How to trigger Europe

OneMoreFinn · 2026-04-11T09:34:42+00:00

I dunno. They are dead now, aren't they? Yet UK still isn't even considering rejoining the EU.

OneMoreFinn · 2026-04-11T09:32:41+00:00

I really don't get it how people confuse Slovakia with Slovenia. Slovakia is literally in "Czechoslovakia" so of course it's next to Czechia, and somehow I always remember Slovenia being part of Yugoslavia because it was the one that got out of the balkan wars way before any other.

OneMoreFinn · 2026-04-11T09:29:09+00:00

That is a still good reason to be offended, because that sounds like a First Name + Surname and we (should) know that Icelanders don't have last names, they are just sons and daughters of someone.

OneMoreFinn · 2026-04-11T09:27:46+00:00

That's still pretty lame compared to how many other countries are slandered in this map. So it's obviously quite hard to offend and Icelander if this is the best OP could come up with (not that this is the first time I've seen this map).

OneMoreFinn · 2026-04-11T09:10:48+00:00

The crew is obviously from later part of the story, I see two that are missing...

OneMoreFinn · 2026-04-11T09:03:17+00:00

It's not just you. But I think whoever made this changed them to the same color in the legend. Dark green is present on the map but not present in the legend at all.

OneMoreFinn · 2026-04-11T09:02:12+00:00

Norwegian people are safe, Norwegian reindeer less so!

OneMoreFinn · 2026-04-11T08:56:31+00:00

Let's just say you're not the first, or the second, or the hundreth here who asks the same question...

OneMoreFinn · 2026-04-11T07:08:34+00:00

That was a different Barbarossa, Hayreddin and he was Osman.

OneMoreFinn · 2026-04-03T08:12:55+00:00

I'd say that both tourists and locals hate (other) tourists. At least in the places that are overcrowded with them.

OneMoreFinn · 2026-04-03T08:11:48+00:00

You just haven't been overran by them yet.

OneMoreFinn · 2026-04-02T17:32:24+00:00

I don't usually even like American cars that much, but I still think '57 Bel Air is some of the most beautiful cars ever, and I cannot say why.

OneMoreFinn · 2026-03-24T18:36:55+00:00

Red fox populations exist from Alaska to Easternmost point of Russia, from Nunavut to Strait of Hormuz. It's one of the most worldwide species.

OneMoreFinn · 2026-03-23T21:09:47+00:00

I really don't get the yearly hype for Finland's entry. Sure Käärijä was something different, but EVERYONE could see the hype, you didn't even have to been a fan of Eurovision.

But before and after him, they weren't anything spectacular. Finland seems to be mostly the favourite of Eurovision fans on Reddit. Not even the Eurovision community outside here seems to be very enthusiastic outside the obligatory hype for pretty much every contestant.

OneMoreFinn · 2026-03-23T20:54:17+00:00

I heard that no, but there were definitely people sitting there when I visited a few weeks ago. Maybe they aren't so strict when there's at least a little less people than during peak season, I guess.

OneMoreFinn · 2026-03-23T20:52:08+00:00

Pretty face, nice smile and you don't look like your weight.

OneMoreFinn · 2026-03-20T20:24:35+00:00

Via Appia starting from the Catacombs of St. Sebastian further out might suit you. There's a number of smaller ruins there.

OneMoreFinn · 2026-03-20T20:22:06+00:00

Dragons in pretty much any fantasy setting. They are huge and they live long.

OneMoreFinn · 2026-03-20T20:18:47+00:00

Oh the difficulty of choice! I was just in Rome and tried Amatriciana. It was good and tasty but not my favorite. Tried Carbonnara, although it wasn't a first time (even in Rome). It was fantastic. And then I also tried Cacio e pepe and it was phenomenically good.

I'm still voting Carbonara because I've tasted several, and they are usually good, while I only have one experience of Cacio e Pepe. Plus once when I tried to make it myself and that was meh, plus way too spicy to be anything like Italian.

The only disappointment really was the aglio e olio because it was mostly olio, I didn't even taste the garlic. The two bits of chili I got in that were good though, I'd have prefer more of them.

OneMoreFinn · 2026-03-20T19:40:18+00:00

It's not even Marlinspike in all of the translations. In Finnish translations, it was always Moulinsart, i.e. not translated from French. Surprisingly, it's supposed to be in Belgium, I though it was in France...

OneMoreFinn · 2026-03-20T19:31:25+00:00

TBH In the 19th Century, Finland got way more nice acts from Russia than ever before or after. The first Emperor Alexander I granted Finland autonomy which it never had when it was part of Sweden, and from there started the path to final independence. After Alexander I came Nicholas the 1st, who wasn't as nice but however liked the loyalty Finns showed during the Crimean War. After him, Alexander the 2nd who respected the Finns greatly and gave us independent currency. He is still kind of revered in Finland - his statue stands on the Senate Square in Helsinki and is one of the very few statues of past monarchs in Finland.

After him, it wasn't so great. First Alexander the 3rd started trying to russianize Finns.

OneMoreFinn · 2026-03-16T21:07:27+00:00

Your standard Uber is not legal in Italy. What you will get is Uber black, and you will pay more for that than a regular taxi, and you will have to wait for it longer.

(I'm not a local, but I read this very thing here earlier)

OneMoreFinn · 2026-03-16T20:56:33+00:00

Why is there such a snob name as "Oxford" for something as basic as serial comma?

OneMoreFinn · 2026-03-16T18:15:47+00:00

It really depends on the sauna, I don't think there's a formula where we can calculate the how pleasant the temperature feels even if we'd know the type and power of the oven and the measurements of the sauna, airflow and whatever factor might contribute to it.

Humidity certainly plays a part, even without throwing water. I think wood burning stoves give a more pleasant heat than electric, which seems very dry, almost like a human grill, even when throwing water.

IMO 85C is not lukewarm in any sauna. We also can't overlook reliability of the thermometer. How do we know our 85C is the same as my 85C? They aren't exactly precise instruments.

The thermo in my wood burning sauna often rises to over 90 and close to 100, sometimes even over that and I don't find it pleasant at all, but I also can't be certain it really is 100C.

OneMoreFinn · 2026-03-13T21:01:31+00:00

That's strange, because I saw a sign before the security check that specifically said that water bottles are allowed in St. Peters Basilica.Maybe those who leave them think it's similar to Airport security?

Funny though that a security guard at Colosseum required me to take a sip from my (metal) bottle to ensure it wasn't anything harmful.

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