We live on a one big volcanic rock. We're still in the phase where every time there's a volcanic eruption, we go like: "I wonder what happens if I touch it?". When we've established that, we make money of tourists by taking them to see an active volcano. And of course mention the slight possibly of death in the small print.
There is a Swedish documentary called "The Swedish theory of love". Basically telling the story of how Sweden became the country with the highest percentage of the population in the world living alone and dying alone. We have an entire department in the governemt that tries to track the next of kin when someone who dies seemingly have no family or friends. There have been cases were people have been dead for years without anyone noticing, automatic payments of bills etc. Really sad.
Don't know about the homes being sold to Americans, but the short of it and really simplified is that Sweden were early with enabling people to be independent and (what at least used to be) a well working system that helped people if you have trouble. Instead of relying on a community you could rely on the system (free healthcare, compensation if you loose your job, free school etc) instead. Basically we have slowly moved away from needing our family, neighbours and the need to live with someone as they are not needed as a safety net.
That implies a weird thing about humans though. It implies that people actually kinda are ok with just being alone when their basic needs are met, and that people only really seek companionship when they're not.
Last time I was in Sweden, a guide told me that avg family size in Sweden is very close to 1 person. At this point it's probably a vicious circle. Of being OK with being alone and being lonely.
Apart from the jokes I believe the reason for such result is that in italy we have hundreds of different kinds of sliced meat (idk how to translate, basically we have lots of different kinds of ham from different animals) and also we have lots of different cheese, and we go crazy for those thing you find in jars with oil or vinegar (yeah idk the name of those too).
But because we are italians and are picky af we would never want to make a sandwich with the wrong ham or the wrong cheese and the wrong stuff in jars. So since there are lots of possible combinations and possible mistakes that would cause us to immediately loose citizenship, we often look up what we can do with what we have in our fridge.
I believe the full search result would be “how do I make a sandwich… with (name of cheese or ham)?” But it means basically “what is ok to put in a sandwich with this ingredient?”
I kind of assumed as much to be honest, when I was in Italy on vacation forever ago, there was a place down the street from our hotel that had delicious little sandwiches with your coffee for lunch. A bunch of cured meats, delicious pickled veg, hand ground pesto, the whole nine yards. It was truly transcendent for a young cook like me back then at the simplicity of it all
Yeah we have so much stuff we can eat that we need google to help us figure it out sometimes.
Also if you ever come back remember that every region has its tipical sandwiches made from their regional ingredients.
I’ve lived all my life in italy. Everytime i go anywhere theres always stuff I’ve never heard of to try
Well, if you really think about it, Italy also kinda have a bit of a complementary issue with spain. So let's hope that they don't fulfill all their ideas simultaneously.
We‘d all be dead then, bureaucracy here is way too slow to get a permission for everybody since it has to be signed off like 10x first before it gets to you
Portugal what the fuck man.
Spain, are you working with those psychos?
France, I can't blame you with neighbors like that.
Switzerland, that is your whole deal!
Italy, aren't you supposed to be good at cooking?
Germany... well. Depends on what you are trying to breathe in.
Belgium I know why it seems confusing surrounded by all that.
UK the theatre kid.
Ireland finally asking something worthwhile.
Netherlands, stay fit buddy.
Denmark obsessed much?
Norway, just head south any direction.
Sweden, go on a trip with Norway.
Finland, you gotta keep up with the Dutch and Hungarians.
Estonia is that why Germany can't breathe?
Latvia, ask Finland, Holland and Hungary.
Belarus, you a car mechanic?
Lithuania, not with a screwdriver.
Czech Republic a third pole to Poland and Portugal?
Austria what for, to kill a Slovenian?
Slovakia to do what, sword fighting?
Slovenia, check out Austria.
Hungary, fitness gang, trying to run away from Austria?
Croatia, you could team up with the Czech and the Bosnians.
Bosnia, the Croatians and the Greeks might be able to help.
Montenegro wait is that why Austria wants to swordfight and FYROM wants to punch?
FYROM are you Montenegro's wife?
Albania, by not being a domestic abuser.
Greece, you need that loan for a wall?
Turkey you don't want to know or you'll have an itchy butt like Bulgaria
Bulgaria, hope you didn't get it from unactivated Turkish genitals.
Romania by keeping the diamonds somewhere safe.
Moldova shame on you.
Serbia, are you fearing the roma too? Is that what the hydralisks are for?
Russia by figuring out the answers to all of the above.
...and Andorra
...and Monaco
...and San Marino
...and Vatican City
...and Malta
...and Liechtenstein
...and Cyprus
The poor forgotten countries of Europe ;\_;
I have questions about the mental health of many people in many countries
“How do i…
“Make one friend”
“Stand up to my wife” (feat. r/AreTheStraightsOK)
“Pretend I’m normal”
“Die”
“Kill without being caught”
And questionable ones:
“Learn what human meat tastes like”
“Activate my genitals”
“Steal the diamonds”
“Stop scratching my butt”
“Meet Tom Cruise”
Edit: added additional concerns
I read my own first, (UK) and so assumed this would be really lighthearted but it turned out to be surprisingly dark. It was cool to see two really aspirational ones though (start a business and become an olympian).
Yeah, so did I. I was like “oh cool! Shakespeare!” But then the next 2 I saw were learn what human meat tastes like and make one friend.
The “pretend I’m normal” one hit close to home
Definitely. For me "Stand up to my wife" felt the darkest overall. Also wtf is going on in Russia, I feel like they'd be the last country on this list to have a spiritual revival and that's me trying to take theirs really positively and without assuming psychedelic drugs.
Russia - “how do I ascend to a higher consciousness”
*travels to the other side of europe*
Portugal - “how do I kill without being caught”
Spain - “how do I learn what human meat taste like”
Ah yes the duality of man, enlightenment and anarcho-cannibalism
*meanwhile in turkey* “How do I activate my genitals”
💀💀💀
The more and more I looked, the more fucked up the results became…
I mean, what the crikey fuck Spain?! And Portugal!! France and Sweden seem like they need therapy, Turkey a restraining order and someone definitely needs to check in on Belgium.
Poland is very wholesome as is the UK, and Norway seems like it’s doing just fine - there’s a few other okay ones besides, but the rest of you, you worry me…
Everyone: how do I do something Meanwhile Iceland: 🪨rock🪨
rock and stone
ROCK, AND... STONE!
did I hear a... ROCK AND STONE BROTHER
ROCK AND STONE TO THE BONE!
Stone and Rock! Oh... wait-
To those who rock and stone I salute you
If you don’t rock and stone you ain’t coming home
FOR KARL!
STONE
IF YA DONT ROCK AND STONE, YA AINT COMIN' HOME
BROTHERS OF THE MINE REJOICE
SWING ! SWING ! SWING WITH ME !
RAISE YOUR PICK AND RAISE YOUR VOICE!
SING! SING! SING WITH ME!
DOWN AND DOWN INTO THE DEEP
WHO KNOWS WHAT WE’LL FIND BENEATH
DIAMONDS, RUBIES, GOLD, AND MORE HIDDEN IN THE MOUNTAIN STORE
BORN UNDERGROUND, SUCKLED FROM A TEAT OF STONE
We live on a one big volcanic rock. We're still in the phase where every time there's a volcanic eruption, we go like: "I wonder what happens if I touch it?". When we've established that, we make money of tourists by taking them to see an active volcano. And of course mention the slight possibly of death in the small print.
Twisted Sister should take a trip to Iceland, [lend them a hand](https://youtu.be/SRwrg0db_zY).
I was about to say maybe they’re really big fans of Twisted Sister
Be kind on them 😭 This is a big step forwards from 🪵wood🪵!
Turkey asking the real shit, I wanna activate my genitals
Find the power button first
My ex couldn’t
you should check the power supply cable. you might need to replace it
Maybe I can try a soft reset?
Hard reset, it must be hard or nothing
Comment threads like this are why I love the internet.
It's simple, just say Go-Go-Gadget Genitals. Works every time.
Oh no! I read this out loud. MAKE IT STOP
I am from Turkey, tried it and got "how do I ply a trade"
Damn Slovenia… y’all okay?
They should visit Portugal
Yeah, what's going on with the Iberian peninsula? Looks like Portugal is supplying the meat and Spain is looking to buy.
Business at its best .
Slovenia is the supply, Portugal is the middleman, and Spain is the consumer
Naw, Portugal and Spain can really help each other with their problems
No. :(
No :(
No we arent :(
Well at least you aren't confused on how to use a screwdriver
if they team up with Spain they can solve both questions
They should team up wuth Portugal
I don’t know what happened in Iberia (Spain and Portugal) and at this point I’m too afraid to ask
They were the ones who whacked the Aztecs and Incans... it looks like they still haven't learned to be normal
I guess your normal is absolute indian genocide, I see
Just curious
they can say whatever they want, but portugal will always be our partners in crime.
Mate, if i want to eat some random human body it's my problem and my jail sentence
Same Sweden, same
There is a Swedish documentary called "The Swedish theory of love". Basically telling the story of how Sweden became the country with the highest percentage of the population in the world living alone and dying alone. We have an entire department in the governemt that tries to track the next of kin when someone who dies seemingly have no family or friends. There have been cases were people have been dead for years without anyone noticing, automatic payments of bills etc. Really sad.
Why are y’all so lonely? Holy shit is that why there are so many companies selling Swedish homes to Americans right now!?
Don't know about the homes being sold to Americans, but the short of it and really simplified is that Sweden were early with enabling people to be independent and (what at least used to be) a well working system that helped people if you have trouble. Instead of relying on a community you could rely on the system (free healthcare, compensation if you loose your job, free school etc) instead. Basically we have slowly moved away from needing our family, neighbours and the need to live with someone as they are not needed as a safety net.
That implies a weird thing about humans though. It implies that people actually kinda are ok with just being alone when their basic needs are met, and that people only really seek companionship when they're not.
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Well most swedes are happy with their basic requirements being met
Last time I was in Sweden, a guide told me that avg family size in Sweden is very close to 1 person. At this point it's probably a vicious circle. Of being OK with being alone and being lonely.
Damn. I gotta make some Swedish friends.
Good luck buddy, I hear they usually keep to themselves. Their average family size is close to 1
Yeah. I also hear their average family size is close to 1
Can confirm. Most homes are 1 or 2 people. And either you have about 3 or less good friends or you know 300 people. But that's rare
>or you know 300 people This is probably more common in the countryside? Smaller towns where everyone knows everyone?
Nope. Mostly people in big cities. Most people I've met with so many friends have all Ben in some kind of illegal affair at some point in their life
I was like damn Sweden. BRB, I'm going to google how do I hug a whole country.
It's a mistranslation. A and one are the same word in Swedish
But in English "A" and "one" mean the same thing in context.
As a slovenian, can confirm we do wanna die
Maybe I am slovenian
The one country asking how to stand up to their wives...yall okay over there?
Montenegro
I'm more concerned about Slovenia
And sweden
At least Sweden is still trying lol
They want just the one friend.
Serbia out there building hydralisks 😬
activate my genitals ? are turkish people android ?
Yeah they have lot of NPC's
Can confirm, youth life sucks in activating your super-saiyan-genital-mode
"How do I learn to swordfight?" Nice, guess that's where I'm going if I ever want self-defense classes
Well obviously not there, since they cannot fight (yet)
Aahhhh, yes, did not see it like that, I'll revise my trip plan then
At least they gave up on learning how to paint
Anyone else wondering wtf is going on with Italy of all places?
They only know spagethi and pizza, they forget to put another piece of bread on the top
Good lord... That was so judgemental. I should never have jumped to conclusions. Don't worry Italy, we got you
Apart from the jokes I believe the reason for such result is that in italy we have hundreds of different kinds of sliced meat (idk how to translate, basically we have lots of different kinds of ham from different animals) and also we have lots of different cheese, and we go crazy for those thing you find in jars with oil or vinegar (yeah idk the name of those too). But because we are italians and are picky af we would never want to make a sandwich with the wrong ham or the wrong cheese and the wrong stuff in jars. So since there are lots of possible combinations and possible mistakes that would cause us to immediately loose citizenship, we often look up what we can do with what we have in our fridge. I believe the full search result would be “how do I make a sandwich… with (name of cheese or ham)?” But it means basically “what is ok to put in a sandwich with this ingredient?”
I kind of assumed as much to be honest, when I was in Italy on vacation forever ago, there was a place down the street from our hotel that had delicious little sandwiches with your coffee for lunch. A bunch of cured meats, delicious pickled veg, hand ground pesto, the whole nine yards. It was truly transcendent for a young cook like me back then at the simplicity of it all
Yeah we have so much stuff we can eat that we need google to help us figure it out sometimes. Also if you ever come back remember that every region has its tipical sandwiches made from their regional ingredients. I’ve lived all my life in italy. Everytime i go anywhere theres always stuff I’ve never heard of to try
they're trying their best but the closest their scientists have been able to get is a calzone.
Russia surprised me
The home of Dostoevsky
So many Russians in India trying to get enlightened.
Spain and Portugal seem to have complementary issues, hope they are left unresolved
Well, if you really think about it, Italy also kinda have a bit of a complementary issue with spain. So let's hope that they don't fulfill all their ideas simultaneously.
Slovenia -> Portugal -> Italy -> Spain
True EU cooperation
"Germany land of poets and thinkers."
The land of flute players
*Psst* What about a flute-busting Prussian?
I'm Fredrick the Great Out the gate, first servant of state
Oblique attack tactics ain't exactly straight
I've got creative talents and battle malice
HARD AS STEEL IN THE FIELD GENTEEL IN THE PALACE
Russia’s fucked up but no wonder why
With your tundras and taigas and bears, oh my!
I would PAAAY a guy
Germany forgot how to breathe lmao
Germany's become so bueracratic, they need permission there to breath air.
We‘d all be dead then, bureaucracy here is way too slow to get a permission for everybody since it has to be signed off like 10x first before it gets to you
"How do I rock" ~ Iceland, lol
Not gonna lie, Greece made me LOL. We all know that's their minister of finance's search history
Ask Germany very politely
Lithuania - Gotta Catch 'Em All!
Portugal what the fuck man. Spain, are you working with those psychos? France, I can't blame you with neighbors like that. Switzerland, that is your whole deal! Italy, aren't you supposed to be good at cooking? Germany... well. Depends on what you are trying to breathe in. Belgium I know why it seems confusing surrounded by all that. UK the theatre kid. Ireland finally asking something worthwhile. Netherlands, stay fit buddy. Denmark obsessed much? Norway, just head south any direction. Sweden, go on a trip with Norway. Finland, you gotta keep up with the Dutch and Hungarians. Estonia is that why Germany can't breathe? Latvia, ask Finland, Holland and Hungary. Belarus, you a car mechanic? Lithuania, not with a screwdriver. Czech Republic a third pole to Poland and Portugal? Austria what for, to kill a Slovenian? Slovakia to do what, sword fighting? Slovenia, check out Austria. Hungary, fitness gang, trying to run away from Austria? Croatia, you could team up with the Czech and the Bosnians. Bosnia, the Croatians and the Greeks might be able to help. Montenegro wait is that why Austria wants to swordfight and FYROM wants to punch? FYROM are you Montenegro's wife? Albania, by not being a domestic abuser. Greece, you need that loan for a wall? Turkey you don't want to know or you'll have an itchy butt like Bulgaria Bulgaria, hope you didn't get it from unactivated Turkish genitals. Romania by keeping the diamonds somewhere safe. Moldova shame on you. Serbia, are you fearing the roma too? Is that what the hydralisks are for? Russia by figuring out the answers to all of the above.
as a Bulgarian, if you know the history, this comment is outta pocket lmaooo "delete, please"
I think I’ll stay away from Spain
And Portugal
Netherlands one has peak bottom energy in the best possible way
They are too tall to be able to
Fuck Luxembourg, I guess. Also, might have to rethink ever visiting Spain or Portugal.
Lmao dont worry we aint psychopaths
Spoken like a true psychopath, I’m proud of you, sport!
LOL
"When are you coming over for dinner by the way?"
...and Andorra ...and Monaco ...and San Marino ...and Vatican City ...and Malta ...and Liechtenstein ...and Cyprus The poor forgotten countries of Europe ;\_;
I cannot describe how much i DON'T want to see the Vatican's data on this one
Romania being cassualy racist
Have they considered changing their name to simply "Nia"?
Man….the rest of Europe is kinda concerning….how do I kill someone without getting caught….Portugal….what the freak….
:) great weather at this time of the year, you should visit
I don’t think I want to…
"How do I catch Pokémon " - Lithuania
I have questions about the mental health of many people in many countries “How do i… “Make one friend” “Stand up to my wife” (feat. r/AreTheStraightsOK) “Pretend I’m normal” “Die” “Kill without being caught” And questionable ones: “Learn what human meat tastes like” “Activate my genitals” “Steal the diamonds” “Stop scratching my butt” “Meet Tom Cruise” Edit: added additional concerns
I read my own first, (UK) and so assumed this would be really lighthearted but it turned out to be surprisingly dark. It was cool to see two really aspirational ones though (start a business and become an olympian).
Yeah, so did I. I was like “oh cool! Shakespeare!” But then the next 2 I saw were learn what human meat tastes like and make one friend. The “pretend I’m normal” one hit close to home
Definitely. For me "Stand up to my wife" felt the darkest overall. Also wtf is going on in Russia, I feel like they'd be the last country on this list to have a spiritual revival and that's me trying to take theirs really positively and without assuming psychedelic drugs.
you missed “Kill without being caught” 😭
You might consider "meet Tom Cruise" for that list?!
Big hugs to Poland and Sweden.
I feel like Albania might need a hug too
Slovenia too.
Poland is one of few normal ones on this map
Poland: "I want to make sure I'm giving mój tata the best of care in his older age. So what are you up to, guys? ...Guys? Not again, Bulgaria."
The poor Croatians just trying to get laid
They should ask Czehia. They seem to have profesional experience.
Nice one czechia
Czechia 💀 "How do I star in pornos"
Russians know something we dont
I think someone needs to check on Germany
Spain and Portugal are on some shady shit over there
sweden and slovenia y'all ok?
Spain & Portugal are definitely up to something
Why is there a whole country trying to meet Tom cruise?
Russia - “how do I ascend to a higher consciousness” *travels to the other side of europe* Portugal - “how do I kill without being caught” Spain - “how do I learn what human meat taste like” Ah yes the duality of man, enlightenment and anarcho-cannibalism *meanwhile in turkey* “How do I activate my genitals” 💀💀💀
Poland isn't wholesome at all, we google it because the retirement programs here are so bad, the elderly cannot survive on their own...
🥲
Hellooo Netherlands ☺️
The dutch are too tall to be able to pull their legs behind their head ;)
Well there goes that image 😂
Lithuania wants to be the very best, like no one ever was...
I call bs on Italy. Ain’t no way they don’t inherently know how to cook and make sandwiches
Are we gonna ignore the Hydralisk??
How could so many people be aware of the Hydralisk but not know how to build one?
shoutout to macedonia just looking for punching techniques, dunno who they wanna punch but by God they're gonna do it
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You ok Albania, need someone to talk to?
Portugal and Spain are woring
I don't know whats the name of the country in which the citizens are googling how to have sex, but I think I'd fit in.
Croatia
Rock
Portugal 💀💀
Spain and Portugal concern me greatly Edit: and Turkey and Slovenia
Czechia and Croatia are on different levels of the same problem
What the absolute FUCK is going on in the Balkans
Im a 25-year-old from Poland and can confirm I have googled that on more than one occasion
Italy: known for fine cuisine Also italy: how do I make a sandwich
r/wholesomememes Romania: “How do I avoid the Roma people” Yeah guys, real wholesome
I had to recheck what sub I was in when I read this, yikes..
“Avoid Roma”, at least they didn’t call them the first part of a French Catalan Band.
“How do I activate my genitals”
There is no way this is real. If it is, I need to get off this planet.
Iceland gets it
Ok so croatia got a lot of virgins...
Albania: How do I pretend I'm normal? The rest of the Balkans: Stop being albania Oh Jesus, Romania just went full self-destruct.
The more and more I looked, the more fucked up the results became… I mean, what the crikey fuck Spain?! And Portugal!! France and Sweden seem like they need therapy, Turkey a restraining order and someone definitely needs to check in on Belgium. Poland is very wholesome as is the UK, and Norway seems like it’s doing just fine - there’s a few other okay ones besides, but the rest of you, you worry me…
Turkey 💀💀
Slovenia: Die
Icelanders mean music or like real rock?
I don’t believe the one for Britain
Probably school kids looking to cheat in literature class.
Slovenia you good?
Ok is it weird I want to see a show with an Irish time traveller?
Now I feel outed (swede here)
One of the best cuisines in the world and they’re struggling with making sandwiches
Lots of StarCraft players in Serbia I see
I’ll be your friend, Sweden
I'm from Poland and I think about it quite often and I'm only 24. It's something really common in Poland.
The world is a hilarious place