I’m making a map of McDonald’s that serve beer and ones that don’t. As a Brit, ours do not (probably for the best we have bouncers on the doors at McDonald’s in the evenings!) but while visiting France, Italy, Croatia I was pleasantly surprised to see that beer was available in McDonald’s. Thanks for your help!

Edit: Map so far

https://imgur.com/gallery/apBMmfj

For me, it’s the

• Christmas lights/decorations across towns and cities and on people’s houses
• eating mince pies
• having an excuse to sing and play hymns/carols. I’m not religious at all, but Christmas is incomplete without some bangers about Jesus. 😂

What about you?

Would be interesting to observe similarities and differences across Europe!

I'm talking like big famous game shows or Free TV movie premieres.

It's common knowledge among adults in the USA that when you go into a dealership to buy a new car, you're going to get in a yelling match with some goatee having, pinky ring wearing, gelled up hair jacka** that lied to you for twenty minutes just to get you to shake his hand and agree to run your credit, only to then get you in an office and try to wring every penny out of you above what you shook on. It's just part of the deal... we know it, we deal with it, and we all just kind of agree that car salesmen belong in the deepest layers of hell.

Is this a US phenomenon or do you have the same kind of experiences in your country?

An opportunity as opened up for me to travel between these dates and I don't know where to go.

I'm based in the UK currently. I want to go somewhere that isn't too expensive, is quite lively over the christmas period, has a young social scene and good places to go and have fun, and isn't too expensive. I may be insane for thinking it's possible, so that's why I'm asking. Any particularly unique vibes over christmas, just cool places to see, open to all suggestions.

I live in a region of the US that’s of mostly Scandinavian and German ancestry.

A former neighbor who was born in Germany once made an offhand remark that some of the cultural traits of the area reminded him more of his grandparents than modern Germany.

Things like recipes, holiday traditions, word pronunciation, or even more vague things like working a lot and never spending money.

I know Europeans get a major eye roll when Americans say things like “I’m 1/4 Italian and 1/8 Polish”, but I’m wondering if you’ve ever been to parts of the US or other places with a lot of people descended from your country and had an “uncanny valley” feeling of it being a strange offshoot of your country?

What are some interesting facts about mayors in your city or places near it

I just realized that the fact Americans have whole aisles in the toys section dedicated to guns for kids that fire foam darts is potentially a reflection of our gun culture and not a universal thing. Are Nerf Guns a thing over there?

When did your pet intentionally or unintentionally cause chaos?

Is there a "feeling" of being part of Europe in a cultural sense?

How's life in those regions?

Is it being used for its appropriate purposes and lifted where necessary?

In memes about the "uselessness" of high school math skills, foreign memes tend to use this formula for calculating the roots of a quadratic equation:

x = (-b ± √ (b^(2) - 4ac) ) / 2a

However in Poland the formula would always be:

x = (-b ± √Δ ) / 2a

Because we would first calculate the discriminant (so called delta):

Δ = b^(2) - 4ac

So did you use to calculate the discriminant first or just use a single formula?

Here are the official math tables students use during their high school exams showing the use of delta.

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Can you buy them in your country?

I know a few things here and there. Xmas pudding UK , mince pies Ireland, rice pudding Sweden… or crispy pork Norway and Denmark, Carp on Czechia. What is the full menu at your country? Or traditional but something your family does? Would love to know!

What are cities that you wished people visited more? Why do you like those cities and what to do there?

In france (paris especially) it is very normal to cross a street on a red light if no cars are coming and usually the people that wait either have young children or are foreigners

Our differences in healthcare has always been a big topic of conversation between the US and Europe (and the rest of the world). I’m curious what animal care looks like for you.

Do you have pet insurance?

Does it operate more like how American human healthcare is and you just pay out of pocket at insane rates?

If your dog or cat needed a tooth removed, how much do you pay?

I was just quoted $1500 for a single tooth removal for my cat. I am going to find a way to cover this but I really wonder what this looks like outside of my American bubble.

Here in the US, most middle and high schools have a school orchestra or symphonic band where students can learn basic music theory and how to play an instrument and read music. Then they usually put on like a spring/winter concert or something. Furthermore, most also have the opportunity to play in the school marching band in high school. The marching band marches and plays in local parades, plays during school sporting events, and usually performs a half-time show during the school American football games.

I know the marching band part might be less common, but I just didn't know if any of this was common in other countries.

The names Kevin and Justin, or Jacqueline for girls, have a particularly bad reputation (lower social status and social stigma) in Germany. Do you have something similar in your country?

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How well funded is your public transportation?

For example, if you live in Berlin, how many Polish cities can you name?

I live and Sweden and they dont exist here anymore other than as sights or landmarks.

Hey everyone, hope you are doing well.

My questions is just the title. I meant to put "what percentage of buildings in your country largely use wood as a building material?

What is your job? Any increase in payment?

Planning next spring and summer holidays.

Are you permitted any work from home days?

I'm booking a cheeky getaway for my wife's birthday in April, and have narrowed it down to these 2 cities, but would love some advice on which to choose please

Who is it for your country?