“Honey, I’m going window shopping”

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He could ask Spain.

The only winners from war are the military industrial complex and the very rich.

I’ve flown Ryanair twice. That’s enough for me. Now, within Europe I fly other carriers, even flag carriers. Comparing flights online often gives you options which are in the same price range. My favorite low cost is Iberia Express, good prices and a really nice experience. for 15€ more I can choose exit seats, which have good leg room, which is usually the bad thing with low costs.

Iberia Express, EasyJet, Air Europa, Vueling, are usually my go to.

I’ve been flying since the 70’s. All airlines have gone downhill in experience, but Ryanair seems to have customer misery in their mission statement.

Having to pay the price of a Big Mac menu to avoid Ryanair seems like a great deal to me.

Apparently Oman is the opposite, focusing on “authentic” tourism, and avoiding becoming a mass tourism trap.

‘Very Complete, Pretty Much’

Almost nowhere near?

Definitely almost?

Precisely in general?

Except that they wouldn’t be obtaining the land they toil on to feed their children because the land there is a fucking desert, and their land and families are an Emirates’ long haul flight away.

I’m all for the move, and I’m definitely a progressive, but I think it’d be good for people to understand that Sanchez is no Idealist. The man is a party rat, and all his moves are calculated to keep himself in power.

As I said, I agree with the move, but the motivation is not what people think it is.

I guess it’s the broken clock thing.

OK, some chorizo, but no ibérico

Nowhere did I claim anything democratic (even though I could). I claim that when a head of government really fucks up, Europeans sometimes rise up to the challenge. Brave Americans seem to have lost that capacity since the 1700’s. Also, that which you call servility, can be interpreted as “let the chest pounding gorilla pay for most of the expenses of our protection”. Trump wasn’t all that wrong about having European countries pay a bigger share, although for the US it was cost efficient to foot a larger part of the bill, to keep the first line of defense an ocean away.

But yeah, remove Turd. Then you will have earned the right to talk about others.

If you are american, and haven’t risen up in arms to topple the tyrant (despite that being one of the excuses for the 2nd) you have not earned the right to call Europe/Europeans anything. Let me remind you that in Europe, every so often, a president/premier is toppled by the people, through massive, constant movilization, general strikes, etc. Get your house in order. and then comment on others, if you wish.

Move to Spain and settle in Germany or Finland?

Are you some sort of sadist?

It’s Spain. She has all possible means at her disposal to treat her issues. You must be American to write this.

Canada, join us in Europe! We like you.

Fuck no!! They are allowed in without ANY concessions. Also, Canada joins first.

Well, it kind of is, but if I’m a mountaineer, and I mingle with other mountaineers, and I’m up a mountain, and a mate gets into a bad situation, where helping her/him, is going to be really life threatening to me, sorry, but my self preservation instinct will kick in. A second time? Well, yeah kind of suspicious, but could also be bad luck.

The mountain, as the sea, don’t give a fuck about you, and if you don’t respect them, you’ll get what you bargained for.

Interesting. Here the license has gotten steadily harder to get. I’m sure there are connections: drivers schools, traffic authority, grift, etc, but the fact is that it’s a bit of a hurdle for many.

Prices for these types of exams are fixed, and not particularly expensive. You aren’t getting therapy, you are being screened for obvious things. Usually less than 30 min. That time does let you find the glaring stuff.

Where I live, in Europe, you CAN own firearms. Long guns pretty easily, as they are considered hunting/sporting guns, including semi-auto assault rifles, albeit, with 3 round magazines. Buying or even 3D printing larger ones is trivial, but it’s a felony to have one near the gun (same range/car/house…).

Long gun licenses require a medical, which includes a basic psych eval.

Handguns require a stricter medical, with a more detailed psych eval, and a course which includes gun safety, and legislation, among other things.

Except for some rare exceptions (jewelers, judges, and other people that can objectively be considered a target for assault or retaliation) you cannot carry, open or otherwise, except to go to a range, or hunting ground, and the gun and munitions must be separated; guns in a case in the trunk, with the magazine and munitions in the front of the car.

I don’t get why there isn’t a reasonable license for guns in the US. There is for cars, no?