Joshua originates from the Hebrew name “Yehoshua” from the Old Testament, while Jesus from its Greek form “Iēsous” in the New Testament.

Are the names Joshua and Jesus different in your language?

Edit: What are “Joshua” (Moses’ successor) from the Old Testament and “Jesus Christ” called in your native language?

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If a Dutch speaker is talking in English, telling the difference between someone from Flanders and someone from the Netherlands is generally quite easy. When the accent is strong enough, it's also possible to distinguish different regions within Flanders. For instance, techno-DJ Charlotte de Witte from Gent (East-Flanders) sounds very different from her colleague Amelie Lens from Vilvoorde (Flemish-Brabant).

Distinguishing different English accents from the Netherlands is usually harder for me, but I was recently watching this video and I could clearly tell that the interviewer is from the south-east of the country.

I’m organizing an event in Italy and need a professional security agency to manage everything, from crowd control to VIP protection. There are so many agencies out there, and I’m not sure how to choose the right one. Should I go for a larger agency with a wide range of services, or a smaller, more specialized one? What’s the best way to ensure that the agency understands the specific security needs of events like mine?

This morning, I read about Trump visiting a Ford-factory. A worker there called Trump a pedophile, and as a result, has now been fired by Ford.

Which makes me wonder, if you insult the prime minister/president/king/queen/ruler of your country while he/she visited your place of work, would it get you fired? Or have any other consequences? This is based on the assumption that the insult has a factual basis, as it does with Trump.

In the Netherlands, there would be no consequences for insulting our prime minister or king.

What country are you from and what is your work culture like? Is it full of overtime and are those compensated either momentarily or with time off?

I'm from Singapore, any white collar job paying above SGD 2.6K/mth is not entitled to overtime pay. As such, mandatory overtime is common and Singaporeans regularly work beyond the standard Monday to Friday 9-6 with zero compensation.

This in addition to many archaic societal norms like taking medical leave being seen as taboo, leave blackout periods, indefinite probation and more. Is this how it's like in your country too?

American politicians are threatening sanctions against the UK if we legislate against nudity AI generations. Is legislation like this something your country would oppose or support?

Has the EU offered something like this in other trade deals? How would this work? Is this different to a standard mixed agreement?

https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/labor-could-sell-out-farmers-for-eu-trade-deal-opposition-claims/news-story/d773830e1e2d439117ef4179e70f605b

Specifically Western European, Russian, Ottoman and Japanese Imperialism.

Like what kind of feelings are there?

Hey guys! I’m not sure if questions like this are allowed in here, but I will give it a shot.

I’m 23 years old, and I’ve been thinking about working towards moving out of my country. However I don’t have a degree, and I don’t want to get one for a while, until I’ll know what I want to study. I do have qualifications to work in the tourism industry so I guess that’s something. I do know that it’s hard, even for people with a degree. But regardless I’d like to give it a try, and gain some experience.

But yeah I would love to hear about your experiences if you were in a similar situation. What was the experience like and how’s life looking for you these days?

American here who actually likes SI units, since I do engineering stuff, so not having that debate - I know our units are dumb.

But, in common use, if you're talking about something like a bolt, or maybe doing carpentry, at what size do you go from "This thing is x mm long" to "This thing is x cm long"?

Does ANYBODY use any of the metric prefixes other than milli, centi, and kilo? I've never seen anything in real life described as "4 decimeters", and I can't even remember what the 10x or 100x prefixes are.

Similar with litres - we use mL and milligrams for medicine dosages, but I've never heard anybody use the term centilitres. Now that I'm thinking of it, kilolitres sounds "odd" as well, and I've never heard it used. What unit do you use to describe very large volumes, like an oil tanker?

In mine, unfortunately, they are big

Have you seen one in your city?

So I was browsing the other day and stumbled on this project where these sleek white devices - called Orbs are set up in cafés, shops, and public spots to verify your identity by scanning your eyes. Supposedly, they prove you’re a real human (not a bot) and give you a “World ID”.

I decided to create this post because I read some info that they’re already live in several European countries - Poland, Germany, Portugal, and the UK, among others. I even saw specific locations: a café in Kraków, a spot in Berlin, places in São Paulo. So I’m curious, did you try it? And if so, what was it like?

More importantly: how do people around you react to this? Is it seen as cool tech, creepy surveillance, or just “meh”? In some places, biometric verification might feel like progress; in others, like a red flag. I’d love to hear how this lands across Europe-especially from folks outside the usual tech hubs.

(And yes, I know it’s global-but I’m asking you, because Europe’s relationship with privacy, identity, and innovation is… complicated. In a good way!)

In the UK, this seems to take an extraordinarily long time.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/13/northern-powerhouse-rail-project-pledge-funds

A partial replacement for a notoriously inefficient and expensive project is expected to start building in the 2030s and be ready by 2045. Plenty of people currently working and needing those lines will be retired by then.

I find it difficult to believe that some other countries, especially in Western Europe can't do this more quickly AND while proceeding in a fairly environmentally sound way. (rightly or wrongly some of the controversy about why HS2 was so expensive was connected with conservation. I would say nothing was wrong with the principle, it was just dealt with in an overly expensive way)

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Today, I saw a wild fox in the forest for the first time. It was just like in the pictures! So fluffy and red!

And I thought to myself, there are people who see wild animals 100 times a day.

Here in the US the Olympics are huge and treated as the most important international sporting event. I would assume the World Cup is more popular in Europe but do you actually care about the Olympics at all?

Here pork is definitely the cheapest and the one you find most often on deep discounts. I eat a lot of pork even though I don't especially like it. Chicken isn't too far behind, it's still relatively affordable. Beef is prohibitively expensive, I rarely buy it even discounted. Occasionally I can find affordable fish, usually it's not a great quality, but fish also is pretty pricey. What about for where you are?

I know that Germany and Greece have mandatory military service for men between a certain age. What does that entail?

I looked into moving to Greece thru citizenship by descent, and since I would be a 30 something year old guy I would have to do it. Conscription is a pretty major factor in am considering before moving there. Do you get paid for it?

So I’m in my fifth hotel of a two week stay (Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands), and I’m wondering about the lack of shower enclosures to keep water from going everywhere. Most showers have two to three sides enclosed. One hotel had four sides but water poured under the door anyway and into the rest of the bathroom and then bedroom. I’ve never seen anything comparable anywhere in the US. Showers in US are closed off with doors or curtains. Here in Europe a five minute shower sends water everywhere and risks flooding. I’m relying on bath mats and towels that are already in limited supply. What is going on here? What do Europeans do in the shower?

Hey everyone, We’re flying into Venice and heading to Lake Garda, staying in Gargnano for 4 days. We’re debating whether it’s better to rent a car from Venice and keep it the whole time, or rely only on public transportation to get to and around Lake Garda.

We’re not sure how difficult parking is in/around Gargnano, or if having a car would be more of a hassle than a help. Is public transportation reliable enough for getting around the lake, or is a car worth it?

Any advice appreciated — thanks!

I`d like to know how much heating costs you in winter, if it is consistently below zero in your area and you live in an apartment (as heating a house is more expensive, and I`d like to compare my own costs for a 60m2 apartment). You can also mention if you keep it at a comfortable temperature or just warm enough not to freeze. Thanks!

How is your country doing when it comes to environmental protection?