Police in Zurich confiscated an electric stand-on scooter that was capable of 110km/h. 😮 https://x.com/runews/status/1984092155799880117 Sounds like a pretty good way to put yourself in the hospital … (View Post)

Yes it’s always polite to learn a few phrases of pleasantaries in the native language of any country you visit. Nonetheless, pretty much all business in Europe among international companies is now do… (View Post)

I used to know “Can I have two beers please?” In about 20 languages! I suspect that knowing “Don’t shoot” in about six languages is probably enough, unless you’re trekking through some very remote pl… (View Post)

No need to speak Dutch, the Dutch all speak English (and French, and German, and Spanish, and Italian…) (View Post)

Banks lending 5x joint income is totally crazy. As one may have said before, you can have around 4-5% money terms deflation in the housing market for a couple of decades, without anyone on a repaymen… (View Post)