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I'm just going to go out and say it: Europe is poor. At least compared to the US. You can see this plainly when comparing GDP per capita but it's particularly telling when you look…

> Physical losses in undermaintained water grids are the biggest cause for the issue. Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't that mean the water is returned back to the environment?…

This "greed" and lack of foresight underpins a lot of the welfare states of Europe. Many member states are doing nothing at all to account for this population shrinkage, much less …

> Population collapse is a good thing. Unless your welfare state depends on a growing population. Which is the case in many EU states. I'd also argue that overpopulation is not a p…

Which in itself wouldn't even be a problem if lack of said documents caused your submission to automatically fail validation right at the start. Instead, a real, live person will n…

Not quite. Disguised employment is a pretty specific and (usually) clear-cut issue with well defined criteria. The problems start when a jurisdiction broadens the definition to inc…

Last year, when I bought a boat. Financially, it was probably one of the stupider decisions I've made. On the other hand, it opened a whole new world to me, forced me to grow as a …

Nevera means "storm" or alternatively "squall" in Croatian, which is where the car got its name.

> Its an insult to people from non-english speaking countries. No it is not. It may be an insult to people from larger countries who have been pampered all their life, with all the…

> People who can invest large amounts of money can afford a translator. Yeah, that sound like the European way of thinking about business. "What do you mean you don't want to spend…

> a foreigner should not expect a country to conduct its legal proceedings in a language different to their native. If that is the case, perhaps countries should consider their nat…

> EU: 27 different markets in the EU + half a dozen markets in countries freely associated with the EU (e.g. Norway and Switzerland) in different languages, cultures and expectatio…

SEEKING WORK | Europe | Remote only Front-end developer with over 5 years of freelance experience, mostly on greenfield projects but also occasionally with established codebases. U…

No, it's fine. I assumed that you meant that olx.ro was a scam or something. Only after I visited immobiliare.ro did I realize the difference in quality between their offerings.

> one does _not_ rent property on OLX and there are only some areas that are desirable (i.e.: have to look and feel of central or western europe). Interesting. Why not? The apartme…

I was under impression it was 1-3% profit tax + 5% dividend with an upper limit of 1 million euros? Or has that changed (again)? Also, 850 pcm seems kind of high, at least compared…

Not all that unusual really. Before the EURO replaced the DM, many things in Croatia, such as cars and real estate were denominated in DM. This was due to rampant inflation (especi…

I expect I'll get a lot of flak for this one, but I'd like to suggest the "4 hour work week" by Tim Ferriss. I've read it at about the same age and it had a profound effect on me. …

/r/sailing definitely. Awesome community. The various tech subreddits are also useful. Some others, in no particular order: r/fire r/digitalnomad r/design

Indeed they are. It's a pity that more governments haven't followed their example or that having clear, easy to use government websites is somehow still a too high bar to clear for…

There should be financial penalties for any company that does this. Otherwise trust vanishes and the only thing that is certain is money in your pocket. Imagine if in the future, c…

> Your job is gone due to automation, immigration, or globalization? It's entirely reasonable to reach for the conservative button to make things go back. Populists promising your …

> A company’s messaging or social media app is interoperable, to prevent users feeling forced to use one or the other because that’s where their friends are Does this mean what I t…

If we're only talking about income, your only option is contracting (or maybe starting a successful business...). If you are willing to work on your expenses, then a lot of other a…

> Why is it okay to be paid $100,000 for the exact same job as your equivalent counterparts in the US make 3.5x for? I'm not going to say it's okay, but there are a few things to k…