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My understanding is this. Europe is very far north compared to other countries. Half of people in Canada leave as close or closer to equator than Croatia, whic

My understanding is this. Europe is very far north compared to other countries. Half of people in Canada leave as close or closer to equator than Croatia, which in Europe is thought as hot climate. But that doesn't change the fact that for most of the Europe there is very little sunlight during winter and that europeans had to adapt to it by being more resistant to low amounts of sunlinght. See, we are already predisposed to sitting at home for extended periods of time.

perardi 6y ago
Europe is very far north compared to other countries. Today I learned: Europe is a country. Half of people in Canada leave as close or closer to equator than Croatia Well I be damned, Toronto is actually closer to the equator. Though Toronto is always way more south than I “feel” it is. https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=latitude+toronto+canada+vs+latitude+zagreb+croatia+vs+latitude+montreal+canada https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=latitude+toronto+canad...
- hombre_fatal 6y ago
  > Today I learned: Europe is a country. Please leave the Reddit gotchas on Reddit. They don't think Europe is literally a country. It does us no good to have people like you looking for silly interpretations that you can point out. Anyone can shorten "most of the countries that make up Europe" to "Europe" on my watch because I'm interested in their point, not trying to catch them in a gotcha.
  - redis_mlc 6y ago
    I like the feigned dismay that somebody on HN would be pedantic. As one commenter said last year, "This is HN. Pedantry is our job."
  - 488pista 6y ago
    Many people think Asia is a country in North America and Europe tho.
- novaRom 6y ago
  > Today I learned: Europe is a country Yes, it is. Europe is largely a country with free movement of people, goods, services and capital.
  - eznzt 6y ago
    Are you European? Because I am, and despite what you said being true, I don't think I have much in common with other European countries, not even the ones that border mine... We don't even speak the same language!
  - Blikkentrekker 6y ago
    “country” and “sovereignty” are indeed terms of political gamesmanship with no clear definition. The difference between a country, an alliance, a confœderation, and a fœderation is as meaningless as the difference between a language family, and a language.

perardi 6y ago

Europe is very far north compared to other countries. Today I learned: Europe is a country. Half of people in Canada leave as close or closer to equator than Croatia Well I be damned, Toronto is actually closer to the equator. Though Toronto is always way more south than I “feel” it is. https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=latitude+toronto+canada+vs+latitude+zagreb+croatia+vs+latitude+montreal+canada https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=latitude+toronto+canad...

hombre_fatal 6y ago
> Today I learned: Europe is a country. Please leave the Reddit gotchas on Reddit. They don't think Europe is literally a country. It does us no good to have people like you looking for silly interpretations that you can point out. Anyone can shorten "most of the countries that make up Europe" to "Europe" on my watch because I'm interested in their point, not trying to catch them in a gotcha.
- redis_mlc 6y ago
  I like the feigned dismay that somebody on HN would be pedantic. As one commenter said last year, "This is HN. Pedantry is our job."
- 488pista 6y ago
  Many people think Asia is a country in North America and Europe tho.
novaRom 6y ago
> Today I learned: Europe is a country Yes, it is. Europe is largely a country with free movement of people, goods, services and capital.
- eznzt 6y ago
  Are you European? Because I am, and despite what you said being true, I don't think I have much in common with other European countries, not even the ones that border mine... We don't even speak the same language!
- Blikkentrekker 6y ago
  “country” and “sovereignty” are indeed terms of political gamesmanship with no clear definition. The difference between a country, an alliance, a confœderation, and a fœderation is as meaningless as the difference between a language family, and a language.