Eastern Europe: Turns out PiS is not stored in the ballots

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Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

Czechia not in EE? People in Grozny will be upset

# ¿ Feb 14, 2022 20:32

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# ¿ May 21, 2024 02:20

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

Czech company is renaming 'Russian ice cream/Rusk� zmrzlina' (type of an ice cream sandwich) to 'Ukrainian ice cream'. Before the package is changed, word 'Russian' will be covered by 'We support Ukraine' sticker.

# ¿ Mar 2, 2022 10:27

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

In somewhat EE-related news

Kazakhstan president proposes reforms to limit his powers

# ¿ Mar 16, 2022 12:08

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

In other Kazakhstan-related news that I haven't seen mentioned before and that i randomly found elsewhere, displaying Z symbol (or Zwastika) on vehicles is prohibited and fined

https://web.archive.org/web/2022030...sultane-463253/

https://web.archive.org/web/20220312173822/https://novayagazeta.ru/articles/2022/03/08/kak-dostat-sosedei

# ¿ Mar 17, 2022 14:08

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

Herstory Begins Now posted:

My experience has been that in the most booze soaked countries it's less about speed of drinking and more about how early they start drinking. Especially on work days. min/maxing your countries booze consumption really requires having a drink or two with lunch. There's also some cultural tipping point where alcohol is suddenly completely inescapably everywhere and there is zero barrier to drinking.

Or beer being often cheaper than common non-alcoholic drinks (like in Czechia).

# ¿ Apr 12, 2022 13:46

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

Nenonen posted:

Now that I'm at home, it's easier to post pictures.

I rather like them. I think many similar buildings would look much better if they were properly maintained and did not fell into disrepair after the fall of communism. I found typical 90s buildings ("heyyy, early capitalism and corruption means I can build whatever, so I will build colorful eyesore with round windows etc.") more offensive.

# ¿ Apr 20, 2022 11:32

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

Article in NYT on topic of recently exposed Russian spy in Slovakia

He Was a Penniless Donor to the Far Right. He Was Also a Russian Spy.

# ¿ Apr 21, 2022 11:33

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

I watch/listen to commented broadcast of the final where they're making fun of the whole thing. Some performances might not even be bad or they are silly on purpose. And then you can also laugh at voting shenanigans (like Greece and Cyprus juries giving each other highest marks and such).

# ¿ May 10, 2022 08:34

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

If you don't send anyone, you can't be ashamed of your country's entry. tapshead.jpg

# ¿ May 10, 2022 11:45

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

Vincent Van Goatse posted:

I know this isn't exactly a chat thread but what kind of spicy foods do y'all have and how can the West use things like Mexican jalapenos to our strategic advantage?

Horseradish is traditionally used a condiment. Otherwise I think most of the spicy meals are originally from Hungary, paprika HQ of Europe, like sausages, goulash and so on.

# ¿ Jun 3, 2022 10:34

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

SlowBloke posted:

I never tasted any kind of goulash or spiced sausages that matched 'Nduja or anything from Calabria so i will have to call objection to the paprika HQ of Europe statement

I was mostly referring to its widespread use, it's like spice on Arrakis, everywhere. But compared to some other national cuisines, I think Hungarian is only moderately spicy, but probably still spicier than other V4 cuisines.

# ¿ Jun 3, 2022 11:10

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

CMYK BLYAT! posted:

kazakh dude in a tank top, man bun, and pixelated hitler mustache sure is an aesthetic

https://twitter.com/OlgaNYC1211/status/1539086797518655488

They are not even Kazakh, short image search tells me they're Mongolian neo-nazis, picture is from 2010

# ¿ Jun 21, 2022 10:17

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

Kikas posted:

Good news, Poland has finally reached an agreement on who will build our first nuclear plant! It's the US!

https://twitter.com/SecBlinken/status/1586115764691795968

https://twitter.com/VP/status/1586098478505025537

Which is weird because all the players in this discourse I recall were France and Korea, but I guess their offer is still on the table since we need the second powerplant online. Still no confirmation on who will deliver the fuel, but I assume it's gonna be France due to it being simpler logistically. Man I might even see this in my lifetime, what a thrill!

It seems second nuclear power plant will be built by Koreans

# ¿ Oct 31, 2022 13:58

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

I am stretching the definition of Eastern Europe a bit, but protests erupted in Mongolia, protesters stormed government buildings after news of embezzlement of billions

https://tvpworld.com/64919462/protesters-in-mongolia-storm-the-state-palace

https://news.mn/en/798378/

# ¿ Dec 5, 2022 22:39

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

Somaen posted:

Assuming this is true:

EU transport ministers agreed in Brussels that every member state that has a railway network different from the European gauge should develop a plan for its transformation by 2025-2026.

Spain would have to replace all of its Iberian gauge with the European gauge and their rail network is well developed with high speed trains running from Madrid to other parts of the country, it would be very expensive to replace all that. It's not related to this thread but everyone loves trains so I'll share if I find anything related to this. Baltic-Iberian train trips would be rad

Spanish high speed rail lines were already built in standard gauge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_transport_in_Spain#/media/File:Red_actual_de_ferrocarriles_de_Espa%C3%B1a.svg

# ¿ Dec 9, 2022 12:35

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

Happier new Eastern European year to all, hopefully there will be no need for a second thread when 2023 ends.

# ¿ Jan 1, 2023 00:38

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

nm, you were correct, 1924-40 Transnistria was autonomous republic within Ukrainian SSR

Dwesa fucked around with this message at 09:18 on Mar 6, 2023

# ¿ Mar 6, 2023 09:13

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

thread on Georgian "foreign agent" law

https://twitter.com/HansGutbrod/status/1633242961549877248

also what happened in Poland is terrible :smith:

# ¿ Mar 8, 2023 09:58

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

Polish bus route drops �devil�s number� after Christian protests

quote:

There will be no more going to Hel on bus 666.

The bus to the town of Hel on Poland�s Baltic coast has long been popular with tourists. But some Christian conservatives have protested against the use of a number signifying the devil on a bus leading to a place that sounds like the word �hell� in English.

The new number - 669

# ¿ Jun 15, 2023 08:51

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

Bright Bart posted:

He certainly didn't prevent anything from happening to Navalny because he was worried about the fallout.

At "best" he put him in a position to die or be killed by someone who thinks it'll get them brownie points, and thought 'Well if it happens who cares? Maybe it'll even work in my favour'.

At worst, he himself explicitly ordered the torture and killing, with no euphamisms.

Putin promoted deputy chief of Russia's prisons days after Navalny's death

Putin does this every time his regime commits a major crime, whether it�s atrocities in Ukraine or repressions at home: he promotes or awards the state officials responsible.

# ¿ Feb 21, 2024 11:26

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

Antigravitas posted:

I, too, am afraid of being turned German by the Gender Nazis. Truly a fate worse than death.

Honestly, I find myself confused by conservative propaganda. All their grand ideas are an incoherent mess of random words and ideas and vague fears.

and somehow it still works on a sizeable portion of population simply because it represents their hatreds

# ¿ Feb 23, 2024 15:10

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

Bright Bart posted:

Real quedtion but are words like 'kurwa' abused in neighbouring Czechia, Slovakia, and East Germany too?

Kokot (dick, prick) probably serves the same purpose in Slovak, although I think it's not that common

# ¿ Apr 30, 2024 13:04

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

Qtotonibudinibudet posted:

i read that more about the trend of russian soldiers stealing and sending home fridges from occupied territory (which is, admittedly, still a testament to the poverty of the regions of russia that supply the most army recruits)

then why do they write it as if it's from Moldova? I think this kind of prejudice that people from Eastern Europe have barely heard of modern conveniences like television is still quite widespread, just as some people are surprised that immigrants from Syria have smartphones

# ¿ May 2, 2024 21:21

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

Slovak PM Fico was shot and transferred to hospital

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg6761ggxz1o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Binforadio%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D

# ¿ May 15, 2024 14:21

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

poor waif posted:

Is anything known about the shooter? I saw he was detained, but I haven't seen anything more yet.

not yet

# ¿ May 15, 2024 14:35

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

a pipe smoking dog posted:

I wonder who is going to get blamed for this. Islamists? (((globalists)))? The gays?

coalition parties are already blaming opposition, independent media, liberals, progressives and so on

# ¿ May 15, 2024 15:25

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# ¿ May 21, 2024 02:20

Dwesa: Jul 19, 2016

Nenonen posted:

Slovakia is so much more progressive than many other European nations.

what

if you compare it to Russia or Belarus, I guess

# ¿ May 15, 2024 17:57

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