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Re: Danish supermarket chain is setting up "Emergency Stores"

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Post by W3zzy »

mytailorisrich wrote: post #208
W3zzy wrote: post #124

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Belgian youngsters aged 17 wil get a voluntary call for 'vacation camps' in the army in a few weeks. Recently a lot of people were hired four the federal and regional governments to handle strategic supplies. All Belgians were asked to stock their own 3 day emergency kit.

Damn, France's plan to retake Wallonia has been discovered!

Au contraire, mon ami. In all the geopolitical madness it's time to reclaim what was ours onder Charles Quint. Habsburg rises again! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor#...

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Post by BDPW »

guappa wrote: post #212
dijit wrote: post #189

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speaking from a Swedish perspective, I haven’t even seen Swedish currency in about eight years. I’m not even joking.

That's your personal choice. Doesn't mean stores don't accept cash.

Many many restaurants and stores never accept cash here. This would be a huge problem if cash suddenly becomes the only way of paying for everyone at the same time.

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Post by modo_mario »

guappa wrote: post #229
wojciii wrote: post #202

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A cyber attack is still an attack. Sabotage by agents is an attack. Russia is a terrorist state and will attack this country sooner or later. It's just a question of time.

I don't think denmark has any moral high ground while holding greenland as a colony.

Ridiculous imo but that aside. Do you think any other country involved here has a moral high ground? Russia, The US?

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Post by ochrist »

guappa wrote: post #229
wojciii wrote: post #202

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A cyber attack is still an attack. Sabotage by agents is an attack. Russia is a terrorist state and will attack this country sooner or later. It's just a question of time.

I don't think denmark has any moral high ground while holding greenland as a colony.

Please check your history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Greenlandic_self-governme...

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Post by W3zzy »

Cthulhu_ wrote: post #196
W3zzy wrote: post #124

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Belgian youngsters aged 17 wil get a voluntary call for 'vacation camps' in the army in a few weeks. Recently a lot of people were hired four the federal and regional governments to handle strategic supplies. All Belgians were asked to stock their own 3 day emergency kit.

I mean war aside, the 3 day kit is always a good idea - power outages happen, freak weather events, supply chain issues, strikes, or even not feeling like going out which is very common. As for the army vacation camp, I think it's good experience (same with scouting for example), although there's probably a huge recruitment angle there. Personally I wouldn't mind a stint in the military, but at the same time I'm near…

I think Belgium is the most stable unstable country in the world. We're always on strike, only surpassed by the French. At any given moment one of our seven governments is in a state of crisis. Somehow I feel like we'll make it though three days of lockdown without any issues.

I tried to sign up as a reservist - civil personell - because I feel like my logistic expertise could come in handy but sadly I passed 40 a few years ago and I'm deemed to old for service, even as a reservist.

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Post by nandomrumber »

guappa wrote: post #235
dijit wrote: post #215

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No, its the nature of the country. And, most companies don’t take cash, especially smaller ones. Large companies (ICA the supermarket) takes cash but it’s like 1/200 who use cash and the cashier is often visibly flustered when cash is presented.

Please stop mansplaining (and wrongly so at that!). I happen to be in sweden in this very moment. And no, cashiers are not flustered and alarmed when they see cash, old people pay with cash every day. Yes there is some restaurants that will not take cash. Last april I was in a place where they did not take cards :) There's more to sweden than what you personally experience.

What does gender have to do with this conversation?

Re: Danish supermarket chain is setting up "Emergency Stores"

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Post by guappa »

ochrist wrote: post #244
guappa wrote: post #229

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I don't think denmark has any moral high ground while holding greenland as a colony.

Please check your history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Greenlandic_self-governme...

Oh since 2008 it is slightly less bad! (I knew). And? It's still bad.

Re: Danish supermarket chain is setting up "Emergency Stores"

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Post by guappa »

nandomrumber wrote: post #246
guappa wrote: post #235

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Please stop mansplaining (and wrongly so at that!). I happen to be in sweden in this very moment. And no, cashiers are not flustered and alarmed when they see cash, old people pay with cash every day. Yes there is some restaurants that will not take cash. Last april I was in a place where they did not take cards :) There's more to sweden than what you personally experience.

What does gender have to do with this conversation?

Unfortunately there is no term for "stop explaining my own country to me", but there are similarities with that other situation so… a rhetorical figure? Heard of those?

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Post by guappa »

TrojanHookworm wrote: post #236
guappa wrote: post #209

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You are entirely right. And apparently if you go to jail they place you in denmark so you can't receive visits. Yes greenland is a colony. But I don't think that making them USA's colony would improve their situation… see how the natives of guam or hawaii are doing for example.

Greenland is an autonomous territory, not a colony. Hasn't been since 1953.

Poteto potato…

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Post by impossiblefork »

jamesblonde wrote: post #166
chvid wrote: post #147

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Denmark is in a crazy situation where what we saw as a key trusted partner (the US) all of sudden is extremely hostile towards us due its re-ignited territorial ambitions in Greenland. In public discourse this is being met with riducule and disbelief but I believe behind the scenes in government it is being taken quite serious. And obviously having our payment infrastrcture in the hands of an adversarial nation is un…

The worst thing is the lack of solidarity towards the danes here in Sweden. If Trump turns off Microsoft, Sweden will shrug its shoulders and privately say - thank god it's not us. yet.

In which kind of environment is this?

Because I too am a Swede and in mine I don't think the normal attitude is one where we have any limit to our commitment to Danish territorial integrity.

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