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What’s the point of being in Eastern Europe if you can’t partake in the joy of Gay World War 1: The Musical?
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Somaen posted:drat what a poo poo show That would’ve taken actual attempts at nation building instead of ethnocentric posturing at every turn though. Too much work when you can have Jaanipäev and “we’re Northern Europe if you think about it” for the people who can understand Eesti Nokia jokes.
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May 11, 2022 08:54
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cinci zoo sniper posted:Oh poo poo, leader of pro-Russian regionalist fringe party has been arrested by the police. Are there no plans to turn them into a tourist attraction park like Lithuania did back in the day?
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May 13, 2022 14:51
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cinci zoo sniper posted:Too early for that talk, we’re in “bull sees the red cloth” stage of it. Armchair architects seem to be missing that it’s a good location for a concert hall. Is Grūto Parkas not known in Latvia at all? I figured people had heard about it over there http://grutoparkas.lt
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May 13, 2022 15:30
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It’s true that Grūto parkas came up at a very different time, and by the second half of the last decade Lithuania was in a very different place wrt Russophobia—idk if you remember about the removal of Soviet times sculptures at the Žaliasis bridge https://www.15min.lt/m/id/aktualu/l...metus-56-516781 I still figure there’s a way to be less divisive about such monuments, but it’s just never gonna be pretty I guess
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May 13, 2022 15:42
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Also if you ever have the chance there’s a castle/museum in Kuressaare in Estonia that’s a mix of Swedish medieval poo poo and Soviet occupation and its p hilarious, on the first floor there is a loving stuffed bear and on the second floor there’s like gulag memorabilia
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May 13, 2022 15:46
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fez_machine posted:This article was linked in the Ukraine war thread but I wanted to make a joke that doesn't fit with that thread's seriousness the Baltics believe they're northern europe the Visegrads believe they're central europe the Balkans believe they're southern europe the Black Sea countries believe they're "europe" Germany laughs politely Kazakhstan are just waiting for their turn to join in
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May 16, 2022 22:07
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https://youtu.be/J0RQ24Z03bM This is a faithful representation of the Estonian drink and swim culture. Kui jood, ära uju, because it’s one of the most common causes of death among certain population groups.
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Jun 23, 2022 13:42
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This one is without a doubt my all time favorite from them, and even though idk if the Eesti Nokia skit is translated, I wish more Finns would watch it
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Jun 23, 2022 15:24
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Anne Frank Funk posted:PiS stooges at visegrad24 call for article 5 after 2 missiles hit right at the Polish border The Baltics, Czech Republic and Slovakia are all reporting high levels of concern and support for Poland. Invoking article 5 may not happen, but it is the closest we have actually been to it so far, and I doubt it’s only PiS at this point.
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Nov 15, 2022 23:49
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Incidentally, https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/1592602361033551872 What I don’t get about Visegrad24 is that one day they’re Orban propaganda, then the next day they’re anti-Russian. Who actually operates it? All I know is that the website is registered in Slovakia.
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Nov 16, 2022 00:24
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So apparently it was Ukraine that fired the missiles, apparently trying to intercept Russian missiles? Someone hosed up.
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Nov 16, 2022 11:13
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cinci zoo sniper posted:To the other thread. But it’s full of  Anyway, the Czech government is declaring Russia a terrorist state and when put to vote, the only opposition in the lower house came from SPD, which some of you may remember from pet tourism agent Tomio Okamura. The people who presented the resolution are, however, entrapped by corruption scandals and I don’t think it’s unfair to say that the government is seen as mostly weak at the moment. Not sure how this will play out wrt Russian residents. Now I wonder if any other government has passed a symbolic resolution of this sort lately.
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Nov 16, 2022 14:24
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Antigravitas posted:Mayonaise or Vinegar/Oil on potato salad? What kind of… bestija would use vinegar on potato salad?
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Dec 10, 2022 20:34
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MikusR posted:What do you think comercial mayo is made of? Just because they use pig feet to make a hot dog it doesn’t mean you can or should add pig feet to your salad. People these days jfc
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Dec 11, 2022 12:52
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Bel Shazar posted:Jacque would disagree with you Western moral degeneracy
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Dec 11, 2022 17:33
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steinrokkan posted:The Czech Republic has finished counting the results in the first round of presidential elections, the frontrunners are Andrej Babiš, the former PM and hyper wealthy agro-baron, and Petr Pavel, the squinting former general, who is probably going to rally the rest of the electorate around him in the second round, which would cement Czech position as staunchly anti-Russian in the current conflict. Have a BBC article (not sure why they choose a volleyball player as their chief interviewee): What a strange article. Feels like a hacky Australian news report about American politics. The Babiš-Pavel result was fairly obvious imo, though I’m surprised Pavel did edge out a victory in the primaries. The votes for the three SPOLU backed candidates should most likely give Pavel a win I suppose, but hey, maybe more old people will come out of the woodwork to vote for Babiš in the second round.
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Jan 14, 2023 19:25
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> Balkan > White Choose one But really, this weird American speak is odd in this context. Like, it’s getting more common and all (which is not a good thing), but I mean, it’s still very odd. I remember being in Riga during the first week after the introduction of the Euro and seeing h&m price tags—the ones with all the little flags—and seeing the Latvian price being a couple of euros more expensive than the Estonian price, despite their both being in Euros. I was never a big fan of the Lats though, always felt like I was getting ripped off.
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Jan 16, 2023 18:41
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Angryhead posted:
I had completely forgotten about that lmao. Mine stopped working maybe a year after getting it, though I honestly don’t recall using it at all. My main memory of the transition was going to a shop where the shopkeeper was usually v nasty and being greeted and even thanked (with a forced smile even!) after purchasing something. A “we’re finally european, gota start acting like one” moment, if anything.
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Jan 16, 2023 19:10
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Private Speech posted:Eastern Europe in general is usually fairly low-debt and export-intensive. Slovakia got the euro and their wages (and overall standards of living) are still lower than the Czech Republic. I don’t imagine Czech people would be happy to switch to the euro, but that’s not a concern given the currently high inflation anyway.
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Jan 22, 2023 13:33
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Private Speech posted:Err the average wage in Slovakia is now 5% higher (1708 EUR vs 1630 EUR) than in Czechia. For SK in 2022 quote:Průměrný výdělek v absolutním vyjádření sice meziročně vzrostl o 7,4 procenta na 1291 eur (31.630 Kč) For CZ in 2022 quote:Ve 3. čtvrtletí 2022 byla průměrná hrubá měsíční mzda ve Středočeském kraji 39 711 Kč a v porovnání se stejným obdobím loňského roku se zvýšila o 2 251 Kč (o 6,0 %). Výší průměrné mzdy se kraj řadil na druhé místo za hl. m. Prahu a těsně pod celorepublikový průměr. Not sure where you’re getting your data from, and also, costs of living in SK are still higher than in CZ. Maybe my data is wrong, but I can’t find anything reliable saying what you’re quoting. Edit: Looking through Slovakian sources this is the most recent info I can find: https://ekonomika.pravda.sk/ludia/clanok/649117-priemerna-mzda-atakuje-1300-eur-pozrite-si-v-akych-odvetviach-sa-zaraba-najlepsie-grafy/ I saw some websites reporting the average you mentioned, and there’s a suspicious 400 eur jump in their averages citing official sources but with no links to them: https://tradingeconomics.com/slovakia/wages Maybe you have access to something more official? Jumping the average by this much feels miraculous at best. advanced statsman fucked around with this message at 14:43 on Jan 22, 2023 |
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Jan 22, 2023 14:30
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mobby_6kl posted:That number is for the Central Bohemia region, it completely surrounds Prague and thus usually captures some of that sweet capital money. Right, but it’s still not that different by the national average: quote:
Not that it truly matters all that much for sure, but I don’t think I’ve ever met a Czech who would rather have the euro instead of the crown.
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Jan 22, 2023 14:49
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Somaen posted:It's no good, a balt should know the pain of constantly getting confused with your charming yet backwards distant half-sibling The six toed, slow horse people of the north vs the polish hating cepelinai eating thieves of the south ._.
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Jan 22, 2023 22:33
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Gladi posted:In the excerpt you quoted it said that the average wage in Central Bohemian Region is ranked as second highest - behind only Prague. It also said the wage is below national average... And apparently the median wage in Slovakia is 1288 eur, so around 30k czk. The point was illustrating the difference between CZ and SK and why for people in CZ the eur may look unappealing.
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Jan 23, 2023 18:06
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Käi perse
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Feb 17, 2023 22:19
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Just saw this from the Estonian National Broadcaster https://news.err.ee/1608915770/around-13-000-russian-citizens-in-latvia-face-language-exam-pressurequote:Many Russian citizens ordinarily resident in Latvia may lose that privilege, if they decline to take a Latvian language exam. The total number affected is in the range of 13,000. What's the Latvian coverage like on this topic? Seems kinda hosed up.
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Mar 15, 2023 15:57
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cinci zoo sniper posted:The quote is inaccurate on who's eligible, so I'd like to clarify what's going on here legally. We're talking about the September 22, 2022 immigration law change. Before the change, the law allowed people who held Latvian citizenship or Latvian non-citizen status at some point to apply for a permanent residency permit on the exclusive basis of this past affiliation with Latvia. Applicants using this basis for their permanent residency permit request were exempt from presenting a proof that they can speak basic Latvian, unlike some other groups allowed to settle permanently (section 24 (5) of the law, old version in English). So, the change then, for what's relevant to the topic of the article, did the following: Thanks for this. Just as a side note, the Baltic thing where foreigners knowing two or three words of the local language (labdien, paldies, es nesaprotu!) propels locals to say "wow, you speak more X-ian than the Russians who've been here for X decades!" has always been funny in a bad way imo. Anyway, how does this affect stateless people?
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Mar 15, 2023 18:15
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You all talking about Karaliaučius, the obvious extension of Mažoji Lietuva
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May 10, 2023 18:59
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OddObserver posted:Politics outside SA EE thread: 'Kyiv is Central Europe". Brandenburg’s real name is Bramborska, and i think that speaks for itself
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Feb 11, 2024 13:07
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Swiss brand recognition: Polish brand recognition: 
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Feb 26, 2024 23:28
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a podcast for cats posted:The peanut butter sold in Latvia and Lithuania is really bad, especially the Rimi house brand. Just trying it once put off my kid from eating peanut butter entirely for a year or so. Bit extreme, but after trying it I could she where she's coming from. Dutch peanut butter is wrongful and wicked, and that’s what you usually find in supermarkets. Even the Polish “American style” pb you sometimes find (maybe in Maxima?) and other places is loving awful.
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Feb 27, 2024 09:35
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I would never boycott pátek, only pondělí-čtvrtek
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Feb 27, 2024 11:46
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Bright Bart posted:I'll poke fun at what's over here all the time but if you think Italian bread is better than Polish bread then you are objectively in a tiny minority. people don’t buy ciabatta or focaccia, people across the world line up to buy uh ah chleb ziemniaczany and szołdra  🤢
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Apr 5, 2024 13:23
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Bright Bart posted:Actually, yes, depending on what we mean as the world over. Polish immigrant lines outside of a Polski Sklep in London/Hamburg shadow the fact that you can literally buy focaccia the world over I'm sure. Like I don't get it, what's the defensible line to state that "people think Polish bakery is superior to literally world renown Italian bakery--present literally in every continent and in every large city" (and that right after "Polish luxury brands are the real 1% stuff" lol). Poland, nor anywhere in EE/CEE/whatever, doesn't need imported nationalism, especially not in areas where pride is only about locality and not quality. It's mind boggling tbh.
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Apr 5, 2024 21:18
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We are rehashing an old Reddit thread lol https://www.reddit.com/r/lithuania/comments/c10tp7/lietuvi%C5%A1ka_duona_geriausia_duona_pasaulyje/. Funnily, one answer says "only Italian bread can compete with Lithuanian bread imo" I chalk it up partly to the black/white bread divide: those who like black bread will probably think German-eastward bread is good. White bread eaters will think that bakeries beyond Germany are disastrous. Being a white bread supremacist, I'll take even the low quality polarbröd imported by Finnish supermarkets in the Baltics over rye bread. But even if you like sourdough bread and you're not after the taste of home, my impression is that German and Austrian bakeries have Czech and Polish bakeries beaten. Finding good white bread in EE is not easy.
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Apr 5, 2024 21:40
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mmkay posted:Eastern Europe - the bread (superiority) riots thread lol Bright Bart posted:Okay but where are you going to find these French bakeries? I am ignorant outside my limited experience. But Toronto is a city of over six million people. French bakeries that specialize in bread can be counted on your fingers. The rest are pastry shops selling pastries that are superior to ours, baguettes that are superior to ours, and cakes. You're not getting artisanal heritage wheat or rye bread baked in wood-fire ovens there. you don't consider baguettes bread or are you looking for bakeries that exclusively do baguettes and the like? E: What I mean by that question is that finding decent baguettes outside of capitals and large important cities in EE is p hard and you're usually stuck with the bad supermarket stuff
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Apr 5, 2024 22:04
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A baguette is not chleb, but it is bread!
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Apr 6, 2024 08:35
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what's the consensus on lavaš?
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Apr 6, 2024 20:02
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haddedam posted:Which lavaß? Here georgian bread and ultra thin flat bread are both lavash. the lavaš I'm used to is usually folded and v flat, whereas the stuff sold as Georgian is thicker and normally called chačapuri (though I've also had wildly different things also called chačapuri)
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Qtotonibudinibudet posted:i thought that was specifically when you added cheese and maybe egg to it That’s my understanding, but I’ve had a stuffed bread with cheese that was sold as chačapuri, no egg included
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