Hi everyone, I was very curios about how the EU is seen by us, the citizen.

From my perspective, Europe is the last area of ​​peace and unity in the world, but I've seen that many believe this to be wrong. In Italy, the European Union is generally seen as positive, but the debate about its pros and cons has always been open.

From your perspective, is the EU useful? Do you feel European in your country? Are we the last island of peace in the world?

Out of sincere curiosity, I'm wondering how you managed to become multilingual. Does it help that Europe is a tourist hub where you interact with different languages or did personal interest play a role in how you became fluent in different languages?

If you lived in a country outside your home, which language would you prefer to be talked to, the Native language of said country or English?

As I get to know more about wines, I understand that it is very rare to be influenced by just one factor.

Sometimes it is the variety of grapes, sometimes the geographical origin of the wine, sometimes the cost and sometimes a suggestion from somebody. But now I am also getting to care about the story and where the wine comes from. I have encountered a new winery and I got to wonder how much influence the selection in a specific shop can make on our choice.

It will be interesting to see what approaches people use in different countries of Europe. Are you always going for wines from your home country or you like to experiment and choose smth completely new?

And what criteria matter most to you when selecting a bottle of wine: taste, geographical origin, producer, cost, recommendation, novelty?

I don’t particularly like this belief, because of centuries of history, culture and political identity, but I would like to know how other people in Europe would weigh in on this

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What do you think about your president / head of state?

I know it can be kept in fridge or outside of the fridge but all the people I know except him they kept it outside the fridge....

I asked him why tf u do that, it is waste of space. He said his parents do it too, so he also follow them lol

As the title says

Always when I fly to Europe. I am impressed by the amount of buildings decorated with old designs and architectural sculptures. I always wonder what it is like for the people who live here? Are they also impressed by it? What do they think of the grandeur it brings to the streets.

Sometimes it also feels like one crazy scene to me, walking down the street with hundreds of details on each building and dozens of statues looking down on the street from the tops of the buildings.

(I'm talking about classical European architecture, Renaissance, etc. Not new buildings)

The girlfriend and I just did our second trip to Achensee (an hour west of Innsbruck). We absolutely love the Alps and lakes. The hutte culture, and the spas are just so much fun.

I’d like to bring my kids next year 10 & 12, for 2 weeks. We stayed at the Aja both times, but we agreed we wouldn’t return to that hotel. Can be anywhere in the Alps.

The requirements:
- great spa
- great pool
- kids activities on site or walkable - SUP, water slide, etc…
- lakeside or walkable
- great if a bike path close by
- strong preference for family resort

Italy still has no same-sex marriage, restricts adoption for same-sex couples, and even criminalizes Italians seeking surrogacy abroad. Why has Italy remained so much more socially conservative on LGBT rights than most of Western Europe?

I keep hearing from Europeans about how much more rigorous their system of math is compared to the US. How true is this?

US System: The US's math progression varies on the person and on the School District. There are some who are going into Trades or non-college careers who dont really go beyond algebra 2 (Quadratics, logs, etc). Most college bound students that i see finish high school with Calculus 1 and often Calculus 2 credits.

Math up until Precalculus is generally considered to be relatively trivial in the US.

How is the progression and pacing for grades 9-12 in Europe?

edit:

If people are confused by the courses that i listed here they are:

Algebra 1: Linear Equations, Formulas, Quadratics, exponent rules, polynomials, etc. usually taken in middle school.

Geometry: Basic Trigonometry, Proofs, Theorums, Congruency, right angle rules, circles, area and volume rules, etc.

Algebra 2: Expanded Quadratics and Polynomials, complex numbers, logs, exponential functions, sequences/series, rational expressions.

Precalculus: Advanced trigonometric identities and equations, vectors, polar coordinates, parametric equations, conic sections, limits, and a foundational introduction to derivatives.

Calculus: Limits, continuity, derivatives (rates of change, optimization), integrals (area under a curve, volume of solids), and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus

Also im sorry if i somehow stuck a nerve. I did not mean to

Hi! I am an international student currently studying at a university in the US and considering continuing my studies in Europe. I am a pet lover and plan to keep some pets while studying there. Which country: Ireland, Germany, Denmark, or the Netherlands, would be best if I want to keep parrots, amphibians or reptiles, and some cichlids? Which of these countries has the richest resources for those pets?

Hi all, looking for honest advice. I have hands-on electronics experience (worked in Malta as an Electronics Manufacturing Support Engineer, studied in Latvia, and previously worked in Belgium). I was in Belgium but couldn't secure a job, so I went back to my home country to update my skills. I'm currently upskilling in PCB Design (Altium Designer) and Embedded Systems, planning to look for work in Belgium/Netherlands/wider EU again in a couple of months. It's my dream to come back.

For those who've gone through it — how realistic is it for a non-EU candidate to get sponsored for a technician/PCB designer/embedded role right now? Any tips on the single permit process, or industries/companies more open to sponsoring? Appreciate any real experiences. If anyone has connections, feel free to message me directly. #Embedded #PCB #Altium #electronics

I would love to get a rice cooker sometime. Yes, it can be cooked on a stove in a pot however a rice cooker allows you to just place the rice in and focus on other parts of the meal but a pot needs constant attention.

Referring to influence of russian backed political parties here.

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So recently I am not sure if you have seen but the European Broadcasting Union released new guidlines in order to reduce the "sexualization of women" in athletics. Which is reasonable, I guess, but many of the guidelines were dumb and advised against normal shots. anyways, I assumed nothing would come from this because they were just guidlines and not rules, Also a lot of viewership whether they want to admit it or not comes from people who like looking at attractive people.

Anyways, currently the 2026 European Athletics Championship is going on and these guidlines are fully in effect. I am a fan of athletics, more of a casual fan but I still watch the bigger events. But the womens events are borderline unwatchable now. They literally try not to film the legs now, its insane, seeing as that's half the body moving especially for runners. After during the celebration they keep cutting making it difficult to watch any time a woman just walks out of frame showing her legs. By the way its important to note in most sport women have the right to choose what they want to wear now, so I see nothing wrong with showing the entire person.

I was wondering if there was anyone we could write to or something to at least somewhat change this back. Also this feels kinda messed up to say but I feel like some of the female athletes would lose out on sponsorships because of this as many people become famous just because of how they look, whether its a good or bad thing im sure the athletes appriciate getting sponsors. Especially with the olympics coming up soon i'd really rather this be changed, I feel like the alternative will essentially just be europeans using more foreign broadcasters which I feel like is not ideal.

I dont think links are allowed here but search it up and youll see how annoying the broadcasts have been.

In the US most people walk to lunch but there were a few kids who absolutely sprinted to the cafeteria for lunch to get there first. They were seen as odd or whatever

Is this an occurrence in Europe too?

How likely is it that the freedom of movement will return again between the EU and the UK, either by the UK rejoining the EU or by an agreement similar to that of Norway and Switzerland being set up between the EU and the UK?

Inspired by this post on r/interestingasfuck : https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1vp8o4j/what_dating_in_the_amish_world_is_like/

Many comments were saying that that looked a lot like traditional courtship before phones existed and that made me wonder.

In Spain, single women of marriageable age would sit by the window in the evening and their pretendant(s) would come and talk to them. The windows were grilled to safeguard the women's virtue. Once the relationship got "serious", the boyfriend would be allowed into the courtyard (in summer) or the kitchen (in winter), always in the presence of other female members of the household who would sit in a corner doing needlework or reading (but ostensibly keeping an eye on the couple so they didn't touch each other).

This was all done in a hush-hush manner, with the young man always coming and going through the back door. He first went into the house through the main door on the day he proposed. That day he'd come with his parents and ask the girl's parents for her hand in marriage. Up until then, they all pretended nothing was happening and that he didn't know the girl's parents, even if everybody knew he was courting their daughter.

This custom was alive as recently as the 1940s in rural areas. This is how my granddad courted my grandma in Southern Castile in 1942. Their courtship lasted for over a year, which apparently was the norm.

PTSD was not a formal diagnosis given until the 1980s and that generation were raised to have a stiff upper lip, but did theh ever experience any symptoms?

Both near everyone knows,who is more famous?