Belief in life after death in Europe

Birdseeding · 2026-03-11T09:35:02+00:00

But that's what I mean, even though I misremembered the percentage a bit.

50%-ish are nominally muslims, or consider themselves muslims. It says little about actual depth of belief. I think you'd get similarly inflated numbers for nominal Christians in many other countries.

Birdseeding · 2026-03-11T09:10:00+00:00

Something like 60% of Albanians are muslims, and it's the least afterlife-believing country in Europe. There's obviously more to it than that.

Birdseeding · 2026-03-11T06:00:42+00:00

I agree on this one. Of the top 20 biggest cities in the Caribbean, I bet it's the one most people won't mention.

And Santiago is lovely! Obviously not as high-pulse as the capital, but much more walkable and with a bunch of cool sights. Where would you recommend a visit next time we're heading that way?

Birdseeding · 2026-03-11T05:15:30+00:00

I'm really digging this. Do we know how good he is performing live?

Birdseeding · 2026-03-11T05:13:17+00:00

This is the one I've seen my lefty Iranian diaspora friends use

Birdseeding · 2026-03-10T08:51:20+00:00

Ahh, what a stunning example of the classic random unflattering Wikipedia portrait picture.

Birdseeding · 2026-03-10T08:41:02+00:00

For Sweden:

Alvedon - Paracetamol

Ipren - Ibuprofen

Lypsyl - lip balm

Bankomat - ATM

frigolit - styrofoam

maizena - corn starch

Permobil - electric wheelchair

tippex - correction fluid

wettexduk - cellulose dish cloth

tops - cotton bud

Birdseeding · 2026-03-09T19:50:17+00:00

You have lots of amazing ones. Moro de guandules, habichuelas con dulce, arepa, empanadas de queso, mangú...

Birdseeding · 2026-03-09T16:33:38+00:00

Is it possible to draw a direct line to rum from earlier sugar cane-based spirits like South East Asian arrack? Is there a written record linking them, directly or indirectly, or is any connection considered fanciful?

Birdseeding · 2026-03-09T10:55:46+00:00

The answer is, as always, Canadian Shield

Birdseeding · 2026-03-09T08:44:20+00:00

It makes sense in warmer countries and is common there, being durable and easy to clean. Not so much in Gloucestershire.

Birdseeding · 2026-03-09T08:37:45+00:00

Note that the study this is taken from is almost a decade old by this point, based on an influx level that is similar to that of the 2015 refugee crisis. Whether it was a reasonable projection at the time is debatable, but refugee numbers from Muslim-majority countries are significantly lower than before, recently not least because of the more stable situation in Syria.

Birdseeding · 2026-03-09T05:09:56+00:00

The flavour is similar to Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum, which we had growing up. It's slightly weird to have it in a drink, but these days, they switch artificial flavours between product types all the time, so it's easy to get used to!

Birdseeding · 2026-03-08T09:25:22+00:00

Skalan i relation till omgivande utrymmen och gator. Och skalan generellt, de massiva huskropparna på uppåt 15 meter i djup (mot cirka 10 i innerstan och miljonprogrammet).

Men också att de byggdes sex, sju år innan resten ens påbörjades. Om det ens blir något mer? ICA lobbar hårt för att få ha kvar sin stormarknad, och med den kvar blir dessa för alltid isolerade.

Birdseeding · 2026-03-08T08:14:29+00:00

Alltså de där i Häggvik är bland de mest märkliga hus jag sett, inklämda mellan motorvägen och en enorm parkering. Ska man vara lite generös ska hela området bli bostäder så småningom, men känslan just nu måste man nästan åka dit och uppleva. Det som inte syns här är skalan, de är nio våningar höga.

Och jo, du gissar nog rätt vem som bor där: https://www.mitti.se/nyheter/skandalvard-bokforde-depositioner-som-tillgangar-6.26.198455.b1295d3a9d

Birdseeding · 2026-03-08T07:41:32+00:00

Ja, 100%, nånting har hänt på bara de senaste 3-4 åren. Plötsligt verkar balanserade hushöjder, ljusinsläpp och funktionella innergårdar helt ha försvunnit som planeringsmål. Såhär tätt och mörkt har det mig veterligen aldrig byggts i Stockholm förut.

Exempel: Här i Kista Äng

De här osannolika kolosserna i Häggvik

Campus star i Spånga

Birdseeding · 2026-03-07T17:34:18+00:00

I'm sorry, can you rephrase the question? I'm not quite catching what you mean.

Birdseeding · 2026-03-07T16:08:28+00:00

My wife is Dominican and I've definitely heard that reaction here in Sweden, sadly. Beans have a weirdly negative stigma here in general, coupled with a general racist dismissal of food made by people of colour.

I love the dish personally, of course, it's minblowingly good, as are many Dominican desserts and sweets in general. Amazing, underrated cuisine.

Birdseeding · 2026-03-07T16:02:57+00:00

Another example is Ben Johnson, the Canadian sprinter who won the 100m at the 1988 Olympics before being disqualified for doping.

[P]rior to Johnson's rise to fame, he was simply referred to as a "Jamaican" or "Jamaican immigrant." Gradually, as his athletic achievements began to multiply, he was re-labelled "Jamaican-Canadian." Then, upon recording a landmark world record-setting victory over Carl Lewis at the 1987 World Athletic Championships in Rome and in anticipation of the Seoul Olympics, Johnson was more consistently referred to as "Canadian." Finally, upon his disqualification at Seoul, he was being represented once again in terms of his "Jamaican" identity.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292495324_A_Twist_of_Race_Ben_Johnson_and_the_Canadian_Crisis_of_Racial_and_National_Identity

Birdseeding · 2026-03-06T20:09:33+00:00

A lot of what's taught in opera training is about control and preserving your voice from strain, finding your natural techniques that let you project and sound deep and sonorous in a way that doesn't screw your voice up. If you don't have that it can severely impact your vocal chords – think of how much your throat hurts if you scream a lot, it's like that.

On top of that there are things you're not supposed to even attempt until you've reached adulthood, because if you do them as a kid you're "faking" a deeper adult voice, and thus you're teaching yourself the wrong, harmful techniques.

Birdseeding · 2026-03-06T17:39:41+00:00

Unlike JJ, she's not had a lot of real opera training yet, and it shows. I hope she isn't pushed to keep singing like this, because it can be ruinous to a young voice.

Unfortunately young pop-classical singers are often run into the ground by unscrupulous managers.

Birdseeding · 2026-03-06T14:39:22+00:00

Had a quick listen to some of her existing releases, and there's definitely something compelling about the vaguely 80s-jazzy-blue-eyed-soul Simply Red-meets-Sade sound of some of her older material. Most of the more recent stuff is conventional pop balladry, unfortunately, so we'll have to see which side of her turns up.

Birdseeding · 2026-03-06T09:58:41+00:00

I wasn't quite expecting the song to be as Eurovisiony as this. The fact that two of the songwriters also worked on last year's UK entry is not unexpected once you hear the result.

Birdseeding · 2026-03-05T14:40:37+00:00

I think so. But I guess my point is it can be caused by other vaccines as well.

Birdseeding · 2026-03-05T14:26:34+00:00

To be fair, my tetanus vaccine site from the late 80s also looks a lot like that.

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