Hobohemian posted:

Wow, nobody kills themselves in Mexico.

Zzulu posted:

Zzulu posted:

etalian posted:

Tax records are also accessible by police, so they immediately can look up a rich person's yearly income and worked out the size of the speeding fine.

It's naturally caused lots of whining in right wing cowboy capitalism magazine the Wall Street Journal.

kikkelivelho posted:

Tax and wage records are actually accessible to everyone, so if you want to know how much your dumb neighbour or favourite rockstar makes then knock yourself out.

Neurosis posted:

no they are not.

Free Market Mambo posted:

There is a facebook group tracking the location of all 8 police in the region, they'll never take me.

His Divine Shadow posted:

You must live in some kind of high crime area to warrant that many cops.

Gargamel Gibson posted:

Is the Finns=Mongolians thing a new meme because I'd honestly never heard it before this thread?

It's cool, though. I khan dig it.

Iretep posted:

its an almost 200 year old meme.

Cascade Failure posted:

Slighty nws for graphic finnish man-rear end

hard counter posted:

tetsuo posted:

all the nordic countries seem v cool and i'd love to visit and it's cool they all speak english but would norwegian or swedish be the best to learn for mutual intelligibility

tetsuo posted:

all the nordic countries seem v cool and i'd love to visit and it's cool they all speak english but would norwegian or swedish be the best to learn for mutual intelligibility

Zzulu posted:

just speak english

we're good at english up here



The rest of europe is... less enlightened

Say Nothing posted:

quote:

In Sweden, the form Swerike is attested from the end of the 13th century, Svearike, from the 14th century, as well as the Icelandic Svíaríki and the Old Gutnish Suiariki.
In those days the meaning was restricted to the older Swedish region in Svealand and did not always include Götaland, the land of the Geats. The word rike translates to "realm" and also appears in the name of the legislature, Riksdag (c.f. Danish rigsdag, German Reichstag).

Towards the end of the 15th century, the form had changed to Swerighe both in Swedish and Danish, like bakare ("baker") to bagare and mik ("me") to mig. 17th-century spellings include Swerghe, Swirghe, Swirge.

Much is made about the difference between the medieval forms Svearike and Sverige. Although, medieval Swedes were unlikely to see it as anything else but a matter of pronunciation.

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The first known written appearance of the name Finland is thought to be on on three rune-stones. Two were found in the Swedish province of Uppland and have the inscription finlonti. The third was found in Gotland, in the Baltic Sea. It has the inscription finlandi and dates from the 13th century. The name can be assumed to be related to the tribe name Finns, which is mentioned first known time AD 98 (disputed meaning).

Zzulu posted:

loving no one knows where "Suomi" comes from

Zzulu posted:

How did our countries up north get their names anyway? I live in Sweden and I have no idea where "Sverige" came from

Pon de Bundy posted:

ElGroucho posted:

How do they reproduce

Do they just have really good dick aim or what

ElGroucho posted:

How do they reproduce

Do they just have really good dick aim or what

A Buttery Pastry posted:

Norwegian, without a doubt. The Danish and Swedish language are abominations whose speakers have a real hard time understanding each other, while Norwegians mostly have no issues being understood or understanding the others. Plus Sweden will of course be majority Arab speaking by 2030.

LordArgh posted:

where do you live where bus stops are places where people reproduce?

ElGroucho posted:

Where do you live where you find the thought of social or physical contact with another human being repulsive enough to avoid all interaction, despite the frigid temperature and the instinctual human need for group comfort and warmth?




















Is it Finland?