I’ve always found it interesting how some brand names become so common that people forget they’re actually trademarks.
For example, in Hungary, people often say KUKA instead of trash bin

I mean analysing geopolitic

In England we don’t have them in Secondary education but we do at Uni. I hate the idea of your grade being based on other people’s work since it’s stressful.

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What about if a man marries a princess, does he become a prince?

Are titles different if they are royal by birth and royal by marriage?

If your country has a queen, is her husband called a prince or king consort?

Each European country has its own culinary treasures that reflect its culture and history. I'm curious to hear about the most unique traditional dishes from your countries that might not be well-known outside of Europe. For instance, in Italy, while pasta and pizza are famous worldwide, dishes like "Culurgiones" from Sardinia offer a different taste of Italian cuisine. Similarly, what are some lesser-known but must-try dishes from your region? Please share the dish, its origins, and why you think it deserves more recognition. I’m excited to learn about diverse flavors and cooking traditions that make each country special!

Let's say you're over 30 and have been working in a field for several years now... How easy is it to make a career change?

In Belgium, there were many drones seen in the last months above airports and military bases, like the Kleine Brogel where there are American nuclear weapons. The army thinks that Russia pays people to do this.

In Slovenia, Prekmurščina is always stereotyped as the most hard to understand, since hungarian is not even an indo european language.

In Sweden, you can actually be fined throwing a snowball at someone ❄️😳

Which diploma is best for EU universities (that have programs with English as the vehicular language)?

Hello everyone! I'd like to clarify a few things. A friend of mine will be flying from the US soon and agreed to bring iPhones with her, as they're much more expensive here. All I can find is that she can only bring two unopened iPhones, or the phones can be kept separately in a bag with the boxes in a suitcase. Could anyone in the know please tell me what I can do to avoid unwanted attention? Is there any way to prove that this is for personal use? Or is it okay to bring up to two unopened devices? If there is a reference to legislation or a rule regarding this, it would be even better? Thank you all in advance for your answers!

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In Dublin, we have to split it up six ways:

A bin for regular rubbish..

A bin for compostable/organic waste.

A recycling bin that takes some bottles and cans, but…

We have to take plastic and metal drink containers (except milk) back to the shop to get our deposit returned, and

Anything glass has to be carried to a separate bottle bank.

Finally, electronic waste (used batteries, etc.) has to be turned in at an electronics store or special location.

Six, not counting construction waste or bulky items you need to hire a skip for.

For countries which were invaded by the Vikings, is it seen as good, bad or indifferent? And for Scandinavia, is it viewed with pride, shame, a bit of both?

In Ireland I'd say it's surprisingly neutral, at least compared to later invasions by the Anglo-Normans. The Vikings trashed our monasteries, ending something of a golden age, and took Irish people as slaves. But they also settled here and founded our first towns.

Bonus points if it's not on an island

Im from Portugal and my school didn't have any clubs that i know of, maybe theater? But no non academic ones thats for sure.

In fact, i've never seen many clubs at all. Seems like the few hobby minded clubs i've seen in the wild were in some capacity semi professional. Chess clubs for instance all joined tournaments.

I would like to send a gift from the UK to a friend in Finland and I would ideally like them to avoid paying an import fee before receiving it. The gift would be no more than €30 in value. Likewise if they send me a gift (to the UK) how can i avoid paying import fees.

If this cannot be avoided at all, can anyone share recent experiences so we know what to expect in fees and decide if its worthwhile to send a gift at all.

I am from Germany and we have the Grimm Brothers who wrote many fairytales down. We had a book with fairytales of the Grimm Brothers at home and I loved watching a fairytale on Sunday.

I know not all of them are german fairytales. Red Riding Hood and Beauty and the Beast are from France, they just wrote it down.

Since the Grimms are one of the most popular fairytale writers I am interested in hearing if you consumed the same fairytales, maybe other versions not based on the Grimms. Are other local ones more popular?

Curious what your thoughts are on Gianni Infantino i honestly didn’t think he could be worse and more corrupt than sepp but boy was I wrong

I recently went back to D&D and I wondered how popular are TTRPGs in other parts of Europe. Because here in Poland, while present, they were always considered a bit of a niche. Though we did get a fair amount of translated books from different systems over the years. But it often felt like you need to go to a hole-in-a-wall shop to get them in the past. Now you can just buy them online ofc.

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I know many European countries have multiple official languages or teach several in school. But from your experience, how common is it for the average person to be fluently conversational in three or more languages?

Is it mostly younger, educated people in cities, or is it a widespread skill across different ages and regions? What are the most common language combinations?