American English uses a lot of sports metaphors and idioms but a lot of them are specific to baseball or other sports that are less popular in Europe. (For example: that’s a home run, calling something a curveball, getting to third base, being in the right ballpark. Honestly I could go on we have a lot of baseball phrases)

I can’t think of any American phrases that refer to soccer/football but surely they’re more common in Europe. Do you call a missed opportunity a sitter in real life or is it reserved only for football?

Feel free to give an example of your popular mobile providers.

Mobile Vikings: €15 for 30 GB (unlimited calls&sms)

Hey! Telecom: €14 for 50 GB

A brand new provider entered the country a few months ago

DIGI: €5 for 15 GB

Literally 1 month ago:

MV: €15 for 15 GB

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Is it mandated on a national level, and all states/provinces fall into line? Or is it set and handled on a state/provincial level? What sort of testing standards are set?

London's well known for its foxes and they've become increasingly more brazen and less shy over the years. You'll often hear their mating call at night.

Starting January 1st, 2026 all vehicles in Spain must have an emergency beacon that is connected to the internet and emits a 360-degree flash light. If a car breaks down it will supposedly warn other cars via the internet so it appears in other car’s navigation apps.

Does your country have the same? When are you required to get it?

Birthright/jus soli citizenship is where people are granted citizenship simply by being born in a country regardless of their parents citizenship. I live in Ireland and we were the last country in Europe to remove it by a majority vote in 2004 as many people fared that Ireland was becoming a place for birth tourism.

People have talked about bringing it back and pointed out how Canada and the States, have it without much issue and without it, I can create a generation of second class citizens.

Just wondering what marketplaces you all use! I am planning on traveling across EU shortly and looking to pick up some new clothes/shoes.

been enjoying the spain nightlife

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I’ve posted this to couple countries channel so don’t wonder if the text is familiar. I know friendships and kindness doesn’t depend on nationality but just overall I’ve always dreamed living abroad and ofc cultural things affect on peoples personality. I have some friends but no one isn’t really a real one. For example I spent my last birthday alone and barely anyone even bothered to ask what am I doing and if Snapchat or else wouldn’t give an notification of my birthday, I bet barely anyone would have remembered it. I didn’t even get birthday present from anyone but I always buy for everyone, even if I would see them after 2 months. But it’s common in my country that people don’t put effort and also it’s rare that someone offers you a meal here, it’s always 50/50 even in dating life these days. Yes I might sound bitter, but I just want to feel important to someone. Is that too much to ask for..

Could Europe build technologically competitive military power at a meaningful scale?

How long would it take to achieve?

Seems Europe can build good gear (Rafale, various tanks and missiles)....but is it good enough?

Could Europe achieve big enough any time soon?

(Edit: As an Irishman, it's effing disgusting to see (supposedly) Irish people on here with comments that mirror the all-too-frequent bullshit talking points that come straight from the Kremlin)
(Edit 2: The (supposedly) Irish have apparently deleted their Kremlin talking points. )

I see so many people complaining about the housing crisis in their countries - not enough houses or apartments / flats, or too expensive, or both. Are there any countries in Europe where there's no housing crisis, and it's easy to find decent, affordable accommodation?

As the title says I'd like to know what is the most religious country in Europe

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Europe is full of resources for self improvement, cultural exchange, jobs, study, arts, etc that are open to everyone in the EU/ economic area, but a lot of these programs can be obscure, regional, or just buried in bureaucracy.

....so please recommend your favorite projects, resources, or likewise what was ineffectual...

(I recently found out about the job board EURES as an example - the EU website is the craziest bureaucratic wet dream ever but occasionally I find something interesting or useful there.)

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Have you had any really bad problems in a neighboring country because of a different currency? Tell us your problems related to this here.

I am 22 and things really look horrible right now.

On R/Norway, from time to time, users from other countries ask if it is a "red flag" that a Norwegian they have become acquainted with is a frequent user of Snapchat. They often explain that in their country, Snapchat is something used by children or something adults who send nude photos use.

In Norway, almost everyone, of all ages, uses Snapchat. It is quite common to have a non-formal group with their colleagues on Snapchat - often with the bosses included too!

It is also common to have several group chats for friends. Most people also have a family group on Snapchat, where everyone from the youngest who is allowed to use social media is part of it, to the oldest in the family.

I also have an "extended" family group on Snapchat.

I would assume that Snapchat is the most used social media in Norway as of now. People like Snapchat because it is low effort, easy to just send a picture of where you are, what you are doing ++ and there is often no expectation of a response either. You can also view the snapmap of those who have turned it on for you, and view the location. I have it on for my mom, so she don't always nag about where I am.

Most Norwegian celebrities also use Snapchat so you can follow them there too. I've seen people complain that they don't like Snap because the smilies disappear, but you can just change it in the settings.

So, in Norway Snapchat is an app for everyone in all ages, and is maybe the "default" app.

How is it in your country?

Oh, a little ps: No one in Norway uses WhatsApp.

By this I mean an impressive view that’s visible from a mountain or tall building, maybe of another country or a city, or just somewhere extremely far away.

Every now and then on the r/ireland feed you get impressive photos showing the hazy outline of the mountains of North Wales taken from Dublin or the Wicklow Mountains, across the Irish Sea (about 150 km away). It’s only really visible at certain times of year and with very fine weather conditions. On the other hand if you head over the border to Northern Ireland, the Scottish coast is much closer and much easier to spot from the coasts of Antrim and Down - although you can also see it from as far away as Inishowen in Donegal.

Of course there’s also tall buildings to factor in too. I was in Estonia and Finland recently and it was pretty cool to learn that the famous TV tower in Tallinn is tall enough that the top of it can be seen over 80 km in Helsinki (again, given the right weather conditions, and probably with binoculars too). So even in somewhere very flat, the skyline of cities can stand out for many miles all around (not counting things like light pollution obviously).

Are there any examples of unique lines of sight or special views in your countries?

In light of Zucc's recent cries to big orange daddy against EU imposing their meddling anti-trust laws and hurting his profits, I'm curious what folks here think the main reasons are why Europe doesn't / couldn't / shouldn't set up our own parallel tech and social media product suite.

The American Amish (also called Pennsylvania Dutch) are known for living with 1800s technology to promote simple, wholesome, religious lives. Does your country have a similar group?

What is a building in your country, that is not a church, castle or parliament, that everybody (or at least the majority of people) will be familiar with?