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No. 976052
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>>976042italy is the typical italian hand gesture, poland is the polandball meme. And I agree, Germany should be beer
No. 976057
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>>976042Poland is a cartoon doodle called “poland ball” It’s basically hetalia but sightly less gay. And Italy has the thing they do with their hands when they eat a good pasta or something like that.
No. 976073
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Do you guys have tiltable windows in your country? I was surprised when I found out they're not the standard worldwide.
No. 976077
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>>976057ackchyually that hand gesture is used to express disagreement or disbelief. like "what do you mean" "what do you want from me" "wtf is going on"
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>>976077Nice, I didn’t know, have a cursed hetalia picture as a form of payment.
No. 976710
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Rudest/worst eurobong?
Tho they technically don’t count Russians & Brits are the absolute fucking worst, especially when they’re drunk. Constantly taking the piss and if you don’t think they’re the most hilarious people on earth they’ll come at ya with flaming assholes.
No. 977050
>>976710Germans are stuck up and are constantly trying to neg "lesser" countries in subtle ways, acting like they're doing us a huge favor by existing. The brits that come are usually just rude drunks that think our country is their fucking oyster to fuck, but they're at least normal when sober. Russians are a weird bunch, they're surprised that people don't speak their language and are very often flakey or change their minds on a whim, but they don't give out an air of superiority so I don't mind them.
t. worked in tourism before the COOF
No. 977065
>>977021>>976996>>976928>>976711I keep hearing about the frenchies giving every non-french a whole time, but I almost crave a more detailed explanation or at least some kind of reasoning. My friend who went into another unrelated country as an exchange student also reported that the french ones were messed up.
Why?
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>>977036>is one area skinnier than the otherthe richer someone is and the skinnier they tend to be, so I guess the difference would mainly be between rich and poor communities
>Are attitudes different by regionYes, parisian are the worst imo, just straight up rude/cold if you don’t know them kek. The extreme south and north are where people are the warmest and less stuck up in my experience. France is a very mixed country so it's hard to really describe all the intracultural differences but you can definitely feel the influence of the other country when you are close to the frontier. Idw if all of this was helpful to you, you might get better answers from other anons if you ask more specific question.
kind of related to
>>977065 but I think we all are united by the habit of being too honest and not really prone to fake feelings in order to make someone else comfortable.
No. 977084
>>977036North of France is closer to Germans, south of France closer to Italians and Spanish.
I am Parisian so I'll talk mostly about this : France is a very centralized country and the opposition between Paris and the Province is an important cultural phenomenon, Parisians being stereotyped as rude and snobbish while the rest of France is supposed to be simple and uncultured. The truth is that Paris concentrates most jobs and higher education so a ton of provincial people resent that they have to go there, but a substantial amount of Parisians" are actually from the Province, so this duality is senseless and source of numerous idiotic debates.
>>977065I am in an exchange right now in Germany and people love telling me they hate the French when I meet them for the first time. It's weird to start a convo by showing your inferiority complex, I never know how to react.
>>977075We perceive ourselves in this way but I actually heard from a Russian guy that he thinks French people are particularly hypocritical and people-pleasing in the workplace compared to other Euros (he just laughed when I brought up Americans kek). Workplace culture would be very interesting to discuss too
No. 977116
>>977045>>977049Not Spaniard but been living here for over a decade.
Restaurant jobs are easy to get, but you'll get treated like shit there. Long unpaid hours, free days are unheard of, they'll write 40h a week in your contract and payroll but expect you to work 60… Unless you can do something else it's not desirable at all. Wages are pretty shitty in every work sector but life is a bit cheaper than in the rest of Europe. If you want to come to one of the big cities get ready to either share an apartment with noisy students/welfare moms, commute for a couple hours or pay more than half your wage on a crappy studio apartment until you can share with someone you trust. Small towns are a lot cheaper but have no job opportunities.
Otherwise life's good here. Never too cold, AC everywhere in summer, people are really nice and laid back. Avoid the East Coast if you don't want to deal with brit colonisers (sorry, expats).
No. 977118
>>976710Rudest: Austrians and Germans. Assholes aflame throughout the year, but that could be because I'm Hungarian and therefore untermensch to them or some shit. Germans are nicer than Austrians overall, in my experience, but some are still salty for no reason.
I'll give Romanians an honorary mention because everyone I've met from that cursed country that wasn't a gypsy was very severely mentally ill in some way. I can't really explain it but it's like talking to residents of Silent Hill. We may have the highest suicide rates in Europe but those bitches be haunted.
The French have been alright in my experience, I've been to both Paris and other places and while I did get the air of superiority about them they've been relatively kind. My standards of politeness might be low though, dunno.
No. 977142
>>976710I don’t know if it’s my place to say, but Bulgarians seem kind of mean or cold.
I used to go and stay with my family there, I have been many times, and they would help me learn and pick up stuff, but it’s like you try to talk Bulgarian there and people are like ‘frick you for trying your best’.
Even if they don’t know you’re from abroad, people in stores seem annoyed by life, annoyed by everyone, and wanting to be better than everyone else. There are nice people in the countryside, families, but you do get a ‘dead inside’ feeling from most others. At least the cornershop lady is nice, and there’s always a group of old men chatting and drinking beside the park, whether its 35 or minus 20 degrees.
No. 977219
>>976710Austrians are all around terrible. I like France as a country, but there's seriously something wrong with the French, they're kinda from another reality, probably one where they won against the British. Speaking of Brits, I think they're fine as people, but holy shit, fuck Britain, preferably with orbital nuke.
Also kek at that Vlad the Impaler.
No. 977249
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>>977118>Romanians an honorary mention because everyone I've met from that cursed country that wasn't a gypsy was very severely mentally ill in some way. I can't really explain it but it's like talking to residents of Silent Hill. We may have the highest suicide rates in Europe but those bitches be haunted.The scrotes are misogynistic drunks and the women are either super religious handmaidens or super based. It's one of the top trafficking places and like no jobs. When it got quiet at night it felt like it was disconnected from the world in some limbo and something bad was happening but idk what it was, that kind of feeling in the background. Maybe it was just where I lived though.
Good food and fast internet.
No. 977280
>>977253Chill sis, it's not like Br*tain is relevant anymore to a target of any nukes.
>>976073Yeah, we do, everywhere. Very practical.
No. 977327
>>976073these fucking suck and are gross
>>976447case in point it's like the trash they put on student housing
No. 978182
>>978119Guardian sucks tranny dick.
Also, they publish shit like this:
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2015/aug/31/terry-pratchett-is-not-a-literary-genius (I also think Pratchett is overrated, but whoever wrote this garbage deserves to get their teeth kicked in). At least they don't put up a paywall everywhere.
No. 978303
>>978220People are people and the majority do not hate each other (why does everyone forget about Wales btw?) Plenty of mixed blood and movement being a good indication. Example, 35% of English people are part Irish now. (Ime those drawn to answering these sorts of questions are usually hateful and/or ignorant outliers skewing perception. The general ignorance itt is pretty funny actually. Like Britain isn't relevant anymore! anon. London is the second biggest financial centre in the world. Zurich is the only other European city in the top 10 and it's not even in the European Union lol)
And you should know you're talking to an idiot when they compare Scotland and Eng&Wales relationship and history to that with Ireland. That's the first sign you should stop listening lol. There's always been frustration with how London/Westminster-chattering-classes-centric things seem to be (this is felt among the English too) and that's usually what's meant by disliking the English. Scotcen, Natcen, whatukthinks etc has shown we all think very similarly about a range of issues. Ignore politically motivated opinion pieces and hunt for research if you want reliable info on attitudes. Example, Scottish people are actually less likely to think of themselves as European and just as opposed to immigration, although you wouldn't get that impression from some corners of the media, twitter or reddit lol.
No. 978393
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Internet culture and the English language are so foregin to me I have completely separated them from my real life, the political topics and banter are completely irrelevent to me usually. But seeing these eurofag threads which hit closer to home makes me realize how the posters are bottom tier white trash I'd avoid irl.
No. 978594
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>>977118>I'll give Romanians an honorary mention because everyone I've met from that cursed country that wasn't a gypsy was very severely mentally ill in some way. I can't really explain it but it's like talking to residents of Silent Hill. We may have the highest suicide rates in Europe but those bitches be haunted.kek anon
No. 978643
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If the UK and France had a fight, who would you side with and why?
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Intradesting
No. 979421
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>>978643If macron and BJ got in a fight, who would win? Or if they where to make violent love to one another, who would be the top?
No. 979453
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European aesthetics blog recommendations? Not very good, but here's one, has mostly UK architecture, gardens and interiors, that sort of thing.
https://classicalbritain.tumblr.com/archive It would be nice to get a little list going. Sculpture too?
No. 979830
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The Spanish Legion uniforms are simply ridiculous I mean wtf
No. 979833
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>>979830Must… Not… Objectify…
No. 979937
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>>979830The beta Spanish legion vs the chad Italian military coppers
No. 979973
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>>979830Amazing. Scrotes should look sexy, it's the least they can do.
What's up with the goat though?
No. 979977
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>>979937The Spanish dudes will seduce the Italians and win, just look at their butts too.
No. 980025
>>979977They have a song about how they're Death's lovers so I guess that's why they dress so gay.
>>980005I heard about this, kek, but those uniforms still look snazzy. Weren't they designed by Armani or sth?
No. 980121
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>>980120Samefag Odin is actually not the goat in the post I replied to but this ram
No. 981380
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sorry if this isn't the right thread, but im not sure where else to ask. anyway, i want to live in the UK with family for a little while as an American, and i want to have a job, but from what i can tell you can't have one on a standard visa. is it realistic to want to get a job while there, and if i can, what visa would i need to get?? im so frustrated kek
No. 981748
>>979973 that goat is so cute!
>>979937 Now this one is hot, the green ones just look gay
No. 981834
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sweden just got its first tranny minister, a mtf who is going to become minister of education. in an interview with a big newspaper he said picrel. translation:
>There are pictures of me as a child standing naked in mom's high heels and a pink bra
i hate this not only because it's obviously disgusting and crazy, but because it's going to turn even more swedes from normal socdems into retarded right wingers in time for the next upcoming election, and then we will get an ultra libertarian government that will destroy our country even further.
No. 981840
>>981834Our first female prime minister…and then a fucking troon, way to ruin it.
I was hoping that he at least was a HSTS, but that sounds like AGP behaviour.
Hope he doesn't fuck up our kid's education.
No. 982466
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What are your favourite travel destinations in Europe? I love middle european countries. Slovakia has been amazing with stunning hiking trails. I want to visit Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia one day, but flights are quite pricey.
No. 982706
>>982466 My favorite was definitlely Romania for it's nature and because it still looks very wild and like 200years ago in the countrysie.
Second place is Normandy for the best peaceful and chill vibes.
Third place is Ukraine for the friendliest people that help hikers in need. And their mountains are very beautiful too.
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Why is there so much drama with them recently? I don’t pay attention to either of these countries but froggie called Boris a clown recently? UK x France such frenemies
No. 984427
>>983301>>983377This story goes to show that NATO is officially dead and buried and I feel like it might lead to something more ominous
>Through sabotaging the Franco-Australian agreement, USA is seeking to form a ""new"" alliance that will help strengthening their confrontation with China in the Indo-Pacific ocean>Following Brexit, the UK is using pick-me tactics to remain a Great Power nation through Commonwealth ties and doesn't give a shit about a potential warIt's like the 2003 disagreement meltdown all over again
No. 985912
>>985910I do think what Macron is doing is somewhat correct but he's not going far enough, he's following what Ataturk intended which was the localization of Islam
Have the Azan and prayer be in a local language, have all Qurans published be in local languages, no 7th century Arab bullshit
this is the only way to demystify the faith of the Arab pedophile and will get finally get Muslims to finally understand how awful the religion of the arab pedophile is
No. 986047
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Just randomly remembered the time when some Polish company used Sonic the Hedgehog to promote their pickles. I wish I could translate the caption to fully convey the cringe but I don't think it's possible. It basically says "our little dragon recommends… tasty, crunchy pickles" but in a really embarassing way. And yes, green Sonic is supposed to be a dragon.
Have you seen examples of small companies co-opting well known intellectual properties in your country? In Poland it used to happen all the time, as well as in other ex-eastern bloc countries afaik. Green Sonic is a relatively new example, but I clearly remember snacks with knockoff Mario and Asterix on the packaging from my late 90s/early 00s childhood. It makes me weirdly nostalgic.
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Samefag because I'm currently going full nostalgia here. This is not a case of stolen IP, just the ugliest fucking packaging I've ever seen and there was much more, featuring either knockoff western cartoon characters or creatures like picrel. Cheap Polish snacks from the early 00s were truly something to behold. If you know of anything remotely similar from your country then please post it because I'd love to see some hideous graphic design from the time when Eastern European people thought that putting ugly cartoon characters on childrens' products is how they do things in "the West".
No. 986176
>>985924>North Africans in France are more moderate than the guys (mostly Pakistanis?)The only Pakistani I ever came across followed and harassed me until I gave him my number. Said I didn't like men but he didn't care. Couldn't even give him a fake because he obviously checked by sending me a message while looking at my phone. Good time. Algerians have no chill either though and everytime I see someone with an algerian flag in their twitter bio they most likely also retweet anti-french and pro-islamist shit (alongside having a weird boner for Attack on Titan, ironically).
>made me think about vidrel music>almost 20M viewsthe new Marseillaise
No. 986191
>>986183Sorry algerian
nonny, I'm not judging "an entire ethnic group based on bored teenagers on Twitter" just pointing out a loud minority and I stand by my words that Algerians have no chill. They're usually overly patriotic and proud, not complicated to understand why when you look at France's colonial history. Also, the moids that I saw doing it weren't teenagers, they were of YA age, same for the muslim pickme women that you can easily find while falling down the twitter islamo rabbit hole
No. 986497
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>>986201where do you live, I'm in Pakistan its self, 9/10 males that aren't a Pashtun are 5'7 and have stomachs like pregnant women's that jiggles
No. 986499
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>>986497as someone whose lived here my entire life and has travelled throughout the country, I can assure you this is the best looking men Pakistan has to offer
Tribal villages
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>>986499Touaregs and Berbers people in general are based. It applies for all tribal people of any race tbh
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>>986632yeah a rural farmer or nomad is gonna have a very decent body, a type of body men have evolved to posses
but once they become urbanized and they don't workout, they don't do hard labor and become pudgy and hard to look at
No. 986783
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Wanted to order some books in French since nowadays I almost never read in my own language but then I realized why I never do. I love pretty books, but France deals with englo literature in such a half-assed way that it’s genuinely gross, not only are the translations borderline incorrect and rushed, but the book covers are just fucking outrageously terrible to the point that I genuinely wonder if it’s not some form of elaborate sabotage meant to draw potential buyers away from englo lit. For exemple, pic related is other countries VS french edition of The Song of Achilles. Despite it being a popular book, there’s 0 paperback editions, only a shitty pocketbook one. The review from Donna Tartt on some editions reminds me that The Secret History (so an actual modern classic) was also given 0 effort covers. All of them look dated and unappealing apart from a 2014 limited release (kek) pocket edition.
No. 986794
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I kinda love all that hate towards France, must suck not to be us.
No. 986813
>>986794Mean and arrogant french stacy vs polite and nice quebec becky
>>986800I think the rude stereotype might come from parisians? But I understand why parisians are rude to foreigners to be honest. Paris is a tiny city compared to other capitals and yet it's the most visited one. Having to deal with tourists on a daily basis sounds exhausting. And yes, Chinese tourists are out of this world kek. I used to work as a waitress and a lot of older chinese men had a habit of SPITTING on the carpet flooring
No. 986824
>>986813 That reminds me my uncle who drives a tourist boat in Prague and before he was a cook on that boat. It opened my eyes to how horribly some foreign tourists treat the staff and have no manners when he told me about his job. People are spitting like you said, throwing food they don't like on the ground expecting the waiters to pick it up, or throw food in the already pretty dirty river, i don't think the sawns appretiate chilly wings or some crazy nonsence they are ordering. I'm not even talking about toilets. Chinese and arabs were the worst tourists on the boat i belive.
When i'm abroad i try my best to be polite and even when i was staying in Prague in the luxury hotel that foreign people visit 99% ,the manager told me that we are the most polite guests, some guests whipe their ass with a towel and leave it in the bathroom floor and don't think it's embarassing at all.
No. 987216
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>>986783French book covers are very sober and formulaic. The one you linked is pretty out there already. It's not a ploy against anglo literature lmao.
No. 987747
>>986783French cover makes it seem like historical gay porn, which is pretty much what it is, so it's good
I don't like the French so this is completely unbiased
No. 987748
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>>987695Why have you waited days for a response when it takes 2 minutes to find stats nona kek. Bingers, not functioning alcoholics. What constitutes binging is defined differently by country, sometimes the UK ranks surprisingly low. I think that depends on age/sex, so newspaper reports are misleading. From the governmental and WHO stats I've seen, overall Brits drink comparatively less annually, (Males 18 litres, females 4 litres, avg 11) but they report "getting drunk" more often at once a week. So, maybe even nothing throughout the week, but will binge on a weekend night out (which tallies with my exp), proportion who binge: Scotland (37%), Wales (30%) England (26%). "Binging" by the UK gov is defined as exceeding eight units for men and six units for women. In England, it differs by region, binge drinking is more common in the Northern counties. The North East has the highest proportion of binge drinkers and the South West the lowest. 1 in 5 Brits are teetotal. Higher-earning middle class males are more likely to binge contrary to the chav stereotype and the Daily Mail's sidebar of shame kek.
No. 987955
>>987748Damn Lithuania why are you guys drinking so much and having high suicide rates? Is life there that bad?
>>986794 yes I have taken part in france sperging but i am actually a bit of a francaboo/ouiaboo, just won’t admit it kek
No. 988063
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>>987955Not Lithuanian but Latvian (also high drinking rate), and yes, sometimes life can get pretty miserable out here. Declining + aging population, lack of opportunities for career growth, post-Soviet mindset and education system- actually a pretty large crisis in Latvia, there is a shortage of teachers and pedagogical workers here - violent
abusive scrotes (speaking from experience lol) and a general cynical attitude towards government and life in general. I love my country, I am patriotic in terms of tradition, but sometimes it does get tiring having to have your guard up to other people all the time, on the street or in day-to-day life. You have to keep in mind that the Baltic states were for many years rules by other more powerful countries, so when the Soviet Union collapsed, it lead to both a patriotic mindset congratulating ourselves for having finally earned our freedom, and an insecure self-hating collective mindset once the people realized that 1) everyone emigrated to other countries like Germany or Ireland/UK for higher paying jobs and 2) we have a very fragile view of our own "identity", due to us having been ruled by either Swedes, Germans or Russians in the past.
True story - I once encountered a Latvian nationalist (a lot of those here) who said word for word: "Any Latvians who emigrate to other countries to work in a job that is in no way related to working for their country are traitors to their nation". I was shocked, but with time I realized that is actually the consensus amongst a lot of Latvians here. Love tour country but complain about it constantly and shit on others who decide to look for something better. anyways latvian rant over
No. 988107
>>988063Thank you for such a detailed answer. I didn't know much about Latvia but I guess it would shape your identity to have been ruled over for years, and losing your young citizens to more economically comfortable countries.
I hope life gets better for Latvia, and honestly I can see parallels to Bulgaria in the average citizen being cynical, distrusting of others and introverted, as well as having youngsters wanting to leave. Post communist countries seem a little depressing sometimes. And I wouldn't have guessed that there were
abusive guys there, I thought that was more of a Russian thing but that still sucks.
Also are Latvians usually really beautiful? Because the only Latvian girl I've known looks like a model/princess. Do other countries just seem uggo in comparison?
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>>988063Damn I forgot Sweden owned a good chunk of Europe once.
>sry finnons No. 988458
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>>988139Wait, I might be mistaken so maybe a scandi anon can correct me, but isn't the Kingdom of Denmark/"Danish Realm" the biggest in the Western world? Because Denmark owns Greenland, right?
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>>988472Reminds me of the Britain's rude road trip
No. 988978
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So are there any eurofags here who actually think they live in an overall good country? Or does living in a country automatically mean that you hate it there and don't see the good in it?
No. 989044
>>989035>Poland I’m sorry Non..
>>989038>NetherlandsLucky bitch
No. 989098
>>988978Spaniard
nonny here. Shit has always been weird here. If it wasn't because of the language barrier Spain could be Europe's Florida.
Not great neither bad, just crazy.
The only awful thing is the economy, but it has always been bad since the independence of the colonies, at the earliest, so just we just get by or get out of the country. It gets less shitty in some places like Madrid, Basque Country, Valencia, the coast of Catalonia and some regions on Andalucia and Galicia.
People are normies, but, at the same time, walking shitposts. I don't know if the modern era made us more unhinged or it has always been like that.
We are the same and we have strong differences between us. A Gaelician won't have the same language and mannerisms as a Madridian but will have the picaresca on them, aka tricking the system with small things, kinda hard to explain that thing to fellow eurofags.
TL;DR: Spain is what happens when a country is run by Lolcows for Lolcows.
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>>988978Croatia
Pros:
>great food, a mix of Italian, German and Turkish cuisine>women outnumber men in STEM by a large margin, tons of female doctors >beautiful nature, great vacation spots, cute bear sanctuary, beautiful sea>actually free university education, fee is 20$ a year>can still find a decent amount of pussywhipped men, men pay for everything, degeneracy gets you beaten upCons:
>our main income is being a fancy vacation spot>they'll pay me more in other countries>post-war trauma and politics, my family was almost murdered because my grandfather was a serbian farmer who migrated when he was 19, my husband's parents have PTSD from being in the army7/10 would have stayed here if there were more careers in stem and everyone wasn't accusing you of being a commie or nazi and you develop severe paranoia
No. 989142
>>988978French here, I'm not white so shit already sucks and I get treated less well than most people in average whether it's during job hunting or just shopping. People assume I'm Muslim on top of that. Never really thought about how I was treated all this time until I lived abroad for several months in a country known to be "racist" by French expats but I was treated like a normal human being for the first time. I could go shopping without being stalked by security anytime I wanted for example, or I wasn't underestimated for my most basic skills while looking for a job.
On a more general note, the job market sucks ass, politics right now are a joke and I'm not even sure I'll bother voting for the next presidentin 2022, rent prices in big cities are getting higher and higher because of parisians coming here and ruining everything for everyone and being pretentious little bitches, French people are all on the verge of committing suicide and won't stop smoking cigarettes and being passive-aggressive faggots, the police is useless, etc. Get me out of here.
No. 989205
>>989142Huh, I romanticised France a lot, so your description is surprising and disappointing. I like French skincare, read French books, read books in French, cook French food, consume French music and media, play compositions by French song writers, watch French YouTube, meme my sister into learning French so I can speak French with my sister, read about French history on Wikipedia, study French, dress like a French, try to smell French (i keep lavender in my room, wash with vintage soap, spill flour on myself and walk into cigarette smoke), and plan to travel to France. I really wore a beret to school and also a striped shirt, and have considered changing my name to a version that sounds more French and French people could pronounce. I really think I was French in another life. I accidentally use French words in sentences and know French laws. I have a partial German background but it’s from the part that literally touches France, so I’m almost French. I hoped to study in France and marry a French woman with strong arms from crafting baguettes all day, and we would open a bakery and I would be playing Debussy on the piano and all that.
But that is kind of in the past tense. I still love France but I’m not unrealistic now. I’m sorry the police don’t look after citizens properly and you are surrounded by passive aggressive people. That must feel lonely. I hope there are more job openings soon. But is there nothing about France you love ?
>>989098I love the way you describe Spain, VERY funny and I think I detect both ridicule and affection for your people.
No. 989385
>>989205the country part is beautiful and really varied, but the cities are becoming shitholes before my eyes, it's definitely worsened over the last decade or so. you can kind of get around that if you're middle class or upper middle class. i get it's migrants (the young single male kind) for the most part but idk why the uptick in crackheads and homeless tents around stations.
>>989296love the term anon lmao
No. 989471
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>>988978Frenchfag and I genuinely adore my country. I don't ever see myself living in any other place, and tbh not even in another french region than my own.
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What do you think?
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>>988978greece
pros:
>free healthcare and education, the former not as accessible to some areas however>fine cuisine, nothing too special>plenty of sun, nice beaches>tons of history>everyone is friendly>high life expectancy>apparently got many metal bands if you are into that??? cons:
>wages are significantly lower than the rest of EU and pensions barely get you by>economy is heavily dependent on tourism>wildfires>refugees everywhere>dealing with bureaucracy is such a pain >rampant nepotism>shit public transport>scrotes can be extremely chauvinistic all this corruption and political instability gives me a sense of comfort.
it could've honestly been worse, but I'd rather not live here
No. 989509
>>989385Yes, this has been happening to many Western European cities, it seems that every time we are called to take in child refugees and vulnerable people (reasonable), fighting age men appear, who generally hate our culture.
>>989296 yes technically I am a ouiaboo kek but our school made us learn kids’ songs in French, celebrate French national holidays and we had teachers from France. I guess I didn’t get an unbiased look at it like a native would. It’s an expressive language to me but the grammar makes me want to ‘express’ myself by pulling my hair out lmao
>>989497 I think England should be lower because even during the day our high street is almost void of shops, these remaining shops mostly being kfc and charity shops. There is a genuine smell of feces in the high street and lots of people in tents in the street. I have been followed and harassed as young as 13, and even walking to school ‘lads’ will yell at you from their cars or throw glass bottles at you. ‘South Asian’ men look at you like you’re shit on a shoe or yell at you too, you just avoid those areas, as one of those guys tried to rape a family member of mine and stalked a young family member, but they say at school to ‘not be racist’ and to ‘check your privilege, white privilege’ etc. Even if, in your year group, being white makes you a minority. A lot of them hate us and don’t want to integrate. And then even during the morning a guy tried to molest a boy walking to school, or multiple stabbings in broad daylight. This country feels depressed and what was once pretty houses and high streets full of life are now retail parks and formulaic new build neighbourhoods, and the coldness of southerners. And you know how many parents, teachers, friends, kids are doing hard drugs and just don’t talk about it? You know how many teenagers without loving parents got groomed into trafficking drugs and ended up with stab wounds? You know how the police will harass you for walking stiffly or saying something mean online? I’m beginning to feel very sad about my country. And to clarify, I’ve never had a problem with mainland Europeans like Polish people, my mum immigrated here too and they feel like neighbours to us, normal people you would feel familiar with. Never had a problem with a few other immigrants too. But yes, if you hate me, I hate you back, and this applies to some groups of people.
You can understand why some people go extreme. I genuinely want the best for women and children escaping from terrible situations abroad, and I would let them in- but I don’t give a shit about letting le poor migrant men immigrate anymore. The rich people from Home Counties (counties near London, better funded), vote to import more, because they have that middle class guilt and they don’t have to live with them as they can afford higher priced locations, mostly white and middle class and self righteous. And lots of England isn’t like this, you could move to the South West, home counties, or the North, and people are warmer and there are places that aren’t like this. My view is not from someone from a lively, safe, fun area, and these do exist.
Sorry for ranting here, it just feels sucky and it’s not ‘acceptable’ for me to complain about it. I’m sorry for ranting, but this is the only place I can express it.
No. 989554
>>989509sorry it's come to this anon, i do experience this kind of things also and it's very sad and frightening. plus you can't really talk about feeling unsafe without people wanting to shut you up.
but i feel like there is hope because this problem is even starting to reach wealthier neighborhoods here.
No. 989562
>>988978Finland
Pros:
>Extremely low crime rates>No air pollution>Mothers receive monetary support from the state for their children>Roads are well taken care of>Cheap healthcare>Free lunches at schools >Free universities with no tuition fees, high quality schooling>High living standards>Ranks high with press freedom and gender equality>Low levels of corruptionCons:
>Culture can feel alienating and hostile to some foreigners>Language is hard to learn>High levels of depression and alcoholism>It's cold and dark outside for most of the year>Small economy and lots of bureaucracy which makes it hard to start a business>High taxes (though used to pay for social benefits that help everyone)>Some level of structural corruption, a lot of business monopoliesI'm happy to live here and consider Finland an overall good country.
No. 989708
>>989657Feel free to take some of our dumb anti-vaxxers with you when you leave.
Honestly though, do you like candy?
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>>989768Je suis du limousin
No. 991051
>>991040Yea, I feel like there are bigger odds to run into a mean stray dog than anything else. Not that shit doesn't happen but we're a really safe country.
Then again, I wonder what % of domestic violence we have. Your neighbour is more likely to kill you than a stranger on the street (according to all the latest headlines at least)
No. 991052
>>989497From Serbia and yeah, sounds about right. Coming home from a party in France was definitely scarier because I wasn't used to groups of men catcalling.
In Serbia there's safety in crowds and it's common that other people step in to intervene, catcallers and harassers often get an ass whooping from angry grandmas or young men/women passing by, mostly because locals don't really do that. We only heckle people at daytime for looking stupid, catcalling isn't really a thing where I live unless you're foreign.
No. 991068
>>989497>Tfw Croatian diaspora in ChicagoI didn't even feel safe walking through my school let alone in public at night
Got to go back.jpg
No. 991238
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Which cities architecture do you love the most? I’m biased and I have to say it’s Barcelona. All the Gaudi sites make me so happy I can’t help but smile when I see them. So whimsical.
No. 991417
>>989497I would love to know the percentage of germany before the refugee influx in 2015. I bet it was def higher because after that you stopped feeling save on the street at night. Not only my own experience but also from many, many other women I've talked to.
>>991208> Like don't they have shit to do and places to be?kek anon, these people do not work and never will.
No. 991582
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>>991238I like Gaudi a lot too. I love Art Nouveau so much, it reminds me of fairies and absinthe, pretty sure it was the early 1900's version of vaporwave kek. I know that Paris is often cited for art nouveau architecture but my ultimate fav is probably Vichy. It looks so chill
No. 991631
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>>991238Budapest, the pointier the better.
No. 991713
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coffee euro > tea euro
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>>991713I live in a coffee loving country but tea is truly the best.
No. 991750
>>986783Yeah hard disagree. I'm someone who does book covers for a living. Turkey's is fine. Just fine. I like a maximalist shit but this one falls just a hair shy of truly embracing it. It's the dainty typefaces for me that take it down a notch. Netherlands could be fine but the text is poorly placed, which is a shame, really, because the typefaces are pretty well chosen, the colour, illustration and textures are beautiful. It really is a shame because if the justifying on all of it was better, this one would take the cake for me personally. Spain is pretty though it's very 'final year design student' kind of cover, but it works, it doesn't have to be revolutionary. France's is beautiful, nothing mind-blowing but it's good enough design, and anon, if there's ever a place to go balls to the wall emo gay drama, it's media regarding fucking Achilles. USA's is a fucking disaster, Germany's is a mess.
So chill out. It's fine.
No. 992069
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>>991891I know worse shit kek
No. 992773
>>991417>kek anon, these people do not work and never will.I know, but they have to at least be supervised or something, no?
>>992069Omg that just gave me some serious flashbacks. I used to listen to TH, OOMPH, LaFee (haven't typed that name out in more than a decade kek) and so on and thought I was goth or something. No idea how my parents were so chill about it, blasting that through the entire house. I cringe every time I think of it.
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>>992773>Heul doch! Heul doch!The cringe
No. 994964
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>>994932Back when GC threads were allowed on /ot/ I posted an article about female inmates in Canada being raped by MTFs. It was so bad that prison officers were providing condoms, birth control and emergency contraception. I can't find the article again, either it's been hidden by search engines or doesn't exist anymore. I do have the header from the article that I posted with the link.
No. 997901
>>997824I don't live in Paris but in a city that had the same changes applied to it for bikes and whatnot and it's hell, bikers act hollier than thou when they don't even have license and just ride as they please.
Basically, if you don't live in the city center-ish and have your work close by, pray to god you won't have to cross it by car because it takes forever as parking spots are being destroyed and streets are being changed into bike lanes only.
No. 998522
>>998447Adults too. Biking is great and more cities should be made bike-friendly. A big way to achieve this is to seperate bike and car traffic.
My city is bad at this and it feels dangerous to bike among the cars, even if you know traffic rules.
No. 999161
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I'm gonna sound like an old fart, but the rise of unlicensed vehicles driven by teens in France is a major step back ecology wise on top of being worrying. I do see pros but if everyone jumps into this trend bandwagon, it will cause issues
>inb4 americanization of streets and people
No. 999418
>>994978This, western countries are often smarmy and worried about the LOOK of morality rather than the reality of morality. It's a great day to not be Canadian.
>>996575Yeah I think I was annoyed because where I live it hasn't been the nicest, and if you aren't sheltered you will see some cities and areas like that. I wish that those who live in the worst parts of this country get to see the nicer cleaner parts, and get more optimistic about this country, and those who live hidden in the safe and clean parts are exposed to the reality of some places here and start getting realistic. Don't know what Unz is though.
>>991238Some of Barcelona looks pretty but I really don't like a lot of these buildings. There's no 'logic' to them, the buildings do not correspond, they are bizarre and do not look like they belong anywhere. I like artistically formulaic cities like Paris (the look of Paris anyway, it smells irl lol/mdr)
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Spanish anons, does she still try to pretend the only surgery she's had is a minor nose job to correct a breathing issue? I know her surgical makeover is old news, but she's still teased in our newspapers for being so ridiculous to lie about it. If she'd said she only wanted to improve her looks, no one would have cared after a week or two.
No. 1000330
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I randomly remembered this TV show that caused me nightmares as a kid and I always assumed that it was a local Hungarian one but turns out it's an adaptation of a British show (Spitting Image)? It had these horrid puppets of politicians. I wonder if any other (ancient, millenial) anons remember it?
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>>1000330Forgive me, another nightmare inducing image
No. 1000347
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>>1000330no but I did watch this shit
what's up with creepy puppets in old kids' shows
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>>1000330french anon here. i thought it was an original french show as well… you learn something every day..
No. 1000643
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>>1000330>>1000500i can't believe this shit was so successful they exported it to several countries. its fucking horrifying and ugly and i just learnt that they are making a german revamp in 2022 like who would voluntarily sign up to see these nightmare-inducing things AGAIN? picrel is the old german version of it. god it's so infuriatingly ugly
No. 1000718
>>1000227How did Iceland went bankrupt?
>>1000279Thinking about Sweden actually but might change my mind sometime. Also how did Norway treat the pandemic anyway? Last I heard about the pandemic situation in europe they were out there protesting about restrictions like they were about to die or something
>>1000339This anon gets it
No. 1000976
>>1000951You should always wear sunscreen
nonny (I say that but I never do) especially if there's snow+high altitude
No. 1000982
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>>1000655Same, Karbonkel was terrifying. Fellow Dutch/Flemish anons may also recognise picrel. It was on tv a lot when I was a kid and it always scared the shit out of me.
No. 1000992
>>1000982Oh my god Wizzy & Woppy was terrifying, nothing about it was cute.
I also was scared shitless by the bear and lion sketch from teletubbies, I think this one was notorious for mentally scarring kids everywhere kek
No. 1001057
>>1000969Guess it didn't catch on here yet
>>1000976I ise acids so I'm aware, but store just don't carry them. Time to buy online for too much, ugh
No. 1001101
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>>1000982I’d repressed that one but thanks for reminding me.
While we’re on the subject of creepy live action Dutch children’s shows, did anyone else also really hate Kloontje? For some reason the others like Sap didn’t bother me so much but something about Kloontje the giant child/child of giants was fundamentally offensive to me as a kid. Like she’s supposed to be a large young child acting like a child but clearly it’s just a normal adult woman acting like a retard.
>>1001062I used to buy cosmetics from Japan and Korea too but packages kept getting lost in the mail and it wasn’t worth it to pay tracked shipping for €10 worth of products, even before the new tax. Right now I buy from a local reseller which has a markup but only a minor one imo, plus next day delivery vs. waiting for a month to see if it shows up at all. I don’t know if there are resellers like this in the Balkans though.
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>>1001101>she’s supposed to be a large young child acting like a child but clearly it’s just a normal adult woman acting like a retardYeah, I dislike most child characters played by adults for this reason. It's just uncanny. I don't know if showrunners actually think children act like that, or if they think kids just enjoy seeing adults act like over the top retards. When I was a kid it always got a visceral reaction out of me that looking back I can only describe as 'cringe'.
Another Dutch fever dream cartoon I remembered recently is Purno de Purno. That was some insane stuff, can't believe they actually aired it, especially the first two seasons.
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How do you decide what country to move to? I like the ideas of few but tbh idk how much of what people say is reality.
I'm fluent in German and English and pick up languages fast so I don't think that would be a real issue but I just can't choose. Switzerland seems nice, Norway too but idk.
The whole process and the chance to get scammed by a landlord seem really high
Pic taken by a friend in Switzerland last week
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Why do people calling Czechia "Czech Republic"? It's longer and I don't understand, why exactly this country is exception.
>>986047There is! One of the biggest memes of russian imageboards in 2000s is from Belarus. Local bakery company redesighned waffles, but images for packaging was probably stolen by person who doesn't watch anime. So weebs immediatly spotted Haruhi Suzumia in "Yulechka" waffle and Reimu Hakurei in "Olenka" waffle.
There's all images if you want to see and some other examples of plagiat:
http://lurkmore.to/Вафли_ЮлечкаAlso your post reminded me of this commercial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC3pGcRHeQ0>>989497>Source: NumbeoI checked, this site just asks respondents where they live and what they're think about crime in their country. First of all it depends on a region of a country. In Russia Moscow is safer than most of Western Europe, while Tuva has crime and murder level higher than in Brazil. Capitals are more rich, safe and other shit. In Belarus 20% of population lives in capital. Also site is in English, so surveyed people were more educated if they can uderstand another language. Still doesn't understand, why Belarus so low. My guess is casinos. In most of post-Soviet countries casinos are banned or restricted except Belarus. So Minsk is basically a Las-Vegas of CIS countries and it causes crime.
No. 1002124
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>>1002112Thank you anon! I have recognized some characters or artists of the chocolate bars without adnotation… there is a drawing by Satoshi Urushihara among others. One looks like a weird fanart of Misuzu Kamio, but I'm not sure.
I love picrel so much!
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>>1002115Scandinavian country. They’re kind to african Americans, very secure welfare system, free education and easy culture to adapt to.
No. 1002643
>>1002115Why would you even move to fucking europe? For college? A passing thought? I don’t get it. The old world sucks balls. If you’ve failed in the US you’ll fail even more in Europe. But if it’s temporary go to the Netherlands or Scandinavian countries as you won’t need to learn dutch or vikingnese as everyone already speaks English.
t. Europoor
No. 1002657
>>1002650What exactly qualifies you to live there more than her? That its the chunk of land your mom happened to have shat you out on?
If she's an educated, self-sufficient adult, I don't see how she'd harm any country she moved to. Also I really don't blame people (particularly nonwhite) for wanting to leave the United States. Frankly if I was black or Latina O wouldn't feel safe here.
No. 1002666
>>1002639No fuck off americans. Sweden just introduced a new law making it harder for immigrant workers anyway.
https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/regeringen-foreslar-hardare-regler-for-arbetskraftinvandring>>1002650Exactly this anon. Stay in the US.
No. 1002728
>>1002657I was born in my country, I've contributed to my country all my life, I've got my family and friends here and it's my culture. I don't deserve to be out-competed by American fortune seekers who've got more space in their own country than they'll ever need in their and their grandkids' lifetimes, they can go fix their own country if it's that tragic. Native people should be priority, always, our countries are ours'.
>I don't see how she'd harm any country she moved toRead again, maybe your thick skull will catch it this time.
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bri’ish
thats all
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God jul to all Scandinonnies!
No. 1003492
>>1003245Dear Edward Said,
I'm so happy you found lolcow last week and decided to post on aristokkkrats kkkrakkkers imageboard, can't wait for that nuclear winter since there's no snow at all here currently. Merry christmas to you too
No. 1003674
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merry christmas from germany, european nonnies!
No. 1003866
>>1003704i guess he'll be sliding down your chimney tonight,
nonnie ;)>>1003753i knoooow
bei dem das ich im german thread hochgeladen hab sieht man das brustfell nicht so arg… nur das beste für die nonnen No. 1004138
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>>1003674Why would you make Santa a disgusting meathead? He already has the perfect male physique. Look how cute and chubby he is.
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>>1004400Dra åt helvete danskjävel!!
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>>1004926Nä nu jävlar, inge mer lösgodis och snus för er norrbaggar
No. 1007380
>>1006983Wtf anon was posting about a xmas beer song…
Are you the butthurt american anon?
No. 1008783
>>1008728What a kurva. It’s cool to look up your heritage and connect with your roots/ancestors but that is a few steps too far. I hope for her she’ll have a realization in a year or so and cringe.
Are there any anons from Hungary here? How is generally life there? Do you live in Budapest or a smaller town?
No. 1008798
>>1008783I'm from Hungary (Budapest), it's pretty shit. I love my country and the people but the living conditions are really bad and the current government is awful. Budapest is additionally shit because we get the worst tourists, from sexpats hunting for their dream mail-order bride to Western Covid refugees who can't go one year without travelling somewhere and we happen to be one of the most accessible places right now.
Anyway, stay out.
No. 1009033
>>1008821I think it’s cool to connect with your heritage. Would you rather they connected with brands, media, or politics?
I know they won’t be considered as part of that country. But if you’re half Irish or half German then good for you. It’s better then being a weeabo, koreaboo or consoomer. It’s natural instinct to want to belong somewhere, and although I’m no burger I would be proud to be an American with European roots, knowing my ancestors came a long way, worked hard, had their own stories to be proud of. Actually I see European Americans as cousins who moved away. Furthermore, modern Europeans are often out of touch with their cultures, as globalism, the internet, and weaker family structures weakened cultural ties.
To me, being proud of your culture means remembering traditions, learning your language, remembering where you came from, trying to honour your ancestors with your actions, looking after your family, and being the best individual euro you could be.
No. 1009059
>>1009033But that's the issue, they can't remember things they never experienced, their heritage is nothing but a larp, devoid of meaning.
Ethnic identity is not something you choose, but something you are. You belong to that group because you share a conditioning nobody outside that culture can share. A combination of language, sensibilities, looks, and experiences.
What's the difference between some American choosing Poland instead of Japan? Being wapanese is a meme, so it gets ridiculed more, but everything you can say to a weeb applies just as much to the Poland fan.
If you're American, participate in American culture, cherish American traditions, be the best American you can be.
No. 1009553
>>1009033Blood and heritage doesn't mean shit, racialization should die.
>It’s natural instinct to want to belong somewhereBut they do belong somewhere? They're Americans. USA is a whole ass country with its own culture (and yes, I know it's an unpopular opinion but they do have a culture). You know what would actually make sense imo? Celebrating, learning and reconnecting with Native American culture, it will never be the case because America is obviously too racialized and stuck with colonists' history to make it happen. Celebrating the native folk culture of your land (thanksgiving doesn't count for obvious reasons kek) sounds pretty cool.
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French x German nonnas Europa-Park meetup, WHEN
No. 1009942
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>>1009922kek i'd love this. we could also include the italians and visit the shittiest amusement park in europe: gardaland.
No. 1009977
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>>1009958fuck i just googled and this pic took me out. the first thing i saw was the tokyo mew mew cosplayers, then i saw tsunade from naruto and son goku and THEN i spotted hatsune miku. i hope those are just weebs having a mini con and not actual characters at the park kekkk
No. 1010001
>>1009977Doubt they are actual park characters, but if they are, I'm defo going.
Europa Park is the superior eurofag park, fuck Disneyland Paris, the only
valid French theme park is Puy du Fou, I dream to go there but I never could because the tickets for the main event sell out so quickly
>>1009987Winx was pretty good, it's a shame the park failed even though it was kinda doomed from the start kek. They should have done something like Efteling
No. 1010003
>>1009553You’re right, America has a culture, where there’s people, family, values, there’s culture. But consider: you can inherit a goblet from an ancestor, hair from a grandfather, temperament from your father, morals from your older relatives and eyes from your mother. When I am surrounded bu family I see how we are linked through these things- and I feel at home in what I have in common with them. Inheriting my area’s traditions, that’s home. If you want to celebrate your heritage, start with honouring your family, act in a way to please your ancestors, and then learn old songs, remember how they used to celebrate spring back home, use the old words. Because this all gives you a sense of identity and reminds you that you belong to something greater than yourself, your people. It’s coming from a place of love. If an American wants to celebrate being American and Irish, and enjoy both traditions, then let her celebrate, if your family is involved with it and passing things down it’s not a larp from the internet, but flesh, blood, belonging.
I think coming from growing up in a house with extended family where we look after each other and elders passed on traditional dances, recipes and songs meant a lot. And the village I grew up in was very steeped in tradition that outsiders wouldn’t know about.
I don’t see native American culture as a heirloom for European Americans, but I agree it should be remembered and preserved. And if you believe America belongs to natives, then it only makes sense for European Americans to celebrate European and American traditions.
I think flesh and blood thinking is entirely natural. I love going home and seeing people who look like me and familiar ways of speaking. Where I live there’s little cohesion, and you may stick out for being ethnically European, and people would stay in their own groups, looking after their own. It’s nice in some ways, but it can be lonely in that you will have less in common with people on the street, you will care for and understand each other less. I get that some people want to live like that, I like living with different people myself, a little diversity can be cool. But I also like to feel at home with my own people. I would even feel at home with other Europeans like Italians and Polish people. I like my own people, is that controversial?
It is sad to see the way some young Europeans and Euro Americans see themselves as ‘bland’ or disregard their own people. Not looking out for their families, fetishising other cultures, wanting different/ethnic features. Now that I celebrate my blood, I love my features, my family is written on them, I love my colours, and I enjoy my history and my family. There’s a sense of duty and pride in my ancestors (as in I know their stories) that makes me want to do them proud. I’m more dutiful to my family, I’m happier in who I am, and cannot be made insecure as a European/white girl. If I was Indian, I would be proud to be Indian, if I was African, I would be proud to be African. It’s very healthy, and stops you from being exploited by the beauty industry and race dividing media outlets. I will say again that my feelings are only from a place of love. Every race has beauty that it’s people should be proud of. Why not us?
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>>1010003PLEASE NONNAS
I'm sorry for minimodding in ot but this thread is great and I don't want to see it go to shit like other threads here. Do not interact with obvious tists/spergs
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>>1010024Oh shit I didn't even notice that giant word wall.
No. 1010034
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>>1009977I kinda love it, it's giving me liminal space vibes
No. 1010037
>>1009922Honestly I’m down.
I’m serious. Let’s go. I’m a rollercoaster otaku.
No. 1010072
>>1010034dude, I still can't believe that this weird show got it's own theme park store, or what ever the fuck this place is.
Was the show really that popular?
No. 1010103
>>1010075well of course, Netflix is always trying to make something their killer show, like Disney's Mandalorian for ex.
Thought I still can't believe this franchise is still a thing.
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>>1010072The fact that some pretty obscure Italian show became a western world beloved franchise kinda led and hyped up the people behind the show to start their own theme park. W.I.T.C.H will always remain the better Winx imo, but I think that the reason why Winx people are so proud and try so hard is because they reached success "by themselves", unlike W.I.T.C.H which was bought by Disney and had a massive help stemming from Disney marketing
No. 1010146
>>1010130Witch magazines were so good, I honestly feel grateful towards them because as an nlog child who hated girly shit, they helped me to understand that pink and overly feminine shit could be cool
>>1010129Yes it was, and I'm not really well informed but I think it created some pretty hardcore drama inbetween the two women who created it
>>1010126Yes, it does have that vibe. I loved Totally Spies too but Martin Mystère and WITCH comics were my shit
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>>1010037nta but me too, i'm an absolute rollercoaster autist. let's fucking go, but phantasialand is way better and we can invite the dutch and belgian nonnies too
No. 1010154
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>>1010149Anime wanna-be show? Have you seen picrel? kek
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>>1010154It even had a character dressed in a sailor school uniform
No. 1010166
>>1010159I just assumed this was made in Europe, and I thought the amerifat thing would be funny.
This defines most of my post TBH
No. 1010169
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>>1010144I'm probably too old, I don't know it. I only know Foot2Rue (kek) and Captain Tsubasa/Olive et Tom football wise. Wakfu will always remain the best French animated show and is as good as Avatar the last airbender
>>1010151Looks really cool, I'd had no idea how to properly organize it though, kek
No. 1010187
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>>1009922Europa-Park is too far away from me, so I agree with
>>1010151 Phantasialand is better, anyways. Colorado Adventures is such a good rollercoaster, ugh.
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>>1010169Ummmmm sweaty???
No. 1010216
>>1010210lmaoo code lyoko scared the shit out of me
>>1010201based
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>>1010210Code Lyoko is the french Serial Experiments Lain and I'm sure it lead to 80% of people my age to chose IT as their study field kek
No. 1010270
>>1010210 How do their faces look so…uncooked? It looks terrible, I must watch this
>>1010007I will have to disagree. If you can be ‘African American’, from being an American whose ancestors came from Africa, you can call yourself ‘European American’, although you are not like a European generally, you will have roots there. I prefer the term ‘European’ to white because ‘white girl’ or ‘white woman’ to me has been used pejoratively a lot. ‘European girl’ reminds me that my identity is with my continent and people, which is rich in culture and discovery. I hope all races of women love themselves, including European women. I’m sorry my simple message was put into too many words haha
No. 1010288
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>>1010232You should watch Youtube reviews, I haven't watched it since I was 11. It was and still is praised, the creator of the show said in an interview that Serial Experiments Lain was his main inspo for CL alongside Tron and Matrix. But yeah, it was toned down post pilot episode since it was airing in the mornings for kiddos to watch. It gets darker and less formulaic after S1 from what I remember
No. 1015628
>>1015605People enjoy it, and the damage it causes is completely insignificant, like if you banned all fireworks absolutely nothing would change wrt the environment because It's literally just one night a year. Let people have fun and celebrate.
If people with your attitude got to decide things, we'd spend New Years alone in our in ice cold pod apartments eating raw vegetables.
>I stood on a hill looking at the thousands of fireworks a thought how depressing it is. Are you even human?
No. 1015730
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>>1015605I dislike fireworks to but not because of the enviremont stuff. Like i think it's super pretty but there are always some stupid fucks who throw fireworks at people and cars. Like this new year again so many people got attack including aid workers, fire brigade and the police. Idk i always used to say that I liked that anyone could buy firework and use it but that was because I grew up in a nice neighbourhood where people don't try to burn your carn down or throw firework at you.
I wouldnt mind one very big and pretty firework show or otherwise more police to protect aid workers and the fire brigade but I don't think it would help much.
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>>1010115Man I’m late to the witch discussion but I remember few moments that were as peaceful when your witch comic would come in the mailbox, sigh
No. 1016253
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No surprise we still have so much lack of environmental conscious mindset when people prefer to boom boom monke on new years. I guess it’s fun to literally burn your money into the air so i can at least laugh at that. When I read something along the lines of “but it’s tradition “ or “we have been doing it all these years though “ I’m gonna finally lose all hope in humanity
No. 1018987
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>>1018962I keep thinking about this pic every time sth new happens, it just keeps on going, and I feel myself start to be more and more apathetic about it
Also I hate how according to polski lad I'm considered middle class, pretty much living paycheck to paycheck lmao
No. 1019004
>>1018987Same here, middle class but where when masło is 8zl!?
Pic is perfect 10/10.
I just wanna it all to end can we Please get ride of PiS..
No. 1019105
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Sexism/misogyny in your culture, how does it manifest? If you have lived in a country other than your own, what were the comparisons/differences?
No. 1019185
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What is the worst swear word in your native language and what does it mean? Excluding any racial slurs.
No. 1019200
>>977118>I'll give Romanians an honorary mention because everyone I've met from that cursed country that wasn't a gypsy was very severely mentally ill in some way. I can't really explain it but it's like talking to residents of Silent Hill. We may have the highest suicide rates in Europe but those bitches be haunted.I'm romanian and this made me fucking choke on my soup kek
I can confirm that the vast majority of this nation is filled with fucking idiots, the smart youth leaves as soon as they can but some remain mostly because of families, such as myself. I wanted to move to the UK 5 years ago but gives what happened,Brexit and all, I think I might relocate to another country.
>>977249>The scrotes are misogynistic drunks and the women are either super religious handmaidens or super basedYea most of the men are absolute shit,the good ones are unicorns.
Generally the older generation are super religious.
There's this retarded culture of "showing off your money" amongst the low IQ guys (they're called "cocalari") who generally make all their money via illegal activities and then buy Audi,BMW or Mercedes cars (ofc most of them second hand from Germany kek) but in recent years they upped their games expanding to other brands of expensive cars.
The nature/mountain side is gorgeous tho,I strongly suggest visiting Brasov/Cluj-Napoca as those 2 cities are the most civilized and gypsy-less.
Also I'm sick of this "everyone here is a gypsy" shit. No we aren't, gypsies are a minority nobody likes.
>When it got quiet at night it felt like it was disconnected from the world in some limbo and something bad was happeningCan confirm,in smaller cities after 7-8 pm you won't see a single soul out and it's so fucking creepy.
No. 1019207
>>1015730This. I've had a lot of close calls with fireworks in the past, they're almost always associated with anti-social behaviour. Little shits throw them out of car windows at unsuspecting pedestrians or throw them onto busses full of people (and since disabled people, pregnant women, children and elderly people sit at the front, they're targetting the most vulnerable). Kids also strap them to animals, unfortunately some of those animals survive and live the rest of their lives with half their faces blown off.
They should be banned, literally no reason why they should exist. Or at the very least, they should be picky about who they give licences to.
No. 1019218
>>1019195i want to know if swear words in other languages are prettier. English swearwords sound like the barks of a dog. Fuck! Shit! Cunt! Wanker!
>>1019192Vittu sounds quite elegant
No. 1019219
>>1019105I'm Hungarian, compared to Western countries I have to say our men are more tolerable to talk to. I don't know why, they're just less up their own ass. It could also be that Western men look down on me because of my nationality, but whatever it is, they piss me off and I can't stand talking to any of them without wanting to wring their neck like a baby bird. They're unbelievably condescending and full of themselves and never fucking shut up. British men especially, if I could create a virus that would specifically kill off all British males I would. Fuck off out of my country.
Hungarian guys can be awful or they can be okay, but one thing they all have in common is that they never do any work around the house and act pissy when they are told to clean up after themselves. On average they're more autistic than even your average German and love to pity themselves. There's a lot that try to act tough with girls and then seethe when women don't want to go out with them. I would not have children with a man from here, because that would mean having two children, but one of them is hairy, ugly and talks back too much. Some make okay boyfriends. Still better than a British or Irish man.
No. 1019310
>>1018357>nooo don't enjoy beautiful sparkling lights eliminating the night sky in all kinds of forms, instead of enjoying the real life, take drugs instead!! ???
god why are druggies always so insufferable
No. 1019555
>>1019200Parca amenintai ca te sinucizi
>Can confirm,in smaller cities after 7-8 pm you won't see a single soul out and it's so fucking creepy.This never happens, there are people outside at every hour compared to other countries. It's the opposite of Silent Hill.
No. 1019600
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Balkan/slav farmers, educate me on your life living in your countries.
Good and bad, false and true misconceptions, are you tired of being accused of being ruski KGB sleeper agent etc
No. 1019642
>>1019183Yeah you do. As if Scotland isn't populated with red beachball stomachs lol. You're the fattest in Europe, you're what bump the UK up the fatty league table, look it up. As a nation, you posture as the liberal ones, but score worse on all measures, something which does not shock me. Why would I be surprised when you were equal partners in the Empire and were even practicing slavery before joining forces with the English but unlike the English your countrymen minimize their role and choose to play perpetual pretend
victim, as if your hand was forced lol. This conversation has pissed me off, because I fucking hated my time in Scotland, my first time experiencing racism ever. As for dimness, you have a lower IQ, whomp whomp.
https://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland-lags-europe-iq-league-2470181>>1019210England has the highest rate of interracial relationships and EU research has found it to be the least racist out of European nations, on all sorts of measures including institutionally and re avg person's attitudes, so please fuck off with this tired shit. I bet you're white to parrot such nonsense, it's like the exceptionalism flipped "oh no, WE are the WORST!" Many of my friends moved to England (or in my case moved back) because we got so much shit in Scotland. Being mixed with an English accent made things even worse. Maybe spend some time there, it's not just politics, a significant minority genuinely hate anyone from England, I'd guess around 20%. Whereas at worst England is indifferent toward Scots, those stupid expat pub people are not representative as you well know.
No. 1019781
>>1019642>..so please fuck off with this tired shit..It's amazing to me,
as an immigrant, how ppl think AMERICA and UK are "supr duper raceeest!1!!" Ungrateful fatties.
No. 1020060
>>1019600>Good and badgood: i like my friends and family, i like the nature even though our govt is doing its best to have Westerners ruin it, we're very welcoming and open-minded, i like our history and culture and the fact that we're europe's little cockroach nation that exists despite all odds, balkan women are stacies
bad: corruption, some people are either retarded or crooked or both, pollution is really bad in cities, despite being welcoming and open-minded towards foreigners being a gypsy is not a good thing here, balkan men are cancer
>false and true misconceptionsno i don't speak russian, i've never been to russia, i have no feelings towards russians one way or another, but i sure do hate the EU foreign policies concerning the balkans and their xenophobia towards us
most people are actually not racist, we don't hate black people, we love all foreigners and are nice to them because not being from here means they have money, you've probably just pissed someone off by saying something controversial like the russian thing above or tesla being a croat (seriously lmao)
>are you tired of being accused of being ruski KGB sleeper agent etcyes but i have my fun with it now, i put on a fake accent and really clown on them as much as possible until they finally get the memo
No. 1026468
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So what’s up with Russia and their invasion of Ukraine? What’s their endgame? Will the rest of Europe go to war with Russia at some point?
I ponder.
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>>1026468>war with russiasiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigghhh
No. 1026868
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Euranons from big cities do you have or plan to have a car?
I'm starting to slowly think about getting one as it would be useful for any time I wanted to go somewhere further in the outskirts, or have a car trip, in general the comfort of just not having to be 100% dependent on public transport; but then in a daily life it still would be completely useless because no way I'd want to go into the city's feral traffic or fight others for parking spots.
What are / would be your pros and cons?
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tl;dr bunch of degenerates film a "movie" where two dudes have public sex where the Parthenon is and call their degeneracy activism
>articlehttps://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/shameful-gay-sex-scene-filmed-at-greeces-acropolis-triggers-investigation/
>what the creators say about the film, also in english and basically a wordsalad which includes woke shit like lgbt rights and patriarchy to justify this porn filmhttps://departhenon.wordpress.com/2021/12/23/%ce%bb%ce%af%ce%b3%ce%b1-%ce%bb%cf%8c%ce%b3%ce%b9%ce%b1-%ce%b3%ce%b9%ce%b1-%cf%84%ce%b7%ce%bd-%cf%84%ce%b1%ce%b9%ce%bd%ce%af%ce%b1-a-few-words-about-the-film/ No. 1026941
>>1026868If you live in a big city with any kind of public transportation do
not get a car. You're looking at haemorrhaging money on
>maintenance>servicing>taxes>repairs>petrol>permits>driving lessons and licence>licence platesand most importantly
>parkingI live in a European capital that's one of the least densely populated cities on the continent and even here finding decent parking spots is a nightmare. It just isn't worth it.
In the long run it pays off way more to just rent a car when you need it than buy your own if you only use it for daily comforts and the occasional trip out of town. I suggest looking into Whim or a similar service if you have one where you live.
No. 1026946
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>>1020243No, at least they have EU membership. My country doesn't even have that going for it, but at least we're still here.
No. 1026966
Today I found out my country went from having 4.2 million people 10 years ago to 3.8 million today.
>>1026946Hello neighbor-chan
No. 1026985
>>1026966The state I live in lost 30% of its population since 1990 and will probably have lost 35% in 2030. At the same time a hand full of big cities have actually increased in population.
Rural areas are emptying with only geriatrics left, and you can't walk 5 minutes without seeing a couple companies begging for wagies in mid sized cities. The city I live in has an average age of the population of 50 fucking years and like 120 males per female, despite there being more older women than older men. In some towns its 130 to 100, because women move out of this hellhole (I will too, if I stop procrastinating). My demographic (women between 20 and 30) makes up about 5% of the population here. No wonder I can't find any friends.
It's a really weird vibe for society to literally just wither away.
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>>1026488Sending out some pervitin finnons
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>>1027037Nah that’s the whole thing here’s some Simo Häyhä tho
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>>1030357It's kinda sad. I know that the Mont Blanc area/Chamonix is overcrowded with rich brits and americans, which made the local population flee. "Silent" invasion my ass, if only it was at least silent, the foreign richfags living there are super proud of this gentrification and call Mont Blanc "their mountain"
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Nonas, do you know if there's any Spanish thread lost in the catalog? I can't find any…
No. 1031599
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Do Europeans and Americans even realize how big they are compared to most people around the world ?
I'm considered very tall for a woman in my nation(I'm actually half an inch taller then the average male height in my nation) but I went to Germany for my masters, I felt like a midget there
an anon in the celebcows thread was talking about knowing plenty of girls who were 5'10-5'11 and that's just wild to me, my cousin can't even find a find a man to marry her cause of height of 5'9(which is considered Freakish here)
No. 1031839
>>1031691well its just odd if you compare yourself with the rest of the world
a tall man in Pakistan would be considered average height in Europe and even below average in certain regions
I can think of only 6 women in my life who were above 5'8 in my country and in Europe I saw thousands of them
No. 1032163
>>1031599I only think about because I notice how short Americans are when the topic comes up in conversations.
When I go shopping or whatever I'm surrounded by 5'10 women and 6' men, it's just normal. Even 6' women are something I see every time I step outside. 6'3 is a male height yo see all the time too. Two of the ten men in the male department of my shifter are taller than that.
There was a girl in my school who was only 5'1 and everyone thought she was freakishly short and like a toy, most of her friends were a full head taller than her.
I'm 5'5 and I feel towered over everywhere all the time. I wish I could look into the head of some third world scrote who is their average 5'5 and walks out of an airport into a supermarket or something. It must be a surreal experience.
No. 1032625
>>1032619i understand that anon, when i say “Europe” i’m talking about European countries vs non European countries, not lumping Europe into a giant country
>>1032620love that you’re being hostile instead of trying to have a meaningful discussion
No. 1033790
>>1032611Personal experiences and shit.
In Sweden, people were super nice to me and would often small talk in trains when they saw me with my suitcases. Had a surprisingly good experience in London too. It depends from where you're from as well. Of course you're going to find Europeans a bit hostile when you're fucking American, kek. Burgers are the literal labrador puppies of the world; overbearing, social, and a bit retarded.
No. 1036884
>>1031599My Bf is Polish and him and his family(who are all mostly 6+) seem to think that everyone else is just short, Its just they've never even thought about it
I have to explain to him that their all just really tall
No. 1039969
>>1039961I hope they won't attack Ukraine either, I'm trying to - I guess? - stay in denial that it's just all just a provocation and Russian forces will never enter their territory. Crimea situation was messed up but in the end thats true that majority of the residents were Russian and they preferred to be part of Russia so I guess it's easier to accept that the annexation happened; Russia invading the "main" country would be a whole different, terrifying story. If it happens, they'll definitely not do anything more immediately but it definitely opens the possibility of it happening in the future, which I believe does not exist now.
What EE country are you from nonna? How is Russia viewed in your country by both people and the government?
No. 1040032
>>1039969i'm from poland and i would say Russia is generally disliked and seen as shithole, the hate mostly focuses on goverment tho as even our curriculum tries to show russian civilians as "battered wife" or "abused dog"
kek. Goverment especially likes to use them as a boogeyman
but many people accuse them of acting like russian puppets. if ukraine was just one more country away i wouldn't care but since we are bordering you just know that if they go down, poland will be next. we dont have the best history… people say it won't happen but most consider this a possibility. lately ive seen more and more questions online on how to not get drafted if you have A (I) category.
No. 1040048
>>1040032Ah, I'm polish too; I think we have far FAR less reasons to worry than countries like Belarus or Moldova. Knowing our history it's not wise to say anything is impossible but at the same time I don't think Russia would want to touch European Union country any time soon. Would EU actually care? No idea, not like Poland's allies cared in 1939, but Russia has a fraction of power it used to have and it doesn't seem like they would do a gamble like this.
I feel awful for Ukrainian people though, I'm working with many and it's terrifying to see this completely abstract to us concept - being invaded - suddenly become that likely reality to them. Seeing all the recent reports about other countries supplying Ukraine with weapons and USA evacuating their embassy makes things feel really inevitable even though I struggle to wrap my mind around it. Let's hope it's all stupid flexing and things will calm down soon.
No. 1040792
>>1040032>>1040048Poland is a NATO and EU member, same as the Baltic countries. It's why Russia can only do (admittedly hilarious) stunts like the refugee thing to mess with them.
Ukraine and Moldova are in a rough spot because significant portions of their population do actually kinda want to be ruled from Moscow, and neither are part of some larger alliance that would protect them.
So the Russians have a strong incentive to mess with them (bring areas populated by Russians under Russia's control) and little to worry about (economic sanctions at most). It also means they don't have to full on invade the country to achieve their goals, they can keep poking at the issue and destabilize the region until eventually an opportunity presents itself for a peaceful take over, like what happened in Crimea.
If Russia had wanted to actually invade they could have done that during the hot phase of the civil war. Of course context changes, but I doubt that actual war is something the Russians intend.
MSM will hype up everything to make money, they don't care about the effects of their reporting on mental health or politics.
No. 1044020
>>1043993Im a spanish
nonny and I don't think it's worse than in any other large city. But as long as you steal anything valued under 400€ you only get pretty much a slap on the wrist in this country so violent theft is definitely increasing.
If you keep a good eye on your items you're normally fine, older ladies are usually the target.
No. 1044615
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>>1039961I know the perspective of a WW3 is giving everyone anxiety but let's see it in a sensible way
>Russia is poor as fuck, absolute failing country>Economy is shit and only getting worse every year>GDP is actually less than Italy>Main exports are things that are getting outdated like natural gas>Would be nothing without nukes>Basically big North Koreathey can't even afford an actual war, their economy would fail, their country would be done, it would be the end. I know a bit of schizo could go a long way in the past, but nowadays naa. I just wonder if they're actually stupid enough to do it
No. 1044619
>>1043993I was visiting Rome which has a bad reputation when it comes to pickpocketing especially in the tourist spots, so I left the most valuable things in the hotel and stayed mindful of my surroundings the entire time I was in crowded location - nothing bad happened except for the things left in the hotel being stolen by the staff lmao
This anecdote aside, I don't think any place in Europe is particularly bad in these terms, just don't do anything stupid like have your wallet stick out of a back pocket, walk around with unzipped backpack or whatnot
No. 1051853
>>1044745I'd like to visit it all, but I have a hierarchy: the colder it is the lower on my list to see.
This is ever since I went to Poland one winter, I couldn't even manage to stay more than 5 minutes outside for sightseeing, couldn't stand the weather. I saw
nothing, the only thing I got from the trip was painful flaky skin from the dryness and coldness.
I plan on visiting Istanbul this spring. Next on list is Spain. Last on list is Iceland and Scandi countries. And it's gotta be summer when I go there.
No. 1051880
>>1051864Thanks for the warning. I'm really interested in the historical aspect, that city was for ages the centre of culture. I am so stoked about visiting Istanbul in particular. THE Istanbul, y'know?
One of the friends I'm going with already visited and had a good time but she was with her husband. We were planning on going just us 3 women, but maybe it will help if we drag along a male? Idk, I'll tell the what you told me and we'll discuss. Thanks again
No. 1060062
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So apparantly there is fake news campaign among radical muslims where they say that the Swedish state is kidnapping muslim kids and forcing them to eat pork and drink alcohol kek. Actually the origin of this is the social services removing children from their parents if the parents are severely physically abusive. How about all violent scrote muslims leave the country in protest against the anti-child beating laws? Would be lovely.
No. 1060088
>>1060062Why are they like this?
>escape 3rd world shithole to come to 1st world country>given opportunity for better life>act ungrateful, treat 1st world citizens like shit and act like the same neanderthals they were in their 3rd world countryThey need to be deported.
No. 1060122
>>1060088Its literally in the religion, non-muslim can not be allowed to rule over you, so they will never respect the state's laws and customs and as stated many times on lolcow, all non-muslim/kafir women are potential "war-booty" and it is a form of Jihad(thus a holy act that will give you blessings) to "take" a kafir woman
this was an aspect of 7th century arabian culture that made its self into the religion, like 90% of Islam is arab culture
No. 1060136
>>1060128The people who bought into that lie don't even speak swedish. Good luck making them read the Koran in swedish. They know nothing about our culture and rules and get all their info from their muslim-dominated neighbourhoods and foreign media. Why are they even here if they dislike it so much?
At this point I just feel like: Fuck. Off.
No. 1060198
>>1060169The Quran has a shit ton of translations in a shit ton of languages, that's obviously not the problem here. And a lot of Muslims all over the world don't even know a lick of Arabic, all dialects included.
technically yes but practically its a bit complicated, most Quran translations still have the original Arabic written atop the translation, the Azan and the prayers are still payer in Arabic, Arabic holds so much power over non-Arab muslims
localizing might not fix all the issues but but it could be a start
No. 1060273
>>1060122I don't think everyone thinks that way not many people blindly follow their religion's rules or take them quite as literally. I'm in turkey and most of the people hate Arabic view of Islam which twists what's actually in the book to rule the country better. Yes Islam is misogynistic, as any religion is, but you have to realize that the society it was brought to, women were considered objects of men, either whore or wife nothing more. Little girls were buried alive and dug their own graves if old enough. Women had no rights. Islam was a step in the right direction for that era, although it's quite backwards when you compare it to modern law. A proper Muslim woman or man shouldn't judge or try to invade(Muslim refugees also tried to invade our country btw, even though our country is %99 Muslim lmao) non-muslim countries. It literally says in our book and our prophet himself never started wars, he only fought back when another nation attacked. I hate it when some retard tries to use Islam to justify their hatered for non-muslim people when you're actually supposed to treat non-Muslim people with kindness so they might want to learn about Islam more instead of forcing it upon them when they're clearly not interested. Also the group of Muslim men treating non-muslim women as "whores" is because they're quite literally retarded and assume from the shitty shows they watched, those women will have lower standards and fuck them easier compared to the "uglier and darker" middle eastern girl who usually wont have premarital sex.
>>1060062Also this kind of thing is very common when third world citizens go to first world countries and then get shocked that they have to behave like them and fit in the culture. Also the pork and wine thing is hilarious to me. Like I get it… The adopted child eats pork at the new christian/etc. family but are they going to feed the child wine? Literally insane what these people came up with so they could cry about losing their the very child they were actively abusing.
No. 1060369
>>1060273>not many people blindly follow their religion's rules or take them quite as literallyNot that anon, just wanted to say I agree with you, it's more a case by case thing. I've known a lot of people calling themselves Muslims because they believe in the abrahamic god, don't eat pork and were raised by moderate muslim parents and sometimes they try to fast during ramadan, and they don't do anything else. Extremists are way easier to spot than them usually because they won't stfu about it despite the topic not even coming up, I've had some people calling all sorts of names for not fasting despite me not even being muslim, just because they think I should be one because of my ethnicity.
>It literally says in our book and our prophet himself never started wars, he only fought back when another nation attacked.It doesn't matter because at the end of the day you're talking about just one guy and the religion still exists more than a millennia later. Not that long after the prophet's death, several countries in Africa and Asia got invaded and the religion was imposed on these countries centuries ago and it's still affecting these countries today.
No. 1061605
>>1061600What country are you in
nonny?
No. 1061853
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Can anyone French help translate this? It's an old manuscript so it might be hard to read but Google Translate isn't much help and there aren't any English translations I could find.
No. 1062632
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B o y
No. 1062751
>>1062716Depends on which groups they used as samples honestly. I don't think Serbs are that racist, like in a lot of the balkan countries people will openly express their disgust towards gypsies or neighbouring countries, it depends who you ask. Same with the U.S.: are you asking somebody in a developed city or in rural Texas?
Like, I know from a friend that they had blackface on TV in Russia and the same thing happened here locally in entertainment shows (the videos are now blocked in other countries lol).
No. 1062899
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>>1061853this is from a manuscript called "La complainte de Gennes sur la mort de dame Thomassine Espinolle, Genevoise, dame intendyo du roy, avec l'épitaphe et le regret" written by Jean d'Auton in 1505. I found a transcript from the middle french manuscript, I can give you the link if you want.
This is how I translated it:
[I must] Complain with my mouth and burst into tears with my eyes,
This regret I grieve is so strong,
That my sighs, which hang always in the air,
Make me faint and hinder my words,
So that I’m forced, and by this mean,
To silence myself and finish my conplaint.
Following is the Epitath spoken through the mouth of the deceased
Like everyone, in this misfortune, fall,
Under this massive tomb,
I am dead, alas! and perished before the age,
Without having any respite despite the advantage
Of youth, wich I possessed,
And of beauty, so lavishly adorned,
Of wordly goods which I also acquired
In large quantity, when I was born in Gennes,
Where I lived quietly,
And til this day remained
I never thought this part of my stupid degree would one day be useful
No. 1063769
>>1061916A manuscript by Jean D'Auton called the Lament of Gennes on the death of Thomassine Espinolle.
>>1062899Anon, thank you so much! I lost hope. There aren't any English translation of any Jean D'Auton manuscript I could find. Did you study French/medieval literature anon?
No. 1066544
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>>1066430I am russian but i migrated long time ago. I knew shit was coming when COVID started, US told Austria to kick out diplomats for something that didn't have any proof, then US and RU both making drama that included visas (US told to kick out all of the Russians out of US, something along the lines and Russia said the same towards Americans), etc.I think the recent worst thing that happened (and I am surprised people don't talk about it) is that Germany cancelled all of the study visas for _Russians_. So people who got accepted into German uni won't be able to study there. Not sure how it affects the current students.
Even without it it's pretty difficult being in central EU, honestly. I got yelled at and a person started talking shit about me for being russian back when I went to job applyment place, it was tough. Back when I moved I went to a hairdresser, she told her friends n colleagues that her client is russian, she admitted she got scared because everyone started telling her how bad they feel for her and that she should cancel it ASAP, that she will have a bad experience, etc, so she got surprised that I act like a decent human. At one point you get used to it, really. The only thing I find annoying is when people cant tell the difference between ukrainians, belarussians n russians, but can you blame them. However, generalization sucks…
As for Poland thing, I am incredibly worried. I know nothing about Poland, I admit, but I've got polish friends and I feel terrible for them about the abortion law, etc. I think 'the wall' that their man is trying to build (while also now saying that russians will be banned from travelling to Poland) terrifies me. Russia in general is a fucked up country, our police put a kid to jail over Minecraft just few weeks ago, I spent the night crying because of mix of this and all of the sanction news, along with Ukraine 'war' is just…blergh. I honestly don't think any war will happen, really. Putin and his army are known for not being able to do anything but scare the people away, and it's easy to do that since english media knows nothing about Russia, while also being biased or just using bad sources (without actual checking) over the news, down to simple stuff such as back when a disgusting russian streamer killed a prostitute live on twitch, the eng media kept claiming it was his gf and among other BS things when in reality it was a prostitute. And things like picrelated happening all the time makes me sad. The worst thing is, of course, how people hate me for just being russian and assuming that i am some anti-lgbt villain or some shit.
No. 1067044
>>1066544I'm sorry nonna, it's true that russians get treated pretty weirdly in europe.
>I think the recent worst thing that happened (and I am surprised people don't talk about it) is that Germany cancelled all of the study visas for _RussiansWhere have you read about that? I can't find anything.
No. 1067150
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So I guess war is here now. I feel so bad for Ukrainian anons. I will never forget what some of you have said about previous wars.
No. 1067366
>>1067356Lmao… Yeah, like Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Belarus. Iran and China. Used to have close ties with India.
I think Nicaragua supports Russia too, but lol, can't wait for their air support!
No. 1067415
>>1067406That is the consensus it seems.
This is completely contrary to Russian foreign policy in the last 20 years, will harm Russia a lot. The already weak Russian economy will suffer a severe blow, her neutral neighbours will grovel before NATO to get bases on Russia border so they don't end up like Ukraine, Russians are mad and sad because they know this will make their shitty lives even shittier. And for what? some depopulated deindustrialized soil in Eastern Ukraine? If Russian troops leave, Ukraine will become a complete puppet of NATO for protection.
What possible reason could there be for this? It makes no sense.
No. 1067417
>>10674021. More access to the warm bBack Sea
2. Big pipelines
3. Historical obsession with long lost russian glory, small dick complex
Imho Russia has too many infrastructural problems to be conquering other countries now and all they truly have are threats of nukes and cyberattacks.
The strategy reminds of what happened in Yugoslavia in the 90s.
>ummm,you see people of nation B live in this area of country A, so that's technically ours>those people will revolt and say they're independent and the area will be oursThat situation ended with borders being more or less returned to mediveal ones, but bosnia is still a big mess and the whole kosovo situation is awful.
No. 1067420
>>1067417*Black sea
Also ofc that's in the long run in the next 50 years
No. 1067445
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Mate these Putin fags are the worst for years I’ve heard about Russian submarines lurking in our waters and and now we get this shit can that fucking country ever be normal?
No. 1067449
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>>1067447thanks for the chuckle
No. 1067462
>>1067457NTA nor an Ukrainian anon but where I live every man who went to military is obligated
to march out in case of war.
No. 1067468
I hate all of this. Every country is dealing with rona, inflation, unemployment and countless other things and now this. I'm only in my mid-twenties but it feels like things were always shitty and continue to get even shittier and like
>>1067458 said, I don't see how I/we are supossed to make it into old age. Fuck scrotes, their microdicks and their Napoleon complex.
No. 1067475
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>>1067462>every man who went to militaryCan't even be happy about potential cleansing because picrel
No. 1067476
>>1067461I don't want to add to fearmongering and I choose to believe what you believe anon, though historically, well… Poland had allies when WWII started too; and it's not that surprising that western countries ended just thinking that it's just some eastern issue that may not affect them if they turn the blind eye. With Putin threatening nuclear war, wouldn't be surprising it something like that happens again.
Hope someone assassinates him.But let's stay hopeful, at least for now…
No. 1067487
>>1067459>>1067461>>1067467>>1067476I wouldn't worry about Poland too much yet, Polish anons. Your country is big, better armed and a lot more valuable to NATO than say, any of the Baltics, where I live, so trying to pull this shit in your country is probably a little too ambitious for Putin at the moment. But I can see him starting somewhere smaller and attempting something like this in my country, especially in the areas near the border where the population is 90%+ ethnic Russians, and NATO will just fuck off because who really cares about us? But he's probably not gonna steamroll the entire Eastern/Central Europe all at once, so Poland is safe for now. I hope.
I hope that the rumors/tinfoils about Putin's declining health are true and he croaks soon. It's incredible how no one has assassinated him yet, you'd think between all the poisonings and falling out of the windows someone would try and succeed.
>>1067478Yeah, the Red Army was known for being extremely rapey. All armies are but theirs was notorious for it.
>>1067479Be well, anon!
No. 1067496
>>1067489Ngl positive side of history is bullshit in general. In an alternative history we'd be pushing guilt for the nuclear bombs thrown at Japan as hard as Germany has to apologize and ban any symbols of nazism (rightfully so). Yet the term "nuke" is still in casual language, imagine if "they're gonna holocaust this thing lol" was popular slang.
There were also brutal murders comitted by Britain in India, mass murders of gypsies in the balkans that were so brutal even the nazis didn't want to deal with that shit, and generally awful war crimes in Africa but we put all that stuff under the rug.
No. 1067499
>>1067493want to add that didn't hear any explosions after that ~7 times that were in early morning. thank god.
>>1067494>>1067495thank you!! I wish all of us the best. and death to Putin
No. 1067505
>>1067441Cerise
>>1067500The tax collectors will chase you down
No. 1067515
>>1067511NTA but here if you can read polish
https://www.komputerswiat.pl/aktualnosci/wydarzenia/ogromny-wyciek-danych-w-polskiej-armii-rzad-skomentowal-medialne-doniesienia/17hk4xjor here in english
https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7784/Artykul/2884820,Army-data-leak-contains-public-information-Polish-defence-ministryPolish Armed Forces claim it was all just publicly available data and I think it's pretty possible; my company had a huge employees personal data leak few years ago that is still circulating the internet but it's encrypted in the way that no one was able to access the most crucial data yet, hopefully an Army is protected just as well if not better?
No. 1067516
>>1067505Oh
nonnie, thank you so much, I love you.
>>1067491Kinda wanna get tiktok only for that reason, I know there's going to be a sea of fear mongering and fake stuff but I'd rather do this than watch currated western "news"
No. 1067528
>>1067520Isn't that the point? It'll be full of obvious passive aggressive votes as usual.
>>1067493I hope you'll be ok. Keep us updated from time to time, I'm worried about you.
No. 1067533
>>1067487tfw living in the town near border with majority of population being Russians.
I hate reading comments below the news here. These people are making fun of situation in Ukraine. Absolute psychopaths with zero compassion.
No. 1067535
>>1067529I love Swiss waterfalls in the spring! So picturesque, highly recommend as a destination for nature lovers.
t. a tourist
No. 1067540
>>1067534This, people complaining about Eurovision being political clearly know nothing about Eurovision lmao
Kinda on the topic of running away from war, if it ends up touching my country, I have no idea what I'd do. It's easy to say that I should run away, but I know my parents wouldn't and I legitimately feel like I'd rather die myself than leave them behind like that. It's sad and scary.
No. 1067543
>>1067493I wish you the best and nerves made of steel anon… I hope you and all the other civilians stay safe and this shit will be over soon without further escalation.
>>1067538seconding this!
>>1067487>tinfoils about putins declining healthI hope those rumors are true and this obsolete relict of the past will be gone soon.
I am not super educated about those terms if someone itt knows more about this you’re welcome to educate me, but: I know russian expansionists have always been super horny for warm water ports and ukraine/krim is an important strategic/economical place for their wet dreams of great russia etc. But this will probably strain the infrastructure of the ukraine even more, and russia’s too because all of this is expensive as fuck and even if russia is a federation now, it always had the problem of being way too large to effectively manage its resources and it will always have this problem so I see the plan of further expanding their territory as the dream of delusional old men who want to get off to their power fantasies one last time. Idk what kind of 5d chess is going on with this it just looks not very smart to me as a layperson. I know ukraine could gain them some potential economic benefits but not in a post-war situation, and at what cost? I Just wish they would leave the civillians out of this, fuck war and all of those warmongering assholes around the globe for carrying out their delusions of grandeur on the back of the people.
No. 1067551
>>1067548Tunisia
Probably a bad decision but if it is then oh well
No. 1067552
>>1067549Yeah, I'd rather not regret anything. Absolute best case scenario, I'll have my passport, there won't be any issue with covid and I'll visit Algeria as a tourist from time to time without having to pay for a visa every time. I've been made fun of by my family at the very beginning of the pandemic for being worried because I was abroad and "it only happens to others" and plot twist, I got sick for 3 months and had to go back home instead of working like I planned. So I always prefer to be a bit too paranoid than not enough after being proven right in one of the worst ways possible.
>>1067551We'll be neighbors then.
No. 1067564
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Mfw just remembered I’m a reservist
No. 1067572
>>1067493Nona, you can come and stay at my place in case of an emergency
t. Hunganon
No. 1067596
Kyiv anon here, I'm ok!
Thank you all sweet nonnas for your kind words!!
>>1067538You can make a contribution here
https://savelife.in.ua/en/donate/ No. 1067600
>>1067590You're not wrong but I meant artists representing their country in itself is political. It wasn't a discussion on how they choose to do that representation itself. But I can see your point now lol.
If it matters any, so far there's quite a few entries in native languages this year and last year's top 3/10 had a lot of it too.
No. 1067615
>>1067611nta but I'd rec @KievUkraineLive, also have
https://twitter.com/kylejglen/status/1496804693976231936dude casually filming while helis are getting shot down by manpads (kek wtf)
No. 1067622
>>1067614Can't imagine what you're going through right now, I hope you'll be safe. Have you stocked up on food and water?
>>1067615This is all so scary
No. 1067623
>>1067580I'm not saying that the situation is any better there, its my homeland and the only place I have connection with outside of Europe
Not like its the best choice which I already prefaced
No. 1067635
>>1067630Small Town in the South of France and it's nice but a bit inactive. Would prefer to live in a city like Montpellier, Toulouse, or even Strasbourg. I hope all will be well with you and your family,
nonny.
No. 1067650
>>1067631Nonnie that's called war.
Nothing is forbidden in War and Love.
No. 1067657
>>1067653I have a tinfoil theory about this.
Putin can invade Ukraine because Biden is so weak and incompetent. Any attempt to rally the US against Russia would fail because America is so divided politically.
Disruption of Russian gas to Europe is going to cause more economic problems as countries recover from covid and will probably make civil unrest more likely. There are already protests over vaccine mandates and lock downs. Because coal and nuclear bad because global warming, a lot of power plants in Europe are gas fired. No gas, no electric.
Putin may not even care about Ukraine but the consequences are in his favour. The US is shown to be too weak to act when China is watching, and the resulting political instability in Europe could lead to the replacement of the current elite.
No. 1067658
>>1067653samefag, correction to that the conflict has been escalated
again to a further degree. Don’t forget that this war has been going on for 8 years now..
No. 1067662
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>>1067493damn, i can't imagine how scary that must be. you're in my thoughts nona, wishing you and your family all the best. the pictures from ukraines highways, bus/train stations and gas stations completely overrun are chilling.
No. 1067677
>>1067657Idk about the detailed economic situation of every other european countries so this a vey localized post but germany alone produces way too much energy and sells the overshare to the neighboring countries afaik. (friend who works in the sector explained it to me like that if I recall it right). So while I don’t know much about the energy production in other eu states but even if some industries and sectors are dependent on gas, I assume the economic impact of this shouldn’t be too devastating and the coof shit is laughable compared to other political unrests imo (the restrictions are continually decreasing now anyway). But idk. coal is going strong here but I assume the plans to ditch it because of the bad environmental effect are now getting strained even more which sucks. I don’t really believe it, but I hope this KGB fossil and friends do not care about the expansion of russia that much because that would make the whole situation way less dangerous on a large scale. Since Ukraine is not a member in the NATO the allied states are hesitant in joining in on military action as long as no NATO state is being under direct attack and he knows this. I dont think biden as a person is really relevant here because he’s being carried by other instances. but god Imagine this would be happening with trump still there, the fearmongering would be insane.
sry if this post is a bit all over the place.
>>1067662man this situation sucks so bad. hope it gets better soon.
No. 1067699
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>>1067402I wonder this too. I have friends who are into Russian history and they were 100% sure that Putin would not invade ALL of Russia.. maybe the Donbas region but nothing else. I am shocked that they would bomb major cultural cities like Kyiv where there are thousand year old monasteries, it just does not make any sense at this point
No. 1067708
>>1067493Please please stay safe
nonnie. I've heard shit is going down in Kyiv too now.
No. 1067729
>>1067453Women are not drafted, this isn't Israel, it's Europe.
>>1067457A country will absolutely draft untrained civilian males if they are invaded and in danger of losing the war. Not women of course, we are safe, but young moids are very much in line for becoming canon fodder.
No. 1067760
>>1067729>Women are not draftedIn Ukraine they can, they changed the Law 3 weeks ago or so.
There is Video of Russian Paratroopers in the Antonov Airport.
If any Kyiv
Nonnie wants to leave, this one of the last chances.
>>1067759Yes, the whole world is currently occupied with the Russia-Ukraine War
No. 1067773
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>>1067767Anon? Look up the russian, east european and yugoslav partisans. Women were promised more rights and even before that the western image didn't apply here.
No. 1067788
>>1067787> an island invasion would be very different from ukraineYeah, it would take far more preparation and would be even more difficult to hide.
I genuinely think Putain has lost his mind and is doing this out of mental illness, I see simply no way this won't end with Russia in a far worse situation than before. I don't think China is as dysfunctional as Russia, they're barely holding together as is, without
triggering a giant economic crisis and war against god knows who.
No. 1067814
File: 1645720058793.gif (797.47 KB, 280x210, toast.gif)
I'm gonna waste myself numb tonight. To incoming nuclear winter!
No. 1067815
>>976034Just a passing burger
I know you all think we suck at geography and we do, OP's pic however would really be a good learning tool to teach us borders
No. 1067828
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>trying to seize the chornobyl npp
>is this reality?
Hahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa… yes. Yes it is.
No. 1067846
>>1067828if chornobyl blows up, then most of europe will be gone within a moment. No joke. My mum is still sick because of this event back in 1986. The vids from people from ukraine on twitter are freaking scary, keeping all ukraine anons like
>>1067493 in prayers. Fuck that shit.
Also, do you think the ESC will still happen this year?
No. 1067848
>>1067814I'm not a big drinker but I'll have a drink tonight as well
>>1067798>Putain>kekI mean she's not wrong lmao
No. 1067894
>>1067887I have seen some people say
>why don't the russians just revolt?but those people don't get how everyone would get killed
No. 1067897
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>>1067887I'm on the fence about decisions like picrel.
It's not the people's fault, as if being born in a dystopian dictatorship poorfag country wasn't hell enough, now they're actively being punished for something they didn't chose.
However, don't flee your country in time of war. What a borderline disgusting cowardly move, you stay, even if you can't fix it. People who fleed during WW1 and 2 were resented (rightly)
No. 1067901
>>1067894I totally get that, it's easy to judge but I myself would be terrified of protesting if I lived in Russia, knowing that I could get beaten, jailed or disappeared, I would just not have the courage to step up. And because everyone is afraid of the same thing happening to them, no large protests can be held, no one wants to jeopardize themselves or their family. I think for Putin's regime to topple from the inside he'd have to piss off the police and the military.
>>1067897I mean I understand them, I would flee too if war broke out in my country but only if my family came with me
No. 1067905
>>1067894Yeah, I've seen a lot of people talk about how any attempt to speak out against the government is shut down and the people trying to will get lawsuits for random shit that land them in jail. Right now there are people getting detained in Moscow for simply saying "No to the war". I just don't get how it all got to this point in the first place, how does someone just decide to do all this?
>>1067897What other option is there? Stay and pray you don't get randomly killed for something you have no control over? I hope all people in currently affected areas can find safe places to go to. They all deserve to live
No. 1067916
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Disgusting that people are trolling with this.
No. 1067918
I see some people siding with Russia here (Italy) because "Ukraine had their nuclear missiles pointed at Russia!!" but that's a retarded take and it feels like a shitty excuse. I hope this situation will calm down soon, maybe with some agreements, but I fear Putin is too much of a psychopath.
>>1067897I would absolutely flee my country of something like this were to happen and everyone else would too. What's the point of staying and possibly dying? You can't fix your country by staying. Fuck that.
No. 1067926
Should we make a ukraine general or stick with the discussion here for now? Not like the thread has any better usage and the war is on all of our minds.
>>1067912Why does Putin's face look so bloated and swollen here?
No. 1067937
>>1067926I like it here, it's prime eurofag talk, doesn't prevent Americans and other non euros to join in
I browsed pol (mistake, but I do it everytime there's a world threat) and they're all sperging and memeing about the hot ukranian gf immigrant, bleh why did I do thaaat
No. 1067940
>>1067931It honestly made me feel guilty about the middle east, africa and china/taiwan, I never made memes about the people there but I lived blissfully ignorant despite being born during a war. I know we can't have empathy for millions of people at the same time and save the world, but it makes me feel gross.
Meanwhile some people on the other end of the world make "vladdy daddy" and nuke memes.
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>>1067933samefag, there is also this
No. 1067943
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there are people protesting in russia
No. 1067959
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>>1067946Not sure if he's gay or not, but a narc for sure, his attempts at appearing young and macho are ridiculous. He's insecure as fuck
No. 1067969
>>1067934this, not gonna die for the wet dreams of some asshole whos sitting behind his security guards playing 5d chess or whatever, probably drinking tea and thinking about his next plastic surgery while shit like this goes down.
>>1067941kek I hope his health problems are from complications with that, would be a fitting death for such a narc.
>>1067950It could also be that they want to claim it for sentimental nationalistic reasons, because russia lost many soldiers while trying to clean this shit up back then. Military freaks do be like that.
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>>1067965I mean they already had cyber attacks
No. 1067995
I mean Russian government have people arrested for literally just standing around and peacefully protesting, no wonder they'd think invading another country is totally ok
>>1067991It all seems so hopeless
No. 1068015
>>1068008around 1996, yes, everything went back to Russia, if I remember correctly. Guess people are misreading things, Russia accused Ukraine of wanting to arm themselves with nuclear weapons and that Ukraine also has the technology for it.
It's really hard to find good information that are correct and not manipulated and most people don't know how to check the source of their information. Got two people at work always telling what Russia Today wrote about scientific stuff and it's mostly false and rubbish.
No. 1068016
>>1068008Yes, they gave up their nukes a long time ago. I wonder why though
>>1068011Our country is on such a terminally level of weeb shit that we have our own wikipedia category entitled "the french exception" kekkk. Thank you Club Dorothée I guess.
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>>1068016Maybe Ségolène Royal was right after all….
No. 1068041
>>1068024what did she say? I was too young when the segogo era came
>>1068030It really does feel unreal and imo it's normal to feel anxious about potential world war wherever you live. Wars are the physical proofs that your world is going to shit. I don't know what to say to make you feel better but America did what Russia did and no one batted an eye, it didn't start a world war either, so keep that in mind
No. 1068045
>>1068043God the idea that it's actually possible for Sweden and Finland to get involved with the war is surreal to me. Scandinavia has this image of peak welfare and peace (where I am). How quickly things can change.
You're all in my thoughts anons.
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>>1068030Same anon, I live in germany and have fam in poland. My guts are telling me that he will also try this with poland, which I hope I'm wrong on that. There has been always war out there but this one is just around the corner and it's scary. At this point it is also hard to tell how things will move from today. Shit is escalating pretty quickly. Picrel is for all eu nonnies, especially Ukraine anons.
>>1068037kek
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Stay safe nonnitas.
No. 1068084
>>1068069Yeah but this time it's on our own continent. Hope you're right tho.
>>1068074Once a nato country gets attacked the nato countries west from Poland are involved too tho.
No. 1068095
>>1068054Nonna, you're going to be fine. Putin knows very well that he can only invade russian speaking countries not part of any alliance, not european, finnish finland
Besides, the last time Russia tried to invade Finland it didn't go very well for them…
No. 1068121
>>1068105germany even said today that we have nothing to show off in terms of weapons when the Russians would arrive at the border. Not so long ago they even had plans to remove the army all together because it was said we would never need this.
We are fucked if this happens.
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nonacitas my anxiety is through the roof all day because we share borders with ukraine. i hope it's not going to escalate more
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>>1067916>>1067983It's /pol/tards this time lol
No. 1068148
>>1068140I'd recommend neither. Japan has a huge issue with hidden cameras and whatnot. I'd visit as a tourist but living there as a woman is a no.
>>1068143I'm all for moids dying but I think it's pathetic to paint it in such a romanticized light. No woman should worship a man.
No. 1068151
>>1068079Oh, I remember now. It also unveiled the memory of her meeting with BTS members and going omg they're so handsome kek. But yes, I used to disagree, but now I realise that religious American nutcases had a ~
valid~ point by saying "the media that you consume radically changes you to your very core". I wish it was complete bullshit but truth is, it's not. You can witness it in France through weeb bullshit and you can witness it in the USA through school shooters and incel crimes. Goes to show that autistic and mentally ill young people shouldn't be allowed to browse the internet freely. Impossible to monitor you say? you're right. That's why you shouldn't reproduce in this day and age, cheers
No. 1068154
>>1068148No one said anything about worshiping them. I literally called them meat shields because I value their lives less than the lives of women. Where did you even get the worshiping?
>>1068149>Even back in the day whengthey did fight, they wouldn't try to shoot the enemy, it's a real problem in the military.What do you mean by this? First time I hear that.
No. 1068158
>>1068100The only problem Poland will face is an influx of Ukrainian refugees. It is both part of NATO and the european union, Putin absolutely cannot go to war with the entirety of Europe and the USA for at best vague reasons
>>1068102>>1068107Their invasion force was twice the size of Finland's army, and they had five times more casualties. Finland is protected by the CSDP
The common mistake made in this thread is to conceptualize russians as mad monsters bent on invading all of Europe. The only countries putin can invade are those without allies and that he has a reason to invade. The invasion of Ukraine, which has 0 nuclear weapon, serves as a deterrent against democratic tendencies in Russia, a way to divert the russian public attention from russia's current economic situation, and as a bid to make itself relevant again on an international scale (won't work lol). If Russia didn't invade part of your country during the last 30 years, you are going to be fine
No. 1068162
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>>1068121idk, germany has still one of the highest military expenses? they manufacture a lot of it as well and have arms trading deals with many other countries. well anyway I hope this shit cools down asap I’m not ready to throw my life away for some fugly old moids and their issues. This whole situation is so annoying and I’m tired of doomposting but I’m a bit anxious because I’ve never experienced a war so close to my country before. Hope all the other euanons can sleep well tonight.
No. 1068191
>>1068151>you shouldn’t reproduce in this day and ageBased
>>1068181The army knows and always knew.
No. 1068194
>>1068156honestly? i could see myself staying behind and trying to do something for my country even though i cannot fight, like taking care of people or manufacturing or something idk
i am a finnanon though so i guess there just is that certain amount of patrionism inside me kek
No. 1068221
>>1068151>It also unveiled the memory of her meeting with BTS members and going omg they're so handsome kekThat sounds hilarious, I'll look it up.
>"the media that you consume radically changes you to your very core"I feel like this is only true for retards and literal children, and it doesn't even apply to all media, but then again… Most people on earth are retarded. I think the internet being regulated by external parties is way too risky and could lead to easily manipulated or straight up wrong information being prioritized over the truth, people should try to educate themselves more and gain some critical thinking skills, and parents should seriously control what their young kids do and see online.
No. 1068226
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>>1068218This film but I don't actually recommend it unless you want to feel like killing yourself.
No. 1068229
>>1068217If he is a Yandare then he is one on the lv of YandereDev characters.
He is a sick f up old dude that needs to go
No. 1068230
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i fucking hate scrotes
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>>1068210Memerica did the same shit that Russia is doing with Ukraine but with Afghanistan. But no one cared back then because they were on the """"good"""" side
No. 1068273
>>1068254>Putin just has a bunch of alcoholic slavs in Adidas pants who don't give a shit about their country and just want to go home to drink Vodka.I wouldn't really underestimate that part
nonnie. Slavic parents are as strict as asian parents and there's a huge push for engineering and IT knowledge with most of us having 15+ subjects in high school. A fucking 15 year old from a small village helped with the A1 takedown in europe recently and the local solution for wounds is to disinfect them with vodka. The problem is that everyone is clinically depressed and joking about their own deaths.
No. 1068283
>>1068273Of course it has a lot of smart people, cold climate creates smarter humans because they have to invent ways to survive the winter and deal with sparse food during the cold season. This is why IQ's are higher in countries with cold winters as opposed to countries where food is always available throughout the year and you don't need to be innovative.
The issue with Russia is that it is TOO cold and depressing, you need a bit of both worlds to create a healthy population without mental illness and crippling alcohol addiction. They can be as smart as they want if they all soak their brains in liquor it doesn't help much.
No. 1068298
>>1068290If historical facts
trigger you, maybe this thread is not for you.
No. 1068313
>>1068306Dangerously based.
>>1068307They have the monsoons, a similar natural evolutionary push.
>>1068309It's actually the inbreeding of the monarchies that is responsible for Europe's decline.
No. 1068316
>>1068313Sounds like you're just an American making up excuses for why you're wrong which is what you Americans can only do as soon as you get a little "knowledgeable" on world history.
>It's actually the inbreeding of the monarchies that is responsible for Europe's decline.Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure.
No. 1068323
>>1068294go back to pol, but be sure to LARP really well as a man lest they find out you have a cunt.
>>1068298except these aren’t historical facts, retard. i’m sure the couple of posts that rendered you an expert on race science were incredibly informative. do spare me the vomit-like regurgitation, though
No. 1068329
>>1068318It's because you lost the American Revolutionary War actually.
>>1068321Suicide
>>1068323I don't need to go to /pol/ to know the average IQ of countries, it's the most well documented psychological data.
>>1068326Are you going to blame the Enlightenment again?
(infighting) No. 1068341
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Here's my opinion on the polposting
No. 1068362
>>1068348I never said anything about Sharia law, I answered anon's question about choosing that or Russian occupation. You should really take your meds.
>>1068349It's NOT the enlightenment, it came straight from Marx and his retarded ilk.
>>1068350You tell her anon.
>>1068351Most of them are true.
>>1068353>Actually defending Democracy.The solution is a Constitutional Republic with strict requirements for citizenship.
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idk why but smartasses like this really piss me off
No. 1068391
>>1068373> It must be hard to be so stupid that you can't even have an argument on the internet without resulting to those diversion tactics and copes about your perceived "enemy".Must be harder being so stupid that you’re having an argument online. I’m sorry there’s an imaginary immigrant following you everywhere, screaming, “Bobs and vagene! Bobs and vagene!”
BetterHelp is a great resource.