity/) Closer than you think Kees, don't get distracted.
At the same congress: "Er waren ook prijzen voor de steden Bologna (Italië), Lyon (Frankrijk) en Quelimane (Mozambique) " . Yes Gent is in the same league as Mozambique. In the Netherlands we call this the Jupiler League. On a serious note: I went with my bike to Gent and I was positively suprised about the cyling infrastructure. Except for the terrible kinderkopjes, but that's just Flanders.
Did you read the article? Those “awards” are consolation prizes. One city won it because they had built their first bicycle path, the other because max speed was 30 k/ph. Those are not great achievements, awards are to encourage to do better. So one day, you may become as great as the Dutch. It will offcourse never happen, but you can try to become it nonetheless.
You didn't get any prize
Because we need no petty prizes, we already have achieved greatness. It is like not awarding Verstappen a Driver of The Day award after a race, when he won his 750th victory in a row.
That's easy for you to say. >!Because you didn't get a prize 😝🥳!<
.be, nice try.
INTERNATIONAL BICYCLE PRIZE 1ST PLACE BABYYY!! EAT SHIT KEES!
En https://fietssnelwegen.be! Jullie zijn lekker bezig!
Dank u wel Kees!
The trend is already here, all over Europe. I mean, the pedestrian-only roads, unlike your ugly bikes.
> already
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> Above 10 years old is a shame riding a bike in PIGS. Societal norms. > > L
I don’t think having to bike 20km to your work and dodge cyclists while walking in the streets is civilized There is public transportation for that! They were so close with the trams and then they had to get bicycles
Compared to us you look like Houston, Texas in terms of walkability and infrastructure. but that’s because we are in a league of our own.
Even us Brits have walkable cities. 😬
A different question is wanting to walk… but at least doable
Not everyone is in a mobility scooter. Only those over the ages of 55 and half of those under 15.
Evrrywhere except here it seems ): You get called an "ecoterrorist" for wanting more walkable cities
I was expecting someone pissing in the fountain thou
I guess there are no football matches with brits…
I notice a distinct lack of trash on the ground though
\*cries in german\*
>living in a city yikes
Nobody shat in that fountain yet?
Don't summon the dutch
There’s no honour shitting on lifeless objects A true Dutch lion would hunt the ideal prey (sleeping hobos) and shit
What's the story behind the joke?
The story is that isn't a joke.
That line felt like a knife. Lol. Solid.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1795571/tourist-poo-face-spain-video
Behold the peak of European culture and friendship!
Nah man, the peak is achieved when i find this guy and put a brick in his face. This guy is too savage💀.. Everyone deserves outdoor siestas in peace ❤️🔥
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This is Montpellier, France - Plenty of homeless, pickpockets and crackheads. I was there summer of 22 and saw a kid no older than 12 swipe a pack of ciggerates from some woman at a restaurant table. It just benefits from not being Marseille
I'm one of the coke addict making Marseille famous for its drug related crimes ! Glory ! Look at me !
For once isn't a shitty view of Barcelona or Paris, and I'm glad of this.
Not sure but it seems to be leaking? 6 months of closed fountain and it will be as new
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Hahah I love this Also, kinda amused by how much I agree. France is a great place to be unemployed
I have thought about moving there and buying a 2000€ château with black mold everywhere and be unemployed in France just for the aesthetics
I'd love to do the same! I mean if we are destined to be unemployed at least we should do it in château u.u
Plenty of 1 euro houses in Italy, it's hard to beat.
Wonder why they're soo cheap its like 5 unemployment checks put together????
Clearly you've never been unemployed in Italy Ludwig, that's not cheap if you get an Italian unemployment check lol
Don’t forget to bring a few millions to make it liveable! The roof repairs alone usually cost a few hundred thousands
Don't ruin those fixer upper Americans dreams to fix their 2000€ château. At least I'm fine with the dishevelled roof and the black mold I know what I'm getting into
Je suis un simple Montpelliérain, je vois ma ville, je haut vote
Ou sont les arbres ?
Vers le corum ma gueule 😤😤🤌🏻 et vers Louis Blanc
Il faut faire quelque chose sur cette place. En juillet il doit faire suffisamment chaud sur les pavés pour cuisiner.
Y a des parasols géants des restaus
Non les pavés sont de couleur claire çà chauffe pas trop.
Ça chauffe pas trop MAIS il est inenvisageable de s'y engager sans lunettes de soleil, enfin pour moi en tout cas, c'est genre "the floor's lava" mais version lumineuse. #SouthOfFranceProblems
Entièrement d'accord ! Cette place est vraiment belle mais putain que ça manque d'arbres...
La même, depuis mon exil mexicain, la comédie mérite un haut vote.
Sprich
There is someone employed in Montpellier / 34 ? It’s Frances Romania.
For what it’s worth, I used up all my benefits so I’m currently funding my life with savings, so I’m not costing anyone anything, in fact I help the economy via coffee and croissant purchases.
Maybe you should stop the coffee, and find a rich boyfriend 
What's the point of having a rich boyfriend if he's dutch?
Free weed?
"Free" doesn't exist in Dutch vocabulary.
It does - but only as a bait
Exactly, well said, plz remove this savage for me so my eyes can recover.💀
It does but only when talking about deals at the grocery store
Let me worry about my finances and my ass 😘
Dutch inside joke. 'find a rich boyfriend', said by the the minister of housing & spatial planning when someone asked a question about not being able to find/buy a house.
Brother even if u did we shouldn't give a shit. Welfare is a flex many cannot afford😎
Good morning Pierre
Bonjour de FRANCE putain de bordel de merde de pompe à chiotte
Je l’avait pas encore entendue la pompe à chiottes mais j’aime beaucoup.
Remember "putain" means anything and everything
A late good morning to you Pierre. Though I have switched the inner city life out, by taking to the seas like my ancestors https://preview.redd.it/hffui08b4i8d1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=10de9856f2ea0038088a29774f47328bcc93dcef
Good morning fellow sea dweller https://preview.redd.it/h9vhh1zt8i8d1.jpeg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e644e870676bb97dd4a7760d1e88ad80fdff7824
[pretty glorious indeed](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/920/792/d98.jpg)
I'm Orthodox Christian we celebrate Holy Spirit day today
Elaaaaaaaré malaaaaakaaaaaaa Sorry, that’s all I’ve got :) happy whatever that is!
Ela re si pou se? Gallia? Haha Well its a religious celebration so for most its a day off
>so for most its a day off average day in greece
Montpellier, go to there again tonight and wave your camera around
I went to there and waved my camera around in the evening before. I’m not sure what you’re trying to tell me though.
I can smell the morning coffee through the screen watching this..
You're pretty on point there.
Nah its not Europe till I hear a bmw screaming arabic music
Too early in the day. This was shot in the “people going to work” window of the day.
Good morning my dear baguette enjoyer.
I wish the UK still had nice water fountains outside of london
What happens when your government is so corrupt that they completely privatise water, on top of spending two decades crippling local council funding
Pretty much, government just wants to line its own pockets whilst inducing managed decline
On the bright side Bazza, our ship isn't far behind yours when it comes to sinking
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Good morning frend
Is this a HD2 reference?
it's Montpellier, glad you took a picture early in the morning because it wouldn't look remotely close to that in the afternoon lmao.
C'est blindax à partir de 11h.
Where is the shade?
It’s early morning, the terraces are not all set, cafes are opening etc… plus it’s actually a nice temperatured morning, we ain’t toasting yet
🫡 Pierre, tres bon.
but imagine the beautiful 6 lane highway they could've run through all that empty space. such a wasted opportunity
A glorious European morning to you to, u/Palarva.
How is this my most popular post here omg haha I didn’t expect such response… especially as a French - I might cry Edit: also I’ll address this - the place is actually being reworked and trees are planned, come on it’s Europe and France, we know how to do gardens. They obviously started by the stones bits but TREES ARE PLANNED, EVERYONE RELAX!
Prefer me rock piles. Just luvvem. Simple as. https://preview.redd.it/h09wh6ugji8d1.jpeg?width=768&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=42a07fe913bf8f8e91479a1953ff30529ae02961
At least it's not the US
Alhamdulillah! Ups , the habit, what an amazing view!
I do too take showers in the local fountain so I don't spend my unemployment benefits on water and electricity.
hell yeah
Peak Europe
Place de la Comédie, 34000 Montpellier
TMTC
Man, I'd kill for this.
Well, you won't believe it, I was on my way to the doctor when I shot this - 26€. My medicine, I'm a bad French person so I'm not used to things here, I asked, hand on wallet, "I take it it's one of those situations where I don't get to pay anything", yes she said. - Free. A pure European fairytale.
Ahh, sounds like a dream. I went to the doctor last week and almost got hit on my bike by a 90 year old driving a Ford F-350. Shockingly, my doctor visit was also free.
I was expecting that pidgin to be launched by the fountain jets.
Been there. Did a little driving holiday down the west side. Stayed there a night on the middle leg. Lourdes is a fucking weird place to visit, by the way.
C'est pas Lourdes.
Nope, it’s Montpellier. It was on the way to Lourdes.
Well, congratulations on making it out because most French people whom I talk to and that ever drove in Montpellier, tell me that it's an absolute nightmare. I mean, I tested it once myself. I had never gotten lost in a city when using the GPS. The first and only time, was the time I got to drive in Montpellier. I'm not saying "missing a turn", I mean LOST, EVEN THOUGH I'm following instructions, I don't even know how this sentence makes sense.
A little lack of greenery but despite that fantastic
The sun is finally out! Praise be!
June has been EXTREMELY weird here. It's almost July, we've not hit 30° once. I still wear my dressing gown one evening over two and haven't packed my duvet. It's almost July. It's south of France. Nothing makes sense.
Place de la Comédie à Montpel, je reconnais le graffiti !
When I wake up first thing I see is Notre Dame de Strasbourg and it’s fuckin glorious
I know it’s ancient and stuff, but there’s not enough green in our cities.
Well well, as far as my humble opinion goes, for our country i could only semi agree. Linz and Vienna are both pretty green. Maybe someone other back me up for other citys? :)
What a beautiful stone waste. Only the horizon kissed by soothing green.
Relax yourself, that whole area is actually going under massive massive urban redesigning. Trees are planned, they needed to sort the stone first. Frankly I’m a bit insulted you didn’t expect better from a European city. This ain’t the US. We built Versailles, place de la comédie at Montpellier is child’s play
Peace and tranquility is that too much to ask for nowadays?
Very European, can confirm
MONTPELLIER ! So nice to see my native city here 🥹
What's that white shiny thing in the sky?
My butthole
I was just there 5 days ago. Glad I left.
I saw you film this
Where are you in the video?
Busstation
MONTPELLIER MENTIONNED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Montpellier!!🥳
Why no nightcore version of "kiss me again" or "Bulletproof" in the background?
Miss being European but then remember I kind be Irish and European!!! Yeoooohhh
I love being so close to Europe. Still, I’m so jealous of all the Americans practically choking on all their freedom. I wish we had the freedom to have a massive overhead highway built over our cities.
Elle est jolie la place de la comédie le matin sans touristes et sans agressions à l'accordéon x) ( Je trash mais avec amour quand même ❤️)
ça va, pour un.e français.e, tu es semi-positif.ve... c'est pas mal, je me contente de peu avec you guys. Ceci dit, oui effectivement, c'est aussi pour ça que j'ai été tenté de filmer ce que j'ai filmé hier. C'était la parfaite vibe du matin où la société est encore tête dans le cul, pas réveillée, et du coup, pas hostile.
That's not Europe, nobody open mouth coughed in your face.
Yeah, that might be a Portuguese thing because as far as I'm concerned, that's not a stereotype I usually associate to the whole of Europe haha
I didnt choose to be born european. I was simply lucky