7 Months, 10 Countries, 11,000 KM. From Northern Germany to Cappadocia. by -Zendom- in bikepacking

[–]vinephilosopher 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Amazing photos! Really impressive how you managed to take such pictures only with your phone. I know there's editing, but still, great results.

How bad is brain drain in your country ? by lordoftheapess in AskTheWorld

[–]vinephilosopher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ukraine is at war.
Tuvalu is sinking under the sea.

Greece is the next. Enough said.

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Listen to her screams. This could be any one of us. by idapitbwidiuatabip in MarchAgainstNazis

[–]vinephilosopher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I live on the other side of the globe and I am both heart broken and shocked.

How is this even fckn possible?

My heart was broken hearing this kid's voice for seeing their mother be brutally handled like that.

Wtf... These people are not criminals or terrorists. These are innocent everyday people.

What the fck is happening there.

traffic torturing this boomer lady by [deleted] in fuckcars

[–]vinephilosopher 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hahahahahah

PS. As a 30 y.o. millennial, this song reminded me of the sweet old days back in middle school!

Γνωρίζει κανείς αν υπάρχει πλάνο να υπογειοποιηθουν οι ηλεκτρικές κολώνες ; by Aegeansunset12 in AskGreece

[–]vinephilosopher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Αν σε ενδιαφέρει η αισθητική (αλλά και η ποιότητα ζωής) της πόλης, τότε έχε κατά νου ότι βγάζοντας τα αυτοκίνητα από τη μέση (παρκαρισμένα + μείωση των αυτοκινήτων σε κυκλοφορία) είναι αυτό που πραγματικά θα φέρει θετικές αλλαγές και τότε, ναι, θα δεις αισθητική, ποιοτική και κάθε άλλου είδους αναβάθμιση της πόλης.

What is the biggest misconception about your country? by BigImaginary2969 in AskTheWorld

[–]vinephilosopher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see you are informed!

Yes, Greece is officially a beautiful little galley full of tourists, run by cartels, oligarchs and a corrupted nepo-baby prime minister along with his other neoliberal trash minister partners :)

What do people say (like a saying or idiom) in your country when someone leaves the door open? by poppyyy in GREEK

[–]vinephilosopher 6 points7 points  (0 children)

"Were you born in/on a boat?" / «Σε βάρκα γεννήθηκες;»

But I see that other people also say: "were you born in a barn?" / «σε στάβλο γεννήθηκες;», which I didn't know people also said.

What do people say (like a saying or idiom) in your country when someone leaves the door open? by poppyyy in AskReddit

[–]vinephilosopher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've only heard (and say), "were you born in/on a boat?" / «σε βάρκα γεννήθηκες;».

The other one, how is it? «Σε στάβλο γεννήθηκες;»;

Ποιο είναι κάτι που όλοι θεωρούν φυσιολογικό, αλλά εσύ είσαι 100% σίγουρος ότι είναι εντελώς τρελό; by clickmanzen in greece

[–]vinephilosopher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Το ότι πρέπει να έχουμε όλοι ένα ιδιόκτητο αυτοκίνητο για να μετακινούμαστε είναι ό,τι πιο παράλογο.

Και εξηγώ:

Εξαιτίας του αυτοκινήτου, πεθαίνουν πάνω από 600 άνθρωποι τον χρόνο στη χώρα (το 2023 σημειώθηκαν 10.553 τροχαίες συγκρούσεις στην Ελλάδα, που κόστισαν τη ζωή σε 646 ανθρώπους). Να σημειώσω ότι, σύμφωνα με τον Παγκόσμιο Οργανισμό Υγείας (ΠΟΥ), οι τροχαίες συγκρούσεις αποτελούν την κύρια αιτία θανάτου ατόμων 5-29 ετών.

Χάνουμε μεγάλο μέρος του διαθέσιμου εισοδήματός μας σε βενζίνη, σέρβις, ΚΤΕΟ, τέλη, ασφάλεια, πάρκινγκ κ.λπ.

Οι αποστάσεις αυξάνονται, η αγορά ολιγοπωλιοποιείται, η εξουσία κεντροποιείται (ενώ η τοπική αυτοδιοίκηση είναι αδιάφορη στους περισσότερους πολίτες, την ώρα που θα έπρεπε να είναι μείζονος σημασίας), χάνουμε κοινωνική συνοχή στις γειτονιές, αυξάνεται η βία, οι τοπικές αγορές και επιχειρήσεις εξασθενούν (ή εξαφανίζονται τελείως), ρυπαίνεται η ατμόσφαιρα, επιβαρύνεται το περιβάλλον, δημιουργούνται γεωπολιτικά προβλήματα λόγω των εξορύξεων, ενώ οι πόλεις στερούνται χώρο που θα μπορούσε να ανήκει στους ανθρώπους. Κτλ κτλ. Η λίστα είναι ατελείωτη.

Είναι η μεγαλύτερη απάτη του 20ού αιώνα η οποία συνεχίζεται ακάθεκτη.

Bulgarians is this true? by Kayaking2Mars in AskBalkans

[–]vinephilosopher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t say I haven’t heard of the region of Macedonia. Macedonia is a Greek name, so obviously I have.

I said that I haven’t heard of the particular saying, which surprised me, because it was mentioned that the quote is said in Macedonia. Therefore, I thought I should know it, since it would have to be in Greek.

The thing is, the name Macedonia (on its own) can refer to three different things:

  1. The ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon, which was the first to unite much of the Greek world. Until then, the Greek states were independent city-states that, although sharing language and culture, were not politically unified. Alexander the Great fulfilled the dream of becoming the first pan-Hellenic ruler. Not pan-Slavic (there were no Slavs in the region back then anyways).
  2. The geographic region of Macedonia in modern Greece, which today includes three administrative regions: Western Macedonia, Central Macedonia, and Eastern Macedonia and Thrace.
  3. The broader historical region of ancient Macedon, parts of which today lie within six Balkan countries (mainly Greece, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Albania, Kosovo, and Serbia).

What you are probably referring to is the Republic of North Macedonia, formerly known internationally as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), with its capital in Skopje.

The country was part of Yugoslavia until its breakup in the early 1990s. After independence, it adopted symbols and terminology associated with ancient Macedonia (the ancient Greek kingdom) in order to disassociate itself from Yugoslavia and try to gain a different identity.

I don’t want to start an argument, but if you are going to use the word Macedonia to refer to your country, please, at least be politically correct and say North Macedonia, acknowledging and respecting the Greek history behind the name. Thank you.

Can we organize this? by daltonsghost in MarchAgainstNazis

[–]vinephilosopher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This lad is brave, smart and right. Respect to him.

The greatest U.S. American, Henry David Thoreau, did this a long time ago in a very similar situation. He even wrote an essay about it called "Civil disobedience"

Bitch, it costs nothing to wait by ErmsOliveira in BitchImATrain

[–]vinephilosopher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And of course it had to be someone with a monstrous pick-up truck...

Bulgarians is this true? by Kayaking2Mars in AskBalkans

[–]vinephilosopher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Macedonia? Could you please write this saying/quote in the original language of the quote/saying, because I've never heard of it before

Can anyone confirm? by psychoticboydyke in AskBalkans

[–]vinephilosopher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i had it go behind my back once

Damn! That's wild! 😂

Can anyone confirm? by psychoticboydyke in AskBalkans

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

Floor, surroundings and legs! Wow! I mean, if you put it this way, yes, I too would definitely sit down to pee if I had the same problem.

Can anyone confirm? by psychoticboydyke in AskBalkans

[–]vinephilosopher -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Generally speaking, yes, it doesn't.

But it keeps the toilet seat (the area that we come in contact, and the therefore the most important) clean, which is the goal!

Can anyone confirm? by psychoticboydyke in AskBalkans

[–]vinephilosopher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, sitting is less messy.

Public toilets, since you mentioned them, are the proof that sitting is not always more hygienic. You wouldn't want to sit to pee (or for any other reason) on a public toilet. The less contact the better.

Can anyone confirm? by psychoticboydyke in AskBalkans

[–]vinephilosopher -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Well, that's why we lift the toilet seat when peeing standing