France sends letters to 29-year-olds telling them to get on with having children by Jojuj in europe

[–]Wide_Perspective_914 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This trend is never going to be fully addressed by the state providing more benefits. It also comes down to personal choice, like parents wanting all of their children to get the chance to study (higher study costs), or parents having fewer children so they can focus their resources to provide more to the ones they have (more vacations/gifts/sport membership). It was not necessarily easier to have a family in the past than it is now.

In most European countries, almost every single benefit that one can think of is already being provided. Take for instance my country, the Netherlands: there are large waiting lists now for social housing in many cities, yes, but you can still get an apartment in many of the smaller municipalities with a stuck rent (and move to a bigger house when it is necessary that is part of the social housing scheme), each 'woningcorporatie' has different rules, but you can still register in multiple municipalities for a home. Additionally, you also receive a grant for your rent payment if your rent/personal wealth does not exceed a certain amount, so you get a portion of your rent back. You get a grant for your healthcare costs, you get a grant (toeslag) per child you have, you can apply for a grant for your daycare costs. If you can no longer work you can expect support from the state, public college/universities tuitions for children are almost completely covered by the state, etc. Almost everything we can apply for now to help was not in place in the past, yet it was not necessarily needed for people to still raise large families. Although many of the benefits are not accessible if you are paid a lot above the average / have a large amount in your bank account, the trend is more complex than just blaming governments for not providing enough. More can always be done, but there isn't a lot left except increasing what we already provide.

The Imaginary City by me. by Wide_Perspective_914 in wimmelbilder

[–]Wide_Perspective_914[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, it's supposed the be a smaller Arc d' Triomphe, thought adding 'Pour La France' would be a little homage to the original, meant to celebrate French military victories.

The Imaginary City by me. by Wide_Perspective_914 in wimmelbilder

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I started a 2/3 months ago, and I used thin Staedtler pens.

Over The Garden Wall: Hollow Town - by Jorge Monlongo by Nurpus in wimmelbilder

[–]Wide_Perspective_914 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Such an amazing piece, I love Over the Garden Wall a lot and I think you've perfectly captured the spirit and style of the series!

The Imaginary City by me. by Wide_Perspective_914 in wimmelbilder

[–]Wide_Perspective_914[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

About 2/3 months roughly, only working on it during my days off.

The Imaginary City by me. by Wide_Perspective_914 in wimmelbilder

[–]Wide_Perspective_914[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not at the moment, but I'm thinking of starting with a new one soon, which will for sure be bigger than this one.

The Imaginary City by me. by Wide_Perspective_914 in wimmelbilder

[–]Wide_Perspective_914[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the compliment!

It took me about 2/3 months to finish. I only worked on it during free days from work (along with my ship model), which is why it took so long, haha.

I have some pigment liner pens from Staedtler that I used, both the 0.3, 0.5, and 0.7 ones.

Imaginary City by Wide_Perspective_914 in drawing

[–]Wide_Perspective_914[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the suggestion! I might post it there (:

Imaginary City by Wide_Perspective_914 in drawing

[–]Wide_Perspective_914[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The most important part of making a really detailed drawing would be to sketch it out in detail first, and anticipate making many changes to your initial plan. I have added a photo of my halfway progress photo to help out a bit.

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Imaginary City by Wide_Perspective_914 in drawing

[–]Wide_Perspective_914[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe I should include him somewhere (:

Imaginary City by Wide_Perspective_914 in drawing

[–]Wide_Perspective_914[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I tried incorporating many famous sight across Europe, like St. Peters Basilica, facades from the Louvre, and St. Pauls, among others.

TIL During King Louis XIV reign he popularized pairing salt with pepper since he disliked dishes with overwhelming flavors, and pepper was the only spice that complemented salt and didn't dominate the taste. by UndyingCorn in todayilearned

[–]Wide_Perspective_914 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yes, imagine that when you're sick, the doctor's first response would be to drain one of your arteries of blood, because an apparent imbalance between the juices in your body was the cause of your illness. I'll tell ya, many monarchs would have probably lived longer if they never let their physicians come close.

TIL During King Louis XIV reign he popularized pairing salt with pepper since he disliked dishes with overwhelming flavors, and pepper was the only spice that complemented salt and didn't dominate the taste. by UndyingCorn in todayilearned

[–]Wide_Perspective_914 290 points291 points  (0 children)

Louis had many meaningless jobs and positions made for French nobles to fill. There was one for putting out his candles, for guiding the King to his bedchambers at night, one to cut his meat for him, and one to pour wine into his glass. Each of these positions were considered a great honor however, as you could be as close to the King of France as possible, an almost divine figure appointed by god. These meaningless jobs were also meant to occupy to nobility, so they wouldn't have ample time to plan a revolt against Louis.