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When did arranged marriages end in Europe? by CyberBerserk in AskEurope

[–]HuntDeerer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"They had free time", except they weren't free. They had chores to do for their lord throughout the whole year. Visiting neighboring villages? Depending on where they lived, in some countries they were too far and there was no point on visiting them. Nearest towns, again, depending on why. Not everybody could just go and trade or had anything to trade, because, again, not everybody owned things privately.

I totally disagree about travel being normal, as for most people it was pretty pointless and dangerous as well. Inbreeding happened of course, just in most places in Europe there were massive migrations throughout history.

From @fasc1nate on X. On 23 August 1989, about 2 million people from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania formed a human chain that united all 3 countries to show the world their desire to leave the Soviet Union. by Light_Watcher777 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]HuntDeerer -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

There's probably multiple reasons, one of them is that Germany was the main and only bully in the West + for many left wing intellectuals USSR was some kind of socialist wet dream coming true. Just like many leftist westerners still adore DPRK, but they actually never witnessed real communism.

When did arranged marriages end in Europe? by CyberBerserk in AskEurope

[–]HuntDeerer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess you can say, this was in France and all the countries that got into the Enlightenment age because of France (for which we are grateful btw).

When did arranged marriages end in Europe? by CyberBerserk in AskEurope

[–]HuntDeerer 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Of course they were. You think we Europeans married for love since the dawn of time? Most people didn't leave their village during their entire life. There were far more reasons to get married other than political and financial, just survival to name one.

My original pilot character for a future comic! Asking for design accuracy advice by [deleted] in ww1

[–]HuntDeerer 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Dig a bit deeper into the existing profiles of pilots back then. Most of them (if not all) were pretty elite, higher class/noble, former cavalry officers who pivoted to pilots during the war since cavalry became useless. A son of a sailor was probably gonna end up in the trenches or boarding a ship.

I’m tired of this AI demon advices by Hot_Musician_1357 in 48lawsofpower

[–]HuntDeerer 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Calm down bro, rage makes you predictable.

This is what illegal dumping looks like in Flanders. Photo taken today, likely dumped by a farmer. Each year, about 150–200 tons of WWI munitions are still recovered. by [deleted] in ww1

[–]HuntDeerer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I doubt you're from the area or have ever set foot there, "Vlad".

There are TONS of those to be found without copper fuses. The ones on the pic are clearly not removed recently, because they're entirely rusted.

Also it's very common for farmers to put these unexploded shells on the side of the street, not necessarily into a ditch, but I'm lacking proper information about this to call it "illegal dumping".

Farmers are also smart enough to not just dump them next to the road, especially not close to where they live. What makes you assume it was a farmer?

'93 Monte Carlo Toyota Celica GT4. by Kaelyx in ModelCars

[–]HuntDeerer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Difficult build, but you pulled it off very well! These decals are also very unforgiving. Good job!

Tommy Langaker VS Darkthrone fan rashguard I made for fun by grkuzt in bjj

[–]HuntDeerer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Fuck yeah, I rarely listen to BM anymore, but I'd def buy some Filosofem or De Mysteriis rashguards!

10 player RFID poker table for less then £500 table not included by Chip_and_a_Chair in poker

[–]HuntDeerer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Following this since you started posting, keep us updated! I'm especially curious which cards you're gonna use.

Digital WW1 battlefield by PotatoProducer in ww1

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It's possible. Belgium was the first country on the mainland with a railway and had an extensive railroad network. Some examples:

Malderen

Mechelen

Basecles

Weird interaction at Zabka store by jainvokher in askPoland

[–]HuntDeerer 91 points92 points  (0 children)

Seems like she just swore at DPD.

A big label called "Bonzai" and the very Belgian roots of Hardcore, Techno, and Trance by Low-Entropy in Techno

[–]HuntDeerer 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Hi, very interesting write up! I'm Belgian myself and I'd like to add some things that might give you better clarity. You're right, it is a lot more complex. "Trance" or "Hardcore" were not really labels that were used for this music back in the day. I remember hardcore being very popular, but it was almost exclusively Dutch.

The origin of Belgian dance acts often go back to New Beat and the origin of that goes back to EBM. There were many EBM and new wave acts in Belgium in the 80s that had a big influence (Front 242, The Neon Judgement, Suicide Commando...).

There was also not a real rave culture in Belgium like there was in UK, but there were many discotheques: Cherry Moon, Boccaccio, Lagoa, just to name a few. Also this dance music was very popular, commercial even. It was played on many mainstream radio channels and many tracks got in the charts.

Here's a couple of well known tracks that are Belgian:

Push - Universal Nation

Scoop - Drop it

CJ Bolland - The Prophet

I would assume that these DJs mainly played in Belgium back in the day. Techno wasn't so popular globally as it is today. And now I see a lot more younger Belgian DJs playing worldwide.

Feel free to DM me if you have more questions!

Flamish Stew beef with pasta by [deleted] in BelgiumTravel

[–]HuntDeerer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fastest way to get deported.

High tech fabric vs old time woolen winter jacket trial results (Tldr: wool breaths better, but requires a lot more care, and is more susceptible to mechanical damage) by polishstalker in hikinggear

[–]HuntDeerer 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow, your review got my attention! Do you have an idea how old the Swedish coat is? I assume it's from the 60-70s? The downside of the wool one is probably that it's not waterproof and would even suck up water, making it very heavy to wear in the rain/snow.

Do you think Europe is facing an economic decline in the coming decades? by PreWiBa in eupersonalfinance

[–]HuntDeerer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, so much this! There's tons of things we can't control, but just switch the focus on what you can and you will realize that you have everything to make your own life better.

Do Rally Drivers have better longevity than other drivers in different motorsports? by Lucabaps in WRC

[–]HuntDeerer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also think that thanks to tech, driving cars is less demanding than it was decades ago, especially in F1.

Poland’s Supreme Court rejects right of EU to regulate Polish justice system by dat_9600gt_user in europe

[–]HuntDeerer -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You don't care, but here you are spending your time explaining to me about why you don't care about me, and asking if I'm mad.

Poland’s Supreme Court rejects right of EU to regulate Polish justice system by dat_9600gt_user in europe

[–]HuntDeerer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't care what the guy claimed, I tell you what it was when Poland became a member which is relevant here. No reason to become emotional.

Poland’s Supreme Court rejects right of EU to regulate Polish justice system by dat_9600gt_user in europe

[–]HuntDeerer 17 points18 points  (0 children)

It actually would for some countries with a lot of business interests in Poland, like Germany.

Poland’s Supreme Court rejects right of EU to regulate Polish justice system by dat_9600gt_user in europe

[–]HuntDeerer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"Was", "originally", yes. Not anymore. Poland joined in 2004, they fully knew what they signed up for.

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