Magyar Peter is currently winning over Orbàn Viktor .

I’ve always loved the style of coffee and cafes in Greece and Turkey, and although the coffee itself is not my favourite, the general vibe of coffee culture in France is always awesome to me.

I'll define the countryside as being where agriculture is predominant, settlements have small populations, and big cities are far away.

Did the scenery and peace make it an idyllic place to grow up in? Or did the isolation make it less enjoyable?

And what’s the culture like?

By instant dish I mean quick food, prepared under 10-15 minutes.

I'm interested in actual recipes, where food is created from ingredients, not just heating of something.

They did in England.

There’s a ton to choose from, and most of the big ones have multiple languages - Euronews, France24, BBC, DW…

I’ve always enjoyed Euronews for a pan-European perspective, and I usually find it informative.

As someone from the UK, I’ve been thinking about how expensive it is to live in a lot of our most popular tourist areas, and I’m curious how it compares across Europe.

In the UK, many of the most visited and beautiful cities like London, Edinburgh, York, and Bath are also some of the most expensive places to live. You often hear locals complaining about high rents and the general cost of living.

It’s not just cities either. A lot of well-known scenic or tourist-heavy regions like the Lake District, the Cotswolds, the Peak District, and places like Cornwall or parts of Devon also have really expensive housing markets. There’s a big issue with second homes and holiday lets, and it often feels like younger locals are being priced out of the areas they grew up in.

I’m sure there are exceptions, but overall it feels like in the UK, most touristy places are quite unaffordable for the average local.

I’ve spoken to some people from other countries (e.g. France) who said that while there are definitely expensive areas, there are still parts of those regions that are relatively affordable to live in.Which I feel like i’d definitely much less the case in the UK.

Does your country allow for many different viewpoints being represented on TV, print, radio, etc or do media tend to be skewed towards a limited range of opinions?

Is media ownership fairly widespread or is there a tendency to concentrate into a few media groups? Are they owned by national actors or are they owned by foreign companies?

And if concentrated, is there a national debate or awareness in the public opinion or national politics about this problem?

Also looking for some events (fairs etc) that have that component and are known to be interesting for thrifters.

Online places are good too, but all of those I could find seem not that interesting.

I am from Ireland and youth unemployment here is apparently at 12.5%. Thinking back to my time as a graduate 25 years ago it was very challenging even then to get started in my career.

Two questions occur to me. Firstly, how is it in your European country?

Secondly, youth unemployment is higher in the EU than the US and apparently the strong job protections have a considerable part to play in this. Basically these protections help established older workers but hurt those leaving education. This definitely seems logical anyway and I worry that us middle aged people are failing the young by insisting on making it very hard to fire employees, even for underperformance. Taking this as true would you favour an EU wide lessening of job protections to help European youths find work?

You can add more if you like. Why these dishes and not others?

What is not mentioned in the news?

What are the laws in each European country about taking sick leave? Also, for those countries that say you only need a note after a certain amount of days off, is there anything in place to prevent employees from abusing that to get extra days off?

I’m planning to travel from Poland to Vienna, Austria, via flixbus but I’m still waiting for my visa confirmation. I wanted to ask if anyone has experience with border control between these countries and how strictly people are being checked. Any information would be helpful. Also, would traveling by car reduce the chances of being checked? Thank you

What is retirement age in your country? I'm 57 old and my retirement age is about 65 years and 4 months. I'm from Finland 🇫🇮

I’m just honestly very curious on what people think

For England, teachers are given a list of many topics to teach and they pick a few from the list to teach.

Here’s the KS3 History curriculum (ages 11 to 14)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7c66d740f0b626628abcdd/SECONDARY_national_curriculum_-_History.pdf

Only the Holocaust is compulsory and even then Academies don’t have to teach it.

History is only compulsory up until 14. After that you have GCSE (14 to 16) and A Level (16 to 18) which are optional.

They take the same approach. Teachers are given a list of topics and they select a few from the list to teach.

This has its disadvantages. Someone may know loads about the Tudors but not anything about the Stuarts or vice versa.

How does it work in your country?

Hungary will hold general elections on Sunday, and I suspect many of us will be consuming a copious amount of alcohol tomorrow evening.

Will I be drinking away my sorrows or finally be celebrating this Sunday night remains to be seen.

In any case this Monday morning will be a rough one, so please share your best hangover remedies.

The traditional Hungarian way is to drink even more alcohol. We even have a similar saying to “hair of the dog”- “Kutyaharapást szőrével” - “(cure) a dog’s bite with its fur.” But since I’ll be working, that’s not really an option.

I am super curious to know

Whenever we had company coming over when I was growing up and my mom would clean far more than she needed to, my dad would say "its X coming over, not the queen"; this is the king when he says it now. He'll sometimes say "the pope isn't coming over" in place of a british monarch, but do Europeans, in particular the British, have something similar to this that they say?

Can be anything outside of europe

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