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[–] [email protected] 4 points 23 hours ago

Not that this will do much but I just closed my Amazon account. Not supporting these piece of shit billionaires with my money anymore. They can get wrecked. Long live Saint Luigi

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)

And if you see an. American tourist in a maga hat, break their fucking legs!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

How dare you. That's so unfair. They'll just get treated cheaply and efficiently at your hospitals, paid for by your taxes.

If there's a way to cause injury that won't fully manifest until after they've returned to the US, that'd be better. A trivial medical treatment in Europe is worth a second mortgage in the United States.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

If there's a way to cause injury that won't fully manifest until after they've returned to the US, that'd be better.

Thats why you hide raw meat in a dish that won't kill worms / parasites and give it to them, especially meats that are known to have parasites that stay in the body undetected and multiply before causing isses

Bonus points if you marinate the raw meat in forest floor dirt for the day

That'd be really expensive in american healthcare

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

i don’t think that’s how it works… as an australian we have reciprocal care in some european countries, but not all. i can’t imagine the US would have any reciprocal health agreements, and thus you or insurance would have to pay

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Would a tourist wear a maga hat in Europe? I guess some would, but I've never seen any.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 22 hours ago

I've not personally witnessed it but I've heard that they sometimes do.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

wear a maga hat in Europe? I guess some would, but I’ve never seen any.

Give 'em some time, it's just the new version of the cowboy hat. They don't need to wear those in Europe either, but it never stopped them.

I was in Paris circa 01, Out on the street there's a 5' tall overweight cowboy, Hat, boots, button down flannel, his wife next to him in a 1980's Sunday dress. He was loudly complaining that no one there spoke english and how it was the language of the world. Then went on at great length to explain how everyone in the country was stupid.

Most people on the street certainly spoke enough English sufficiently to understand him, they were likely using it as a barrier to keep him at arms length.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You included UK, Switzerland and Liechtenstein in this image, but not Norway (or Iceland)? Well fuck you. /s

Seriously, Sweden looks like a penis with Finland balls without Norway..

[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 day ago (2 children)

why is the UK and Switzerland here while Norway is not? who the heck made this map...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Norway is necessary to not make Sweden and Finland look like a cock and balls.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Doesn't adding Norway just... engorge it?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

double-headed

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Damn, I didn't even notice :o Good point!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I think you should change it. The following arguments are political, but i think they are important to be heard.

There is no reason, why this seems to represent the EU instead of Europe, but then arbitrarily includes the UK and Switzerland, while excluding Norway, which undoubtedly is part of "Europe" even in the limited western European sense.

Also saying this map to represent "Europe" while Ukraine and all the non EU balkan Nations are not included seems to reinforce Putins ideas of which nation belongs into which sphere. I am sure this was not your intention. However Ukraine also needs economic ties to the western parts of the European continent more than ever, both during the war and whatever comes after it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Should it also include Russia then? At least the half that is in Europe.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No. Hell no.

Unless we're looking to conquer it?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Unless we’re looking to conquer it?

No thanks. That's like eating something you find under your seat on a public bus on a hot summer's day.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I’ve never had proper borscht, but cabbage can be pretty stinky when boiled, and beets taste like dirt to me.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Anyone else hate it when people say Europe, but actually mean the EU?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago

And then include Switzerland on their map.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Last time I checked the UK wasn't in the EU

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Better yet, delete your Meta and Twitter accounts

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Unfortunately I can't delete Whatsapp any time soon, for a long time I tried to convince my friends to use signal, but I just can't get them to switch. Also basically any handyman, plumber, painter, etc I know uses Whatsapp.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

Same but they have text messages too. I just tell them it doesn't work on my phone, which is true because I use grapheme OS and no play store. People also will get signal if you give them no other option to contact you - its free, they're just lazy. Just text them your username and tell them you left WhatsApp, you don't need to ask permission

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Done yesterday! The remaining bit is using WhatsApp with family and moving them all to something else...

Getting out of the Google and Amazon spheres is proving trickier but already changed my Pixel's OS and transferred my cloud to a tag digital next cloud account.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Lucky you, my bank still needs Google PlayStore for updates... Aurora and F-Droid is not possible as of right now. Maybe I should switch to cardTAN to avoid the app on the phone completely

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

why wouldn't aurora work? it's a play store reimplementation, i've never heard of being unable to update apps via it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Can't you just use a browser on your phone? That's what I do.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

At least my bank requires two factor authentification and uses as custom app for that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What OS did you move your Pixel to?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago

Graphene. /e/OS is European, but unfortunately its security implementations are dangerously outdated. It still doesn't enable re-locking your bootloader.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Check and check!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Hatereds gonna hate.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

Check
Check
Check
Try to

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Any Europe store's that ship globally ?

Also by the way MemoryC doesn't count because they have a american arm or their business

I know this because i got SSD's from them and customer support was helpful even when they gave me someone else's receipt with personal details the first time because my first name was the same but I probably won't be shopping with them due to the fact they sent another customers details to me.

Edit: also reminds me of the time Aramex (a shipping courier) sent me the details of someone else because a seller accidentally reused a tracking number somehow, I got that package after contacting my local depot because it nearly got sent back

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Watching Europe get the Colonization treatment has been crazy. They're getting wrung out some third world colony. And not even a good one.

The Philippines gets more respect than this. Qatar gets more respect. El Salvador gets more love.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

50% sure you're being racist because your comment is ambiguous

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

At least Europe is not Canada....