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[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 13 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.

[–] x4740N@lemm.ee 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

[–] pupbiru@aussie.zone 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

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 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.

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

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 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.

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

[–] fnafdesktopfan111@lemmy.blahaj.zone 58 points 2 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago

double-headed

[–] Soggy_Commission_934@feddit.org 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days 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.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No. Hell no.

Unless we're looking to conquer it?

[–] Quittenbrot@feddit.org 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.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 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.

[–] Frostbeard@lemmy.world 9 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..

[–] Sorse@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

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

[–] JayObey711@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

And then include Switzerland on their map.

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

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

[–] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 35 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

Better yet, delete your Meta and Twitter accounts

[–] bier@feddit.nl 17 points 2 days 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.

[–] NotLemming@lemm.ee 7 points 2 days 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

[–] Renohren 4 points 2 days 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.

[–] Soggy_Commission_934@feddit.org 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days 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

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 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

[–] NotLemming@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Melchior@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago

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

[–] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

What OS did you move your Pixel to?

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

[–] Renohren 1 points 2 days ago

Check and check!

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

Hatereds gonna hate.

[–] ZonenRanslite@feddit.org 12 points 2 days ago

Check
Check
Check
Try to

[–] RichieRich@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago
[–] x4740N@lemm.ee 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

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days 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.

[–] x4740N@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

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

[–] Melchior@feddit.org 2 points 2 days ago

At least Europe is not Canada....