Jaywalking decriminalization, 100 years after the auto industry made it a crime

Re:Jaywalking decriminalization, 100 years after the auto in... by tomxor on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @07:02AM (#25505448)

I've never heard anyone self identify as "European" before, do you not feel a stronger personal identity to your own country? Or is it a "in the context of HN and the US affect"?

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Re:Jaywalking decriminalization, 100 years after the auto in... by pelliphant on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @08:16AM (#25505916)

On the internet I often identify myself as "European".

The reason is usually because americans seem to assume that everyone is an american, so it is to clarify that I have a non-american perspective.

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Re:Jaywalking decriminalization, 100 years after the auto in... by memsom on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @07:27AM (#25505591)

It's quite a common thing. I would identify as a European too. UK is about to leave the EU, but UK is still in the European continent. Some of my fellow countrymen are not so sure, but for me, I feel more European than not.

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Re:Jaywalking decriminalization, 100 years after the auto in... by teloli on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @02:18PM (#25510001)

Ah yeah, it's just in this context. While I'd never introduce myself by saying "hi, I'm from Europe", I feel that there are more similarities than differences between EU countries in terms of public transport, healthcare, mass shootings, education, etc. compared to the US, and I feel very privileged to be born on the right side of the Atlantic. :)

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