I am Dutch but now live in Canada. Whenever I go back to the Netherlands to visit, I notice how dark it gets in the small town where my parents live compared to the even smaller Canadian town where I live. Less street lights over there, but also each street light is dimmer. And not just that, it's also the quality of the light. In my Canadian town, we have those really bright super white LEDs that you shouldn't look at directly, compared to the ones that give off a soft yellow-ish light in my parent's town.
(And it's not just light pollution here, but also noise: everything here in Canada seems louder. Louder cars, louder machinery, people playing loud music in their yars, more cars in city centers. Man do I miss the Netherlands)
wkjagt · · focus · HN ↗
(And it's not just light pollution here, but also noise: everything here in Canada seems louder. Louder cars, louder machinery, people playing loud music in their yars, more cars in city centers. Man do I miss the Netherlands)
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