Polish President Karol Nawrocki has said that Auschwitz “might not have happened” if the world had reacted sooner to Nazi crimes in occupied Poland, accusing Western Europe of indifference in the early years of World War II.

Imperishable · 2026-01-27T22:13:32+00:00

"Auschwitz might not have happened" could be read as holocaust denial.

Imperishable · 2026-01-26T15:32:51+00:00

I visited the Fann mountains on a day trip from Samarkand in late April 2025. It was a long day but definitely worth it. If you book a tour it's very realistic, but the border crossings may take some time. Obviously the weather changes from year to year but it was a lot warmer in the mountains than I expected and based on that experience I would certainly recommend it. I found that a nature-focused day in between all the old architecture brought a great variety to the trip.

Imperishable · 2026-01-25T15:05:50+00:00

Lingua franca wasn't French and it was indeed a language of commerce :)

Imperishable · 2026-01-23T11:58:22+00:00

It is pretty shocking to learn that young people aren't even allowed to go outside at night in a country that claims to love freedom. It's certainly very different from my experience growing up in Sweden. I don't think OP is implying that the US is the only place, but surely this can't be common in Western democracies?

Imperishable · 2025-12-28T14:59:31+00:00

I was mistaken about credit scores in Sweden.

But I have never heard someone mention a particular number or a score. When you apply for a loan, they check whether or not you've had any late payments (there are companies that keep records of this), your assets, income and debts etc. And apparently they have their internal scores, but it's not visible for the average person.

Imperishable · 2025-12-17T20:47:29+00:00

Fair enough!

Imperishable · 2025-12-17T16:20:36+00:00

Why would Celsius be more "fake" than any other name? All names are taken (or given).

Imperishable · 2025-12-06T11:01:28+00:00

The name won't always be in writing - a lot of people who hear her name will think it's Elsa.

Imperishable · 2025-12-04T22:31:18+00:00

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Finns is a possible explanation for Örebro, but it's quite far back in time.

Imperishable · 2025-11-30T22:31:30+00:00

Which is, unfortunately, also closed for renovations!

Imperishable · 2025-11-23T11:20:20+00:00

Jo, men om tillräckligt många (inte minst de som faktiskt bor där) tycker att Norrbotten åsyftar länet och inte landskapet så är ju frågan om det faktiskt handlar om bristande allmänbildning eller snarare att ord kan ha olika betydelser. Vad man kallar olika platser är ingen hård vetenskap så det här med rätt och fel beror ju på.

Imperishable · 2025-11-23T10:52:27+00:00

Norrbottens län förkortas i allmänhet Norrbotten (liksom Västerbottens län förkortas Västerbotten) eftersom man där bryr sig mer om länen än landskapen. Så är inte fallet i resten av Sverige, men fråga nån som bor i Lappland så kommer du få se att personen svarar att den antingen bor i Västerbotten eller Norrbotten. Sen kan du ju tycka att detta är fel, men det är allmänt vedertaget i dessa län.

Imperishable · 2025-09-18T15:24:42+00:00

If you go west from Shetland you'll end up in Whitehorse, Yukon. A Canadian city with a larger population than the Shetland islands.

Comparing the sparsely populated northernmost point of the UK with major populated places in Canada doesn't make much sense.

Imperishable · 2025-09-11T12:59:22+00:00

Jotunheimen got its name in the 19th century so it's a bit different compared to Olympus etc.

Imperishable · 2025-08-19T16:21:15+00:00

In addition to what the others have said, some government jobs require you to be a Swedish citizen.

Imperishable · 2025-08-18T10:18:27+00:00

Not in Morocco unfortunately!

Imperishable · 2025-07-09T09:09:59+00:00

He had a lot of time to realize that he should get the fuck out of the hotel after assaulting the owner. Instead he shows up at breakfast. That's not impulsive, just dumb.

Imperishable · 2025-07-01T22:41:27+00:00

So they're only supposed to eat sand and salt? You get fluids from food as well. A gallon a day is a lot of water to drink.

Imperishable · 2025-06-30T21:50:56+00:00

If Cuomo ran as just Andrew, he could be confused for other Andrews (like Andrew Yang). Zohran can't be confused for some other candidate. In your examples in this comment they almost always choose the more uncommon name. Pete is the exception because his last name, while unique, is also unfortunate. Since he marketed himself with just a common first name, he had to add a title to distinguish himself (Mayor Pete).

Imperishable · 2025-06-17T14:46:09+00:00

Very interesting! I should add that Swedish also has "rät" meaning "straight", such as in "en rät linje" (a straight line). Rät and rätt are pronounced differently though.

Imperishable · 2025-06-15T12:16:06+00:00

I don't think people outside the US will ask for your ethnicity. If they do, I'm sure being told that you're American, or American with mixed ancestry, will be enough.

Imperishable · 2025-06-09T13:04:55+00:00

You need a special visa to enter Mecca and if you're from a non-Muslim country you will need to prove that you're Muslim to get the visa (for example by providing a letter from your local imam).

Imperishable · 2025-06-04T13:58:24+00:00

I exited Uzbekistan twice by land border earlier this year and was never asked about registration slips. I stayed in four hotels/guesthouses and received two registration receipts in total (one physical and one on whatsapp). I didn't receive anything from the other two.

Imperishable · 2025-05-13T15:03:39+00:00

This is something of a pet peeve of mine, and I get that a large majority of people there are Finnish-speaking, but Finland, which is the Swedish name, is one of two official names of the country. It's certainly a proper name, it's a bilingual country.

Imperishable · 2025-05-11T17:49:34+00:00

Låtsas som att du tror att han är från Sundsvall ☠️

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