We drive on the N11 from Leiden, towards Bodegraven.
After driving behind some leisurely cars in the right lane for a while, my irritation gets the better of me and I sigh: “Wow, wow,” while in the left lane the cars speed past at a high pace: “Can’t we go a little faster?”
My husband answers: “We drive in lanes with people who have to pay for their own gas.”
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