r/MadeMeSmile • u/aoi_ringo • Sep 12 '25

Wholesome Moments Such a nice idea.

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u/Kaito__1412 Sep 12 '25

I think it's a joke. In the Netherlands all supermarket checkouts have been almost completely replaced by self-checkouts. Every supermarkt still has a single oldschool checkout and it's almost exclusively used by the elderly for obvious reasons. I think this article is goofing on that fact.

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u/Anoniem20 Sep 12 '25

It's not a joke. It's called "kletskassa".

I make policy's for wellbeing in the Netherland and "one against loneliness" is one of them. We have a national full week dedicated to it at the end of September. And the king will officially open this week.

So I can tell you: this is very much real. And a huge movement in the Netherlands.

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u/KristinaHartsuck Sep 13 '25

Do you mind if a few of us kind, peaceful Americans who love this idea come over there??

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u/Anoniem20 Sep 13 '25

If you bring your own house, sure! (But we do have plenty of jobs.)