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BlancheSplanchnik

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39. Netherlands...most progressive nation in the world.

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Mon Nov 17, 2014, 11:31 AM

Nov 2014

Top of the "Happiest Countries" list.

This got me choked up too.

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The Dutch Village Where Everyone Has Dementia [View all] LiberalArkie Nov 2014 OP

K&R...n/t ms liberty Nov 2014 #1

Yvonne van Amerongen is a medical genius. Octafish Nov 2014 #2

You know what happens in isolated villages, right? Helen Borg Nov 2014 #3

Cyborgs? Boom Sound 416 Nov 2014 #6

That, and the evil fog... :) Helen Borg Nov 2014 #8

Do the census takers count there? lonestarnot Nov 2014 #13

Yes...but....over and over and over and..... dixiegrrrrl Nov 2014 #32

Snort. lonestarnot Nov 2014 #40

The kids kill all the parents, plant a bunch of corn, and then Jamastiene Nov 2014 #10

Yes.... daleanime Nov 2014 #36

Nice but never exceeds 3600 dollars a month yeoman6987 Nov 2014 #4

Although... Cirque du So-What Nov 2014 #16

The average price of the crap that this country offers is $7-10,000+ a month. nt adirondacker Nov 2014 #18

I heard of a guy, demigoddess Nov 2014 #20

A friend just got quoted $3300 for assisted living for his mother. Nursing care is more and memory LeftyMom Nov 2014 #27

This article made me want to weep packman Nov 2014 #5

Humanity really shouldn't be hard. GeorgeGist Nov 2014 #7

Bravo to her. Jamastiene Nov 2014 #9

Meanwhile, in the US of A: tanyev Nov 2014 #11

The fabled city on the hill has become more of a Mordor world wide wally Nov 2014 #24

Now there is a concept. lonestarnot Nov 2014 #12

Beacon Hill NJCher Nov 2014 #14

Bethel near Bielefeld, Germany was sort of similar for people with epilepsy, as well as FailureToCommunicate Nov 2014 #15

Brilliant idea, but Republicans will never buy it... Historic NY Nov 2014 #17

"Dubbed “Dementia Village” by CNN" Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #19

LOL !!! alittlelark Nov 2014 #22

And one more keyboard to the junk heap in China. But that was funny. <G> n/t jtuck004 Nov 2014 #29

This story brought tears to my eyes BuddhaGirl Nov 2014 #21

That sounds eerily familiar -- "Where am I?" Codeine Nov 2014 #23

This is the coolest idea ever. DeadLetterOffice Nov 2014 #25

Another cool idea: dixiegrrrrl Nov 2014 #34

They should all be like this, but how will assholes get richer and richer without valerief Nov 2014 #26

"Where everybody knows your name, jtuck004 Nov 2014 #28

Sounds like the Alzheimer Cafe concept expanded to a village. suffragette Nov 2014 #30

A big, fat K&R! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2014 #31

k&R What a wonderful idea. nt Live and Learn Nov 2014 #33

K&R.... daleanime Nov 2014 #35

That is so cool. blackspade Nov 2014 #37

Nursing homes are brutal, especially for Alzheimer's patients Warpy Nov 2014 #38

Netherlands...most progressive nation in the world. BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2014 #39