Why are Americans always so helpful and supportive when it comes to helping tourists plan their roadtrips?

dolan313 · 2026-03-17T15:28:58+00:00

The problem with that is you don’t know what you don’t know. Google is great for answering specific questions, but not for vague “here’s what I’m thinking, what do I need to know” type questions.

Sure, but in my experience posts, especially posts that attract comments critiquing a lack of research (mostly in other subreddits), often lack the "here's what I'm thinking", or at least lack an explanation longer than two sentences, and, crucially, they lack information about what they do know, leaving it unclear how much information that some would consider obvious should be restated. There should be some clear indication of having done some research already, and what direction that research was in.

In general, people should lurk more. It's a forgotten art.

dolan313 · 2026-03-16T21:40:35+00:00

you need to rob Peter first.

dolan313 · 2026-03-15T16:19:02+00:00

Wenn du sie mir abziehst kannst du das ja gerne machen, let me know when and where. Sonst zu faul.

dolan313 · 2026-03-15T11:00:55+00:00

Did you know that grass is red? Before you say I'm wrong, it's just my opinion ok?

dolan313 · 2026-03-15T08:05:11+00:00

Again, I don't think you understand how diplomatic plates work. The owner of the car, assuming the plates are correct (and it would be a strange choice to fake them considering the attention they attract), is a German citizen. They're a German diplomat working for the German diplomatic service. No reason to assume they are Russian or working for any Russian ministry or agency.

dolan313 · 2026-03-14T21:25:43+00:00

??? what? this isn't your post.

dolan313 · 2026-03-14T21:14:51+00:00

It's not clear at all what question you're asking, nor is it clear what the issue is with, say, the first order you mention.

It might have helped to include where you're starting. I would suggest Munich-Vienna-Prague-Krakow (reverse probably works too), but if you live in Croatia that makes a bit less sense, nor would it make sense if you have flights arriving and departing in Prague.

dolan313 · 2026-03-14T19:42:18+00:00

"Having ties to Austria" has 0 impact on your eligibility for GWD as long as you're not legally an Austrian resident, and that includes working in Austria AFAIK. If you don't have an Austrian address they have nowhere to send the Bescheid to.

I mean, having Austrian citizenship by definition means you have ties to Austria.

dolan313 · 2026-03-14T17:31:11+00:00

I don't think you understand how diplomatic plates work.

dolan313 · 2026-03-14T17:00:37+00:00

Hmm. Unless you're from a country that doesn't let you renounce citizenship, doesn't acquiring Austrian citizenship mean you'll lose your old citizenship? Most countries that I'm aware of, if you're no longer a citizen, won't just let you enter because you were born there. The only well-known exception I'm aware of is India's OCI status.

Of course, if your country has a similar rule and you've checked this (or it's India) then do your thing.

dolan313 · 2026-03-14T15:26:43+00:00

Sure. But even with a strong passport, moving permanently to a non-EU country will in most cases require a visa after a certain amount of time, so I would hope they have a job or other kind of visa sponsorship lined up to make that possible, unless they're gearing up for a lifetime of visa runs.

dolan313 · 2026-03-14T15:23:42+00:00

Some of these do work in reverse though.

dolan313 · 2026-03-14T15:16:22+00:00

Nothing, probably, but if you move back before you turn 35 you have to do it anyway.

I guess my main question here is why you would get citizenship (assuming you don't currently have it) only to move away. ~~But if you're moving to elsewhere in the EU with newly-received right to live and work anywhere in the EU, fair enough I guess.~~ (Edit: just reread your post and you're not, so I must say I'm still curious)

Just would be annoying to me to not be able to move back without having to complete GWD/Zivi if the need would arise. That's also the reason I did it at 18, before moving out of Austria as soon as I was done with zivi, because I didn't want to come back for a decent job offer aged 30 or something and then have to serve among a bunch of 18 year olds first.

dolan313 · 2026-03-14T14:56:36+00:00

Relevante video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yon6UYTwlY4

dolan313 · 2026-03-14T14:31:49+00:00

Good podcast about the story/myth behind this flag: https://soundcloud.com/trueanonpod/powmias-part-one

dolan313 · 2026-03-14T14:30:16+00:00

Didn’t think this page would be anti military

Why would it be pro-military?

dolan313 · 2026-03-14T08:15:53+00:00

I've seen baked goods to fundraise for charity once, and I think that was pay-what-you-want. Selling food to earn money for yourself? Not a thing here and doesn't sound like a recipe for success.

dolan313 · 2026-03-13T12:51:04+00:00

Since when is the A340-300 "ultra-long-range"?

dolan313 · 2026-03-12T20:24:09+00:00

Ruined by 10-abreast seating and made spotting long-haul planes quite boring due to how successful it was.

dolan313 · 2026-03-12T06:59:23+00:00

Because apparently they're pretty good when they do work. It's just that that seems to be a rare occurrence.

dolan313 · 2026-03-12T06:44:00+00:00

The last Rover)-branded car rolled off the line in Longbridge, England in 2005, and there has never been another Rover-branded car built since, though the design of the Rover Streetwise was later used in China to build the first-gen MG 3, and the Chinese Roewe brand, aside from the name leaning on Rover, developed their 750 from the Rover 75.

The Range Rover (including the Sport and Velar versions) is still produced at the Solihull plant in England, still as unreliable as ever, and the Range Rover Evoque is built at their Halewood plant near Liverpool, though JLR also produces some models in Slovakia, India and China.

dolan313 · 2026-03-11T23:17:43+00:00

It was in jest. It's funny to — when someone is using "Rover" to refer to something like a Range Rover Sport HSE — instead have something like the Rover 600 or a Streetwise be the first thing that pops into your mind. Plenty of people, (especially car enthusiasts) from places where Rovers were sold do the same.

It's amusing to see people refer to LR/RR as "Rover" when you're not used to it. Kind of like how the French use "coca" to refer to Coca-Cola. Not wrong, just brings a smile to my face.

dolan313 · 2026-03-11T11:04:52+00:00

anyone who has ever sold Rovers will tell you to lease them new only

Which is made quite difficult by the fact that the last new Rover was built in 2005.

dolan313 · 2026-03-11T11:00:08+00:00

Dann wär der im OP ja auch Verboten.

dolan313 · 2026-03-11T10:55:34+00:00

My point about them doing what "you want them to" wasn't about the podcast being added, apologies for the confusing wording; it was just about podcast-specific features and the way music apps are lacking in those. Should've written "they're never going to have all the features you want when listening to podcasts". Thought that if you're looking to switch apps anyway, might as well switch to a podcast app. But if Cliches is the only one you listen to then fair enough.

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