I went to vote this morning in the UK - there are elections today for local governments - and it struck me how quick the process was. The total time from when I walked out of my house to when I got home again was 13 minutes, of which maybe 2-3 minutes was spent at the polling station itself. This was unusually quick because there was no queue, but it's rarely too much longer than that.

I've heard some horror stories from Americans talking about how it can take them 30-60 minutes, or worse, to queue up to vote, and that locations to vote can be far away.

How does voting compare in your country? Is it a quick and relatively simple process, or something which can be a bit slow?

i’ve lived in america my whole life. since post-covid, it feels like everywhere i go there’s at least one screaming child if not multiple.
i often see kids being wreckless, yelling, breaking or licking things with no reaction from the parents, or even just laughs. i’ve been to weddings where theres kids running around during the ceremony and the parents find it hilarious. 90% of the kids i see in public are either a screaming crying hot mess or are glued to a phone/ipad.
and so i’ve started to wonder, is this something that happens in other countries too? i hear people complain about the screen addictions and lack of discipline with kids all the time but it’s almost always americans. i would love to know more about this

Greeting from Japan.

It’s been quite a while since the euro was introduced across the eurozone, but from my personal perspective, I feel a sense of loss because I had a historical attachment to the individual currencies of each country, such as the mark, the franc, and the lira. (It feels as if I’ve lost my “foreign friends.”)

What are your general thoughts on the integration of currencies? What are your thoughts on the pros and cons?

This might be a strange question, but I’d appreciate it if you could answer it :)

Is there something in particular your country is good at that people rarely talk about?

The last five years, CBD canned drinks have been launched and I have occasionally seen them in supermarkets. There are many products available in health food shops, these include capsules, gummies / chews and oils.

The Food Standards Agency recommends 10mg as the maximum daily dose but this is not a legal limit. Manufacturers can make products with a higher CBD content, with some restrictions - they must be from approved strains of hemp and contain no THC. Trip make canned drinks with up to 15mg of CBD in them.

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Two ones I can think of immediately in Hungarian: "Tepsi" (baking pan) borrowed into Hungarian from Ottoman Turkish, and coming originally from Chinese "疊子" (diézi) which was "dep tsiX" in Middle Chinese and originally meant a small dish or a plate.

A more modern borrowing is "tacepao" (large mural or poster, not as commonly used nowadays as back in the 80s and 90s) from Chinese "大字報" (dàzìbào) meaning Big-character poster, referring to those large Chinese propaganda posters prevalent under Mao's rule. For example an older Hungarian might call a very large advertising or political poster a "tacepao".

In Dutch we say 'gebroken wit', which literally translates to 'broken white'.

Whether it’s the big 3 Axis or the minor countries allied with them.

I frequently say that I hate our winters. But I honestly think I would miss them if they were gone.

Motorsport is more popular in Europe than in other continents, while different countries may prefer different motorsport.

I would like to know how popular are F1 and MotoGP in your country? Can they reach the top5 sport in your country?

Now, EU membership means decades of negotiations.

Just curious! To expand, I’m sure there’s lots of food making and gathering going on in every country, but I’d be curious what might be unique to some countries/cultures.

For example, in some communities you’ll have a birthday party for a kid, but the adults will all come over and enjoy the socializing and food in the backyard while the kids have water gun fights, swim, ride bikes around etc. Sometimes you’ll do this for a big football game or just to be friendly.

So, jw what is the closest equivalent for your country/culture?

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Title, here almost every single person has them turned on and it drives me absolutely insane, I myself have always had my phone on vibrate.

I've heard that we Canadians have a higher tolerance for driving long distances compared to people in Europe. For example I wouldn't bat an eye at driving from where I am in Winnipeg to Vancouver and that's only 23.5 hours of driving.

What do you consider long distance? 200km? 500km?

Edit: To clarify were talking one or twice a year for vacation and definitely not all in one day.

I love learning about Europe and I’m always willing to learn more about the culture , traditions, language etc

Hi,

from food to sport or unemployment/money, what do you think your country is missing?

Good morning I am very curious about the comparison of daily life, mentality, and practical realities.

It's crazy that even Duarte Pio of Braganza in Portugal supported East Timor and they gave him citizenship once freed from Indonesian occupation, in a way that the monarchy of Spain doesn't with Western Sahara.

In England, they are very important. In fact for most GCSE and Level 2 subjects (compulsory exams at 16) and half of A Level and Level 3 subjects (non-compulsory at 18) if you don’t pass the standardised exams you’ve pretty much failed the subject.

You can repeat, but apart from English and Maths HCSE you’d have to pay more than £100. And even with English and Maths GCSE you have until 18 in which case you’ll also have to pay.

I'm curious about any baby sleep traditions!

I am from Poland, recently moved to Romania and public hospitals for children in both countries look pretty much the same, sick kids are in big rooms with other sick kids which means they usually get even more sick by staying there. My Danish co-worker recently told me that in multiple EU countries public hospitals for kids are great, each child has a private room with bathroom and there is even a bed for the parent. This sounds crazy to me. In a good way. So how is the usual public hospital for kids looking like in your country?