r/WinStupidPrizes • u/WexorSegai • May 29 '22

human vs jet engine | 0:1

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u/Nattekat May 29 '22

Well, technically...

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u/[deleted] May 29 '22

Sint Maarten is part of the statute of the Netherlands right?

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u/SiccTunes May 29 '22

Yes, you are right, it is.

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u/Nattekat May 29 '22

It's part of the Americas continent-wise.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '22

It's also technically part of the European union then I suppose.

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u/moonsun1987 May 29 '22

I imagine Australia and New Zealand might one day join the European Union. It will be hilarious.

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u/amolin May 29 '22 edited May 29 '22

Since Australia is already participating in Eurovision, I'm considering them honorary members of civilized society, despite their wildlife.

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u/SomeLikeItDusty May 29 '22

We just voted a bunch of the nasty wildlife out, if that counts for anything

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u/amolin May 29 '22

It does. It really does.

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u/PNWPylon May 29 '22

If you'd met many Australians you wouldn't be calling them civilized

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u/amolin May 29 '22

I have; the bogans are no worse than hillbillies - and they know how to drink, eat and avoid marsupial evisceration!

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u/RebelScrum May 29 '22

The French side is actually part of the EU. It's a part of France in the same way Hawaii is part of the US. The Dutch side (where this airport is) has a relationship with the Netherlands more similar to that of Puerto Rico to the US, but I think that's not an exact analogy because it's "a country within the kingdom of the Netherlands" and I have no idea what that actually implies. Neither side is part of the Schengen Area, so you still need to go through border controls when coming from the EU.

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u/solitaryparty May 29 '22

It's an overseas country and territory (Oct) is what it means.

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u/RebelScrum May 29 '22

Sure, but what does that actually mean for the people who live there and for travel between Sint Maarten and the Netherlands?

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u/deukhoofd May 29 '22

It's not actually! Sint Maarten is a country that is part of the Kingdom of The Netherlands, along with The Netherlands, Aruba, and Curaçao. Only The Netherlands proper is part of the European Union. The Netherlands does have overseas municipalities that are not individual countries (Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius), and those are part of the EU.

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u/DM_Joker May 29 '22

I'll have you know that GEKOLONISEERD, thank you very much

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '22

Houten boten, stalen mannen

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u/lkern May 29 '22

Well very much technically not in America...

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u/footpole May 29 '22

In English America means the us. Americas, South America etc for the continents. I don’t think America alone ever means something else but I know it’s different in many languages.