Frank9567 t1_jdzkcxq wrote on March 28, 2023 at 10:31 AM

Reply to comment by DarkImpacT213 in Compare Public Transport Network Connectivity In 10 European Countries [OC] by TravelTime_LKB

I was walking in a small city in in Central Victoria, Australia.

I walked past a rail crossing where there was a sign mounted on a post made out of old rail (it was common to reuse old rail for such things last century). The rail had the maker's name forged on it - Krupp!

Here's the history.

https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/558d51a42162f11ab0bdb604

Frank9567 t1_j7i1dl8 wrote on February 6, 2023 at 11:01 PM

Reply to comment by Gnarf_1 in [OC] European attitudes towards Muslims and Jews by Udzu

Both of these countries are devoutly religious.

I suspect they don't like atheists and other Christian denominations as well.

The real question is whether and by how much more they dislike Jews and Muslims than they dislike atheists and other Christian denominations.

I suspect this might also be the case for Greece.

Just a suspicion. I am happy to be corrected by anyone who has better information.

Frank9567 t1_ixg2899 wrote on November 23, 2022 at 4:11 AM

Reply to comment by Llanite in [OC] Countries with Three Start Michelin Restaurants Since 2007 (Reviews expanded outside of Europe in 2006 but data was not available) by Metalytiq

Can't do that with the UK and Ireland, either.

Frank9567 t1_ix5qnor wrote on November 20, 2022 at 11:17 PM

Reply to comment by P0RTILLA in More Flooding in Australia’s Soggy Southeast | NASA Earth Observatory by marketrent

And the increase in snake numbers munching on that delicious mouse diet...then being very hungry when the mice are gone...

Frank9567 t1_is98n3j wrote on October 14, 2022 at 5:54 AM

Reply to comment by -Ch4s3- in Police Killings per Capita v Homicide Rate per Capita for Select OECD Countries [OC] by dr5c

I'd agree with the very successful part, but democracy is probably not quite accurate. It certainly has democratic elements, but the system incorporates a number of features, some unique like the electoral college, and systematic high corporate influence, and others not so unique like gerrymander and voter suppression, that make classing the US as a democracy is problematic.

That's NOT to criticise, because the US IS successful as a result of the system. It's just misleading to compare with democracies which don't have the unique non-democratic elements that the US does.