I noticed the discrepancy soon on in collecting the names of GTSers.
They are very intelligent people (at least the ones that buy red bikes
;).
Holland is a very rich country, the miracles of compound interest. They
seem to be very modest but London & Amsterdam have been world financial
centers since any concept of "modern" business commerce started in the
16th century (or thereabouts), imagine making a percentage on your money
since the 16th century. Kind of makes Warren Buffet look like a hack.
Their tulip bubble (Amsterdam) in the early 1600's (?) was one of the
original "internet stock bubbles" in modern times (along with the South
Seas bubble, in London).
Robert
Phil Benson wrote:
>
> We have several Dutch list subscribers, and lots of talk of GTS spottings
> in Holland. Seems like a disproportionate sample of our fine bikes over
> there, you guys must have really good taste!
>
> My question...just what is the population of Holland? I would guess not
> that large of a number, mostly in Amsterdam (daughter of mine will visit
> there soon, BTW).
>
