We have speed bumps in my neighborhood where I have to slow down to less than 20kph to avoid a very jarring bump or even scraping the undercarriage, and I drive a comfortable car with adequate ground clearance and a stereotypical comfortable French suspension setup. I can imagine how a slightly lowered or less comfortably-sprung car (like say a stereotypical German sporty-type sedan) could be completely unable to traverse the bumps at any speed higher than 10kph.
Not to mention how jarring the bumps must be for emergency vehicles. I am much more a fan of chicanes for speed control.
That's very interesting, actually. I know a lot of our humor relies on deadpan sarcasm, irony and inferred meaning from what is and isn't said directly, but I never thought about the inflection and expressions. It makes sense regarding the whole deadpan thing, though.
Compared to a Spaniard or an Italian (anyone from southern Europe, really), I can see how we can seem very unemotional or detached. On the other hand, we think all the wild gesticulating is kinda silly-looking:-)
I primarily transport myself by car, secondarily by public transport and occasionally by bicycle. It's true that we are horrible cyclists, but our driving is equally shitty.
I can only speak for myself and the people I know, but we generally like the Icelanders as much as the other Nordic peoples, but I'll admit that we don't think about Iceland or the Faroe Islands nearly as much as we think of and interact with Norway and Sweden. So maybe on the same level as Finland? We don't quite understand you 100%, but we think you have cool cultural stuff and your countries is fascinating and beautiful.
We did do some really shitheel things in the past, like forcing the Danish language on everyone and not giving you proper autonomy, but I don't think you'll be able to find very many Danes who disagree that we did some bad shit in the past.
Personally, I love all the Nordic countries, and I kinda wish we could create a Common Nordic Region or something of that nature, with Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Scotland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and possibly Estonia as well. We have so much shared history and cultural commonality that it would make for a really strong union.
It's probably because literally everyone loves you, Norway. You're like the cool cousin who got rich and somehow didn't turn into a completely FYGM shitheel because of it.
And a harsh climate breeds people who value community, because sometimes that was all people had left.
Danes tend to fit German stereotypes better than the Germans do. They also have a reputation for cheap beer (by Nordic standards - although it tends to be the Nordic equivalent of Budweiser) and casual (if sometimes unintended) racism.
I must protest. We are not nearly as humorless as the typically dour Germans, and we are much much worse drivers. And while our basic cheap beer is a bit shitty, most people stick with the premium and micro brews.
Stereotypical Danes, from the perspective of a Dane: Beer-drinkin', pork-eatin', kamelåså-speakin', always complainin', thinkin' we're the center of the universe.
Also, we love Norwegians and even though we publicly make fun of the Swedes, they are our brother people forever, and we will not tolerate any outside shittalking of Sweden. Only we and the Norwegians are allowed to do that.
That could explain why some people claim to be able to know the future, and why you sometimes think you've seen something before in a dream. The memory wipe wasn't 100% perfect, and some spurious data was left over. That could also be why you seem to forget your dreams really quickly after you wake up.
No, they're right-wing source that deliberately spin their sources and creatively leave out the parts that could make people question their conclusions. Propaganda is always the same, no matter which part of the political spectrum it comes from. You're blindly trusting everything they say, probably only because they reinforce the opinions you already have, in your little echo chamber. If you would actually bother to read the sites you linked again, with critical eyes, you would see that they're all extremely slanted and use bits and pieces of tangentially-related new items to further their hateful agenda. There's a reason those stories aren't reported in the same way on mainstream news sites, because breitbart.com etc. are blatantly political spin sites.
And no, I'm actually 100% serious. Go suck on a tailpite, French kiss a double-barreled shotgun, stuff a rattlesnake down your pants.
All of you libertarian right-wing invisible hands of the free market fuckers ruined the economy and screwed millions of people out of their homes and livelyhoods, all for a bit of personal profit. We're gonna hit a financial crisis again in a couple of years, all because of your unfettered greed and disregard for human life.
So you think it's perfectly OK to use free speech to incite hatred and motivate others to commit violent acts against others?
Free speech means that you cannot be prevented from saying what you want, but it absolutely does not absolve you of responsibility for the consequences of what you say. It's very emphatically not a right to "say anything I want, and you can't do anything about it".
You're missing the context. I was replying to the assertion that "The figure was 6 million Jews, then 4 million, and now historians say probably 1.5 million is a better number, the Red Cross released a report (suppressed for 70 years) saying around 125 thousand died in the camps, but you go to jail if you question it in some politically oppressed places."
I wasn't talking about the total death toll, only the jews. Read the comment I replied to.
You're missing the context. I was replying to the assertion that "The figure was 6 million Jews, then 4 million, and now historians say probably 1.5 million is a better number, the Red Cross released a report (suppressed for 70 years) saying around 125 thousand died in the camps, but you go to jail if you question it in some politically oppressed places."
I wasn't talking about the total death toll, only the jews. Maybe the post I replied to was hidden for you.
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If your neighborhood is closed at one end (a blind street/dead end), there really should be a sign at the entrance saying so.
We have speed bumps in my neighborhood where I have to slow down to less than 20kph to avoid a very jarring bump or even scraping the undercarriage, and I drive a comfortable car with adequate ground clearance and a stereotypical comfortable French suspension setup. I can imagine how a slightly lowered or less comfortably-sprung car (like say a stereotypical German sporty-type sedan) could be completely unable to traverse the bumps at any speed higher than 10kph.
Not to mention how jarring the bumps must be for emergency vehicles. I am much more a fan of chicanes for speed control.
That's very interesting, actually. I know a lot of our humor relies on deadpan sarcasm, irony and inferred meaning from what is and isn't said directly, but I never thought about the inflection and expressions. It makes sense regarding the whole deadpan thing, though.
Compared to a Spaniard or an Italian (anyone from southern Europe, really), I can see how we can seem very unemotional or detached. On the other hand, we think all the wild gesticulating is kinda silly-looking :-)
Don't you think it goes both ways?
That seems really strange, considering the massive boner Google has for HTTPS.
I primarily transport myself by car, secondarily by public transport and occasionally by bicycle. It's true that we are horrible cyclists, but our driving is equally shitty.
I can only speak for myself and the people I know, but we generally like the Icelanders as much as the other Nordic peoples, but I'll admit that we don't think about Iceland or the Faroe Islands nearly as much as we think of and interact with Norway and Sweden. So maybe on the same level as Finland? We don't quite understand you 100%, but we think you have cool cultural stuff and your countries is fascinating and beautiful.
We did do some really shitheel things in the past, like forcing the Danish language on everyone and not giving you proper autonomy, but I don't think you'll be able to find very many Danes who disagree that we did some bad shit in the past.
Personally, I love all the Nordic countries, and I kinda wish we could create a Common Nordic Region or something of that nature, with Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Scotland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and possibly Estonia as well. We have so much shared history and cultural commonality that it would make for a really strong union.
Complaining about literally everything is the Danish national sport. We're like the redheaded stepchild of Scandinavia.
It's probably because literally everyone loves you, Norway. You're like the cool cousin who got rich and somehow didn't turn into a completely FYGM shitheel because of it.
And a harsh climate breeds people who value community, because sometimes that was all people had left.
Danes tend to fit German stereotypes better than the Germans do. They also have a reputation for cheap beer (by Nordic standards - although it tends to be the Nordic equivalent of Budweiser) and casual (if sometimes unintended) racism.
I must protest. We are not nearly as humorless as the typically dour Germans, and we are much much worse drivers. And while our basic cheap beer is a bit shitty, most people stick with the premium and micro brews.
Stereotypical Danes, from the perspective of a Dane: Beer-drinkin', pork-eatin', kamelåså-speakin', always complainin', thinkin' we're the center of the universe.
Also, we love Norwegians and even though we publicly make fun of the Swedes, they are our brother people forever, and we will not tolerate any outside shittalking of Sweden. Only we and the Norwegians are allowed to do that.
I see you've found a new favorite word. Well done, I'm sure your parents are really proud of you :-)
Our biggest mistake was creating the United States of America.
The simplest explanation is that it's all bullshit.
I forgot the tag.
Look at the world around you. I think it's pretty obviously the case.
Feel free to point out actual details instead of painting with a broad brush.
No need, it's all bullshit.
Of course you are. That's what makes you a hypocrite and an asshole.
A proud asshole. The whole point is that I'm tired of arguing with fact-resistant extremists, it's much more fun to just insult them.
Have a nice weekend, go eat a hot dog. I hope you choke on it :-)
You weren't dreaming.
That could explain why some people claim to be able to know the future, and why you sometimes think you've seen something before in a dream. The memory wipe wasn't 100% perfect, and some spurious data was left over. That could also be why you seem to forget your dreams really quickly after you wake up.
No, they're right-wing source that deliberately spin their sources and creatively leave out the parts that could make people question their conclusions. Propaganda is always the same, no matter which part of the political spectrum it comes from. You're blindly trusting everything they say, probably only because they reinforce the opinions you already have, in your little echo chamber. If you would actually bother to read the sites you linked again, with critical eyes, you would see that they're all extremely slanted and use bits and pieces of tangentially-related new items to further their hateful agenda. There's a reason those stories aren't reported in the same way on mainstream news sites, because breitbart.com etc. are blatantly political spin sites.
And no, I'm actually 100% serious. Go suck on a tailpite, French kiss a double-barreled shotgun, stuff a rattlesnake down your pants.
All of you libertarian right-wing invisible hands of the free market fuckers ruined the economy and screwed millions of people out of their homes and livelyhoods, all for a bit of personal profit. We're gonna hit a financial crisis again in a couple of years, all because of your unfettered greed and disregard for human life.
Ah yes, what great blow to internet pirates everywhere.
We really shouldn't have put all our eggs in one basket like that, but I guess that's just how the cookie crumbles.
Your sources are predominantly batshit insane libertarian cuckoo wacko misinformation.
So let me please repeat my suggestion to kindly go DIAF.
Anything can be abused if you're creative enough, even your precious free speech*.
* Which is not the same as the right to say anything you want without consequence.
So you think it's perfectly OK to use free speech to incite hatred and motivate others to commit violent acts against others?
Free speech means that you cannot be prevented from saying what you want, but it absolutely does not absolve you of responsibility for the consequences of what you say. It's very emphatically not a right to "say anything I want, and you can't do anything about it".
But how are they going to prove it?
You're missing the context. I was replying to the assertion that "The figure was 6 million Jews, then 4 million, and now historians say probably 1.5 million is a better number, the Red Cross released a report (suppressed for 70 years) saying around 125 thousand died in the camps, but you go to jail if you question it in some politically oppressed places."
I wasn't talking about the total death toll, only the jews. Read the comment I replied to.
You're missing the context. I was replying to the assertion that "The figure was 6 million Jews, then 4 million, and now historians say probably 1.5 million is a better number, the Red Cross released a report (suppressed for 70 years) saying around 125 thousand died in the camps, but you go to jail if you question it in some politically oppressed places."
I wasn't talking about the total death toll, only the jews. Maybe the post I replied to was hidden for you.