Insulting the leader of your country: what would be the consequences for your employment?
This morning, I read about Trump visiting a Ford-factory. A worker there called Trump a pedophile, and as…
Has anyone in Europe seen or used one of those iris-scanning “Orbs”? What do people think of them where you live?
Have you seen one in your city? So I was browsing the other day and stumbled on this…
Daily Slow Chat
Hello there! Welcome to our daily scheduled post, the Daily Slow Chat. If you want to just chat about…
How long does it take your country to build railway lines?
In the UK, this seems to take an extraordinarily long time. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/13/northern-powerhouse-rail-project-pledge-funds A partial replacement for a notoriously…
Lake Garda: rent a car or rely on public transportation?
Hey everyone, We’re flying into Venice and heading to Lake Garda, staying in Gargnano for 4 days. We’re…
How popular is the Olympics in European countries?
Here in the US the Olympics are huge and treated as the most important international sporting event. I…
How many wild animals do you see each day? And which ones?
Today, I saw a wild fox in the forest for the first time. It was just like in…
Metric users – when do you switch from millimeters to centimeters? (and more…)
American here who actually likes SI units, since I do engineering stuff, so not having that debate –…
How bad are the consequences of Russian propaganda in your country?
In mine, unfortunately, they are big
Chicken, pork, beef, fish. Which are cheapest and most expensive?
Here pork is definitely the cheapest and the one you find most often on deep discounts. I eat…
NEWS: Australians could live and work freely in the EU under an offer put forward by the bloc as it tries to close Canberra on an elusive trade deal.
Has the EU offered something like this in other trade deals? How would this work? Is this different…
For those who live in countries with conscription, what is it like?
I know that Germany and Greece have mandatory military service for men between a certain age. What does…