How Africans Are Changing French – One Joke, Rap and Book at a Time

Re:How Africans Are Changing French – One Joke, Rap and Book... by manmal on Sunday December 17, 2023 @06:07PM (#38677341)

I live in Europe and have never been stolen from, and I‘ve been on plenty vacations abroad. And in many places you do get free tap water (eg London or Vienna) with food. IDK why you would care about the price of tap water though since that’s probably 0,1% of your traveling budget for a city trip.

Taxes are country specific, you‘ll find some EU countries with lower taxation than your average US state, eg Bulgaria.

Being rude on Twitter won’t land you in jail, please.

> why exactly would I want to visit Europe?

Business, sightseeing, and cheap dentistry.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:How Africans Are Changing French – One Joke, Rap and Book... by jimmaswell on Sunday December 17, 2023 @06:49PM (#38677623)

https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/31/23004339/uk-twitter-user-...

Jail time was on the table in this instance I had in mind.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:How Africans Are Changing French – One Joke, Rap and Book... by maest on Sunday December 17, 2023 @07:24PM (#38677862)

The conviction rates for illegal tweets in Europe are much lower than, say, gun murder rates in the US.

That is, what you're saying is even more ridiculous than an European refusing to go to the US for fear of getting shot in the streets.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:How Africans Are Changing French – One Joke, Rap and Book... by achenet on Monday December 18, 2023 @04:29AM (#38680656)

I know a few Europeans who say the US sounds like an awful place and they don't wanna go there because they're afraid of getting shot.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:How Africans Are Changing French – One Joke, Rap and Book... by qwytw on Sunday December 17, 2023 @06:15PM (#38677392)

> why you would care about the price of tap water

Because I have to ask and unless I'm explicit they'll bring a 330 mL glass bottle which is extremely annoying. That forces me to drink beer all the time just to avoid that which is not exactly ideal.

> eg Bulgaria

The VAT there is 20% which is much higher than any place in the US.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:How Africans Are Changing French – One Joke, Rap and Book... by fknorangesite on Sunday December 17, 2023 @07:19PM (#38677822)

> That forces me to drink beer all the time

My opinion of American tourists is such that I can't tell if this is a joke, and I'm Canadian, ffs.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:How Africans Are Changing French – One Joke, Rap and Book... by qwytw on Sunday December 17, 2023 @07:40PM (#38677959)

Well.. I'm European, it's only half a joke though.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:How Africans Are Changing French – One Joke, Rap and Book... by Beldin on Sunday December 17, 2023 @11:43PM (#38679318)

Maybe the three of you should go to a bar and get this joke over with.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:How Africans Are Changing French – One Joke, Rap and Book... by manmal on Monday December 18, 2023 @02:00AM (#38679925)

Oh I thought we were talking income tax. VAT rates are not a concern if prices are generally low, like in Bulgaria.

Drinking beer so you don’t need to drink water from a bottle - well ok, you do you.

[ Parent | on HN ]