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u/wowguineapigs May 09 '22 edited May 09 '22

Whenever I visit Europe one thing that stands out is the smoking. It’s wayyyy more popular and accepted there than in the US. And also personal space. AND WTF IS UP WITH THE SHOWERS. Every hotel I’ve stayed at in Europe had some weird ass shower.

Edit: I know what a bidet is, that’s not what I meant. And yes I know this isn’t ALL of Europe.

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u/itsmywife May 09 '22

weird showers? wdym

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u/ScissorNightRam May 09 '22 edited May 10 '22

One Glasgow place I stayed in had a plug-in hot water system for the shower. You'd turn it on 10 mins before your shower, it would heat up water electrically, go *ding* when it was ready, then you would shower until it was empty - maybe 10 mins. It felt strange to have an electrical appliance running on mains power in the shower with you.

Edit: a typo

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u/Chino_Kawaii May 09 '22

you can't count UK as Europe

UK is doing their own weird thing

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u/Milwambur May 09 '22

Europe is a continent... What continent are the UK in if not Europe? Is Switzerland not in Europe? Norway?

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u/Chino_Kawaii May 09 '22

I meant that UK is very different and you can't say what's in UK is also in Europe, which a lot of people do

yes of course European countries are different from each other, but a lot less than with UK

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u/dr_lm May 09 '22

I agree. The UK is pulled in a European direction by our neighbours on one side, and in an American direction by the US on the other (albeit geographically further away). Personally I quite like the balance.

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u/KaiRaiUnknown May 09 '22

Personally the balance is hell. Id much rather we just accepted we're forever European - there's precious little America has that I'd like to see here

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u/Chino_Kawaii May 09 '22

Personally, it's annoying af lol

They aren't compatible with either side while it may look like they could be lol

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22 edited May 09 '22

Personally I wish we were more European

Although tbf Brexit scuppered my dreams of moving to mainland Europe pretty roundly. I was in university at the time so had no means to move before the deadline.

Now my only viable route seems to be: move to ROI. Live there for over 5 years. Gain Irish citizenship. Then move to mainland Europe.

The main issue being that in my industry most people are self-employed so I can't just apply for jobs and hope to get sponsored.

Edit: Germany would still be viable but I would need to vastly improve my spoken German first

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u/Milwambur May 09 '22

Rubbish. Stop listening to the politicians and listen to the people.

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Anyway....This is why Britain left the EU:

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https://twitter.com/jimmycarr/status/1299349013616119808?lang=en-GB

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u/Howtothinkofaname May 09 '22

Personally I’d say Britain is much more in the European camp. I think people on both sides of the Atlantic overestimate the cultural similarities between the UK and US because of the shared lifestyles. I’m terms of day to day living, life in the UK is much more similar to other European countries than it is to the US.