How many national parliaments (the buildings) have you visited?
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How many national parliaments (the buildings) have you visited?
My hypothesis is that a significant mid-double-digit percentage of people have at least visited the one in their home country (often as part of a school trip) and the other options will all be single digit percentages.
I'm not gonne do the "boost for scientific accuracy" thing here.. but, uhm.. if you can boost this it'll be more accurate, in a scientistic way.
Mainly: tell us about your experiences!
@Pepijn I just realized that I have never been in the US Capitol despite only living 30 miles away (about 48 km). The closest I’ve been in another country is the exterior of the UK parliament. And only one state legislative building, the Maryland State House.
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How many national parliaments (the buildings) have you visited?
My hypothesis is that a significant mid-double-digit percentage of people have at least visited the one in their home country (often as part of a school trip) and the other options will all be single digit percentages.
I'm not gonne do the "boost for scientific accuracy" thing here.. but, uhm.. if you can boost this it'll be more accurate, in a scientistic way.
Mainly: tell us about your experiences!
@Pepijn
I think the only one I've been inside was the Scottish Parliament; my own one (Westminster) I've been outside but not inside. Similarly I've stood outside the Reichstag but don't remember going inside (I was quite young).So I guess it depends what counts as a visit!
I liked the Scottish Parliament a lot, it's a really interesting building.
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How many national parliaments (the buildings) have you visited?
My hypothesis is that a significant mid-double-digit percentage of people have at least visited the one in their home country (often as part of a school trip) and the other options will all be single digit percentages.
I'm not gonne do the "boost for scientific accuracy" thing here.. but, uhm.. if you can boost this it'll be more accurate, in a scientistic way.
Mainly: tell us about your experiences!
@Pepijn I voted zero on the basis that having been outside my country’s on many occasions is not the same as visiting it
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@Pepijn Likely only Christianborg in Copenhagen, and only because I lived there and basically only the tower because it had a nice view and is free to go up in
I don’t remember visiting parliaments when touristing in capitals (or I might have forgotten), and I never saw the one in France even from the outside (having been in the capital only twice 
). To be clear, I’m interested in what happens in there, just not particularly the places themselves!> To be clear, I’m interested in what happens in there, just not particularly the places themselves!
Same. The building "as a building" is not something I'm especially interested in. Having visited a bunch of them (I'm very much in the "5 or more" category) I find the choices made in things like accessibility (what do you, what can't you see), focus in tours, layout and design give an interesting insight in a countries political culture.
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How many national parliaments (the buildings) have you visited?
My hypothesis is that a significant mid-double-digit percentage of people have at least visited the one in their home country (often as part of a school trip) and the other options will all be single digit percentages.
I'm not gonne do the "boost for scientific accuracy" thing here.. but, uhm.. if you can boost this it'll be more accurate, in a scientistic way.
Mainly: tell us about your experiences!
@Pepijn can I include the EU parliament?
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How many national parliaments (the buildings) have you visited?
My hypothesis is that a significant mid-double-digit percentage of people have at least visited the one in their home country (often as part of a school trip) and the other options will all be single digit percentages.
I'm not gonne do the "boost for scientific accuracy" thing here.. but, uhm.. if you can boost this it'll be more accurate, in a scientistic way.
Mainly: tell us about your experiences!
@Pepijn@mastodon.online 0 unless you mean "seen the outside and taken photos of" in which case it's a massive ... 2.
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How many national parliaments (the buildings) have you visited?
My hypothesis is that a significant mid-double-digit percentage of people have at least visited the one in their home country (often as part of a school trip) and the other options will all be single digit percentages.
I'm not gonne do the "boost for scientific accuracy" thing here.. but, uhm.. if you can boost this it'll be more accurate, in a scientistic way.
Mainly: tell us about your experiences!
@Pepijn Parlement de Bretagne : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palais_du_Parlement_de_Bretagne
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@Pepijn can I include the EU parliament?
@juliette I didn't study political science but IIRC the EU parliament is a transnational supranational assembly.
So no.
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How many national parliaments (the buildings) have you visited?
My hypothesis is that a significant mid-double-digit percentage of people have at least visited the one in their home country (often as part of a school trip) and the other options will all be single digit percentages.
I'm not gonne do the "boost for scientific accuracy" thing here.. but, uhm.. if you can boost this it'll be more accurate, in a scientistic way.
Mainly: tell us about your experiences!
@Pepijn Hmm, yeah, my home country, sure, that's easy. But I've also been to quite a couple of other countries, often the capitals, often on sight-seeing. I guess I *must* have been at least close to another parliament building once. But I can't remember a specific instance or going inside. So voting 1.
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@juliette I didn't study political science but IIRC the EU parliament is a transnational supranational assembly.
So no.
@Pepijn booooooo
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note: I won't edit the poll as people already answered. Just to say, read "national parliament" as the building in which a legislature sits and makes laws. Like the Palace of Westminster (UK) and Binnenhof (Netherlands)
Typical. We're a 100 participants in and my hypothesis are utterly unsupported.
I'm surprised to see not a single "5 or more" vote.
Already some interesting comments!
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How many national parliaments (the buildings) have you visited?
My hypothesis is that a significant mid-double-digit percentage of people have at least visited the one in their home country (often as part of a school trip) and the other options will all be single digit percentages.
I'm not gonne do the "boost for scientific accuracy" thing here.. but, uhm.. if you can boost this it'll be more accurate, in a scientistic way.
Mainly: tell us about your experiences!
@Pepijn I have been to the D parliament but not the DK. For “the big” school trip we went to Aarhus and tivioli friheden instead. In the 80ish it might be similar vibes?
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@Pepijn booooooo
@juliette How about you voice your disagreement by standing on a roundabout outside a small French village. You can even wear a yellow high-visibility jacket.
And then, if I happen to pass by, we'll talk.
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How many national parliaments (the buildings) have you visited?
My hypothesis is that a significant mid-double-digit percentage of people have at least visited the one in their home country (often as part of a school trip) and the other options will all be single digit percentages.
I'm not gonne do the "boost for scientific accuracy" thing here.. but, uhm.. if you can boost this it'll be more accurate, in a scientistic way.
Mainly: tell us about your experiences!
@Pepijn Does the EU Parliament count?
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How many national parliaments (the buildings) have you visited?
My hypothesis is that a significant mid-double-digit percentage of people have at least visited the one in their home country (often as part of a school trip) and the other options will all be single digit percentages.
I'm not gonne do the "boost for scientific accuracy" thing here.. but, uhm.. if you can boost this it'll be more accurate, in a scientistic way.
Mainly: tell us about your experiences!
@Pepijn
I visited the French Assemblée Nationale for a school trip when I was 16.
Visited the Bundestag the summer I did an internship in Berlin (but didn’t do the full
tour you got)
Went in the courtyard of the Binnenhof (not sure if that counts)
And of course did the full EUP thing as I studied in Strasbourg, but apparently that “doesn’t count”. -
How many national parliaments (the buildings) have you visited?
My hypothesis is that a significant mid-double-digit percentage of people have at least visited the one in their home country (often as part of a school trip) and the other options will all be single digit percentages.
I'm not gonne do the "boost for scientific accuracy" thing here.. but, uhm.. if you can boost this it'll be more accurate, in a scientistic way.
Mainly: tell us about your experiences!
@Pepijn i’d say 3, Hungary (Budapest), Germany (Berlin) and Netherlands (the Hague)
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How many national parliaments (the buildings) have you visited?
My hypothesis is that a significant mid-double-digit percentage of people have at least visited the one in their home country (often as part of a school trip) and the other options will all be single digit percentages.
I'm not gonne do the "boost for scientific accuracy" thing here.. but, uhm.. if you can boost this it'll be more accurate, in a scientistic way.
Mainly: tell us about your experiences!
@Pepijn Are you counting Scotland (and Wales and Northern Ireland) as their own nations in this context? Because Scotland can pass some of their (our) own laws, but Westminster has a degree of veto power. (To be clear, I *would* count it, but I want to make sure I give you as accurate data as possible!)
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@juliette How about you voice your disagreement by standing on a roundabout outside a small French village. You can even wear a yellow high-visibility jacket.
And then, if I happen to pass by, we'll talk.
@Pepijn I’ll change the wifi password at home.
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How many national parliaments (the buildings) have you visited?
My hypothesis is that a significant mid-double-digit percentage of people have at least visited the one in their home country (often as part of a school trip) and the other options will all be single digit percentages.
I'm not gonne do the "boost for scientific accuracy" thing here.. but, uhm.. if you can boost this it'll be more accurate, in a scientistic way.
Mainly: tell us about your experiences!
@Pepijn I’ve been to the EU parliament in Brussels and both the 1e and 2e Kamer in the Netherlands now that they are in separate buildings in Den Haag, but no, not really into visiting parliaments I guess.
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How many national parliaments (the buildings) have you visited?
My hypothesis is that a significant mid-double-digit percentage of people have at least visited the one in their home country (often as part of a school trip) and the other options will all be single digit percentages.
I'm not gonne do the "boost for scientific accuracy" thing here.. but, uhm.. if you can boost this it'll be more accurate, in a scientistic way.
Mainly: tell us about your experiences!
@Pepijn I think I've been inside the French parliament but it wasn't a visit, I only went to a small hearing (not in the main room). Does that count? I also visited the European Parliament but I understand it doesn't count.
