• quink@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Me playing GeoGuessr I was once placed in Flanders with a sign near me saying “Wegdek in slechte staat”. The wegdek was indeed in a slechte staat.

    Searching for pictures of these signs on Google, they seem to be accompanied by notes saying “Doe er dan iets aan!”.

      • Akasazh@feddit.nlEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Aside from the translation. It’s a bit of a national meme for Belgium that their roads are shit. Driving from the Netherlands into Belgium is noticable even for the blind.

        They are trying to fix that, but infrastructure replacement is expensive and labor intensive.

  • partial_accumen@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    That happens in the States too between state borders. I secretly think that States put extra effort into the area JUST at the borders to highlight the difference.

  • Diplomjodler@feddit.deEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I was in the Netherlands for the first time in decades recently. The contrast between German and Dutch motorways was amazing. They were all like new whereas the German ones are just fucked up.