In many parts of Europe, it’s common for workers to take off weeks at a time, especially during the summer. Envious Americans say it’s time for the U.S. to follow suit....
Well… factorys and stuff usually close down entirely for 3 weeks… but stores etc is still open… in sweden we also have alot of young people who have 10+ weeks of holiday who works a few weeks in the summer to help out, get some cash and work experience… ita highly regulated though… no shift work, no dangerous work etc… So society still runs like normal… but perhaps a bit slower…
Showed this pic to my co workers (steelworkers/blacksmiths) and only the old guys knew what was funny about the pic… Gen z think that calipers are toy guns…
Only sub i miss from reddit… also the sub i got my perma ban from… You can make fun of everyone… except greeks… because then you are racist and needs a ban… Humorless fktards…
How do you deal with your loneliness (to those of you who feel it)?
You can change the spelling of one word in the English language to match how they are pronounced. What word do you pick?
I’m picking “Colonel” needs to be respelled to match how it’s pronounced....
18+ Why I got temporarily banned from, and why I’m not going back to Reddit.
Someone made a post with a picture of a blonde haired blue eyed child. The title was “Would you slap this child for 88 million dollars?”...
66% of Americans want European-style vacation policies, like being OOO for the entire month of August (www.cnbc.com)
In many parts of Europe, it’s common for workers to take off weeks at a time, especially during the summer. Envious Americans say it’s time for the U.S. to follow suit....
Machinists, engineers and people of common sense unite ! (lemmy.ml)
spoilerFor people that don’t know this is not how you use Calipers
What are some good dystopian novels?
I’m nearly finished rereading 1984 and my appetite for dystopian books is whetted. What are some other great ones I should check out?
Sweden raises its terror threat level to high for fear of attacks following recent Qur'an burnings (www.ctvnews.ca)
[AskEurope] Fellow Europeans, what is the aspect of USA lifestyle that surprises you the most?
First of all, let’s try to avoid American-bashing, and stay respectful to everyone....
She invited four people over for lunch. A week later, three were dead. (www.washingtonpost.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/1247075...
Would something like /r/2westerneurope4u be allowed here?
For those who don’t know: It’s a subreddit where Europeans shit-talk other European countries and could be considered racist.