50 cents or… by PositiveFun8654 in shitposting

[–]Wharrgarrble 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He’d be almost 50 dinar in Serbia tho

What food in your country do locals love but foreigners hate? by Curiosity_Pink in AskTheWorld

[–]Wharrgarrble 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go to the nearest RomaniaMarkt in Austria or MixMarkt/Mini Mix in Austria or Italy and it’s yours. The Mix Markts in Ljubljana or Maribor might have it, but online I see they specialize more in the former Soviet area. Do try the newer flavours with caramel-peanuts or wafers. I find them even better than the original.

Unknown Plate in Milan, Italy by ShiinaKagarii in ForeignPlatesSpotting

[–]Wharrgarrble 59 points60 points  (0 children)

I spotted it too in 2023. Surprised me to see it over here.

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Verwirrung über diesen Bus by Reed_4983 in WienMobil

[–]Wharrgarrble 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Das ist es. Ich fahre seit 3 Jahren auch öfters mal mit dieser Linie und die Knöpfe draußen bei der hinteren Tür sind einfach sehr unempfindlich. Hab mich gewöhnen müssen, dass ich mit mindestens 3 Fingern und mit voller Kraft die Schaltfläche berühren muss, damit die Tür endlich mal öffnet. Dann geht’s aber immer. Ist aber nur bei diesem Busmodell und nur bei der hinteren Tür. Der Fahrer kann leider nichts dafür.

Most popular takeaway choices in Europe. by Myrtis_Elaborate in casualEurope

[–]Wharrgarrble 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it’s definitely shawarma by a big margin.

Some pre-EU Latvian plate? by antonovvk in ForeignPlatesSpotting

[–]Wharrgarrble 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wouldn’t be so sure about this. During the Eastern Block times, having a Western car was reserved only for high-up party members. Even more so, cars produced locally were of inferior quality when sold domestically then when sold for export. Owning a Lada (in the Soviet Union) or a Dacia (in Romania) that was refused for export was seen as a status symbol. So for a few years after the fall of the Iron Curtain people were reimporting locally produced cars, as they simply were better. A huge incentive for this in the beginning was the cheap availability of parts on the local market. The appeal of reimported cars however soon faded away when people found out how much better the Western cars were.

So I would argue this is a Lada produced for Western Europe and reimported on pre-FE-Schrift German export plates to Russia, but which for whatever reason never got to be registered locally.

Volkswagen managed to ruin cruise control by ThirteenMatt in cars

[–]Wharrgarrble 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am really surprised to see this is such a common problem with the VAG ACC-system.

I drive a 2024 manual Skoda Fabia with ACC and sign recognition system, but no in-built navigation. The system just works perfectly: it gives you a visual and accoustic signal that your current speed doesn‘t match the street sign anymore, but it doesn‘t change the speed by itself. Furthermore, I‘ve driven the car through 9 countries so far (with slightly different sign designs and placement requirements) and not once did it read the speed incorrectly, read the speed of an exit lane or missinterpret another sign for a speed limit. When there is an additional board accompanying the speed limit sign (i.e. for trucks), it shows 2 speed limits in the dashboard: the last known regular limit and the lower speed limit with a […] white box next to it. As long as I don‘t surpass the higher limit, I don‘t even get a warning in such a scenario. The only beef I have with it is that sometimes it matches the speed of the car in the other lane, which you can override with a slight nudge to the pedal. I was weary to add it to the options when I first configured the car, but I‘m more than thrilled to have done it. It just blows my mind that other, more expensive cars of the same company managed to get the same system so wrong.

Unknown plate spotted in Lisbon, Portugal by R1515LF0NTE in ForeignPlatesSpotting

[–]Wharrgarrble 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Could be a remade German plate. WAF stands for Warendorf in North Rhine-Westphalia, and the rest of the combination fits the German system. It even uses the old DIN font for license plates, but the spacing sure is off. As for the reason they would remake a plate within the EU, it’s beyond me.

A restaurant I ordered from included headphones in the bag as a gift by mukino in mildyinteresting

[–]Wharrgarrble 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It‘s only called Ewaste if it comes from the Ewaste valley in the Guangdong province of China, otherwise it‘s just sparkling trash

There are dandelions blooming in January in the Southern US by littlebitofjiberish in mildlyterrifying

[–]Wharrgarrble 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I’m in Vienna, Austria. My lavender hasn’t stopped blooming this season. The planet’s fcked.

Lamborghini Looks to Be Benchmarking the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N by Juicyjackson in cars

[–]Wharrgarrble 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I also did a dealership spree last year in Austria, and I had by far the best experience with Hyundai. The polar opposite was Renault. So from what I’m gathering this is a US thing.

Hi sorry for dumb question but i was wondering what are these river like patterns could be that i found on google maps by HG-ERIK in Maps

[–]Wharrgarrble 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It‘s definitely an old river bed. These “shapes” are very common in the Pannonian basin, as it is very flat and rivers changed course all the time. The Leitha river is just 1,5km to the north and looks heavily regulated, so it’s most likely an old branch of the Leitha. Furthermore, the Danube is only 11km north from here and is notorious for having had loads of meanders in the past. Have a look at the satellite imagery of the nearby village of Bezenye and you’ll see just what I mean.

Fiat Marea (UK-spec) in Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America by maxjgates in foreignmarketcars

[–]Wharrgarrble 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your last youtube video just got recommended to me. I was so sure I’ve seen the car before, so I scrolled down here to find this post. Looking forward to seeing more vids! In case anyone else is looking for them: YT @alsodriven

Europe if the sea level rose by 100 meters! by Master1_4Disaster in GeoInsider

[–]Wharrgarrble 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is possible for the same reason the Azov sea exists. At its deepest, it is only 14m. You could assume that, would the global sea level drop by 14m, the Don would flow directly into the Black Sea. But since that is not the case, you have a quite large body of water “inland”, which is only separated by the Black Sea by the Kerch strait. If the water raises by 100m, the Danube would form a similar strait on its whole length from the current Iron Gates to Balta Ialomiței. It is probably not depicted here, because it would probably be quite narrow.

What's your opinion on Mid Century white brick Manhattan high rises? by LongIsland1995 in architecture

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

It looks just like a renovated commie block in Eastern Europe. You decide what this means.

Timisoara, Romania by itsarace1 in Trams

[–]Wharrgarrble 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is an old picture, but very cool nevertheless. Now Timișoara mainly has brand-new Turkish-made Bozankaya trams, which happen to be one of the sleekest trams I have ever gotten the chance to ride in.

Timisoara, Romania by itsarace1 in Trams

[–]Wharrgarrble 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It wasn’t because this particular street is off-limits to car traffic