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This thread reminds me never to open a business in Europe.

• igravious 13y ago
  I ain't a nationalist, but I am a regionalist :) https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ee.html https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/... (EU pop. is .5 billion btw and a rounding error off global #1 in GDP terms) We'll survive without your business methinks.
  • jacoblyles 13y ago
    Old Europe strikes me as a place that is great for oligarchs with political connections and lots of capital for regulatory compliance costs, but bad for low-capital scrappy startups. I guess that's why most people in Europe get a job working 40 hours a week for The Man where they can't be fired and take lots of vacation.
    • igravious 13y ago
      You can't keep making blanket statements about so diverse a region without eventually offending someone or making yourself look foolish.