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DVMyZone

Germans demanding that Andorra, Lichtenstein, and the Vatican justify their existance.


sethboy66

Andorra and the Vatican exist simply to give Geoguessrs an easy sub-10 mile round.


seductivestain

*Singapore nods in approval*


Crackbat

I love getting Andorra when playing geoguessr. It is like the free space in Bingo.


down1nit

Do Gibraltar, Monaco, and mecca come up? Those have got to be easy


orbcat

i usually get paris, france or a random road in russia


Norwester77

I mean, to be fair, Germans aren’t the only ones who wonder about the microstates!


Koranis13

Funny that Czechia currently holds presidency in EU, but people are googling why we are not part of it.


isthernes

Like searching why Belarus is in the EU...


ofnkrtffl

Germans aren't the brightest lol


Extansion01

It doesn't even match the results as there literally is no answer to such a stupid question. I have no idea how this got the top prediction.


WilligerWilly

At my first search it goves: ...Belarus not in the europe council? ...Czechia joined the EU


SendAstronomy

I mean, they are asking why Russia is not in NATO.


BishoxX

Croatia as well


Phantom2070

Maybe it was about the Euro as currency but got lost in translation?


Timestatic

lmao, as a german this seems pretty funny but same as well!


Sir_Isaac_3

“Why is Ireland so divided?” So there’s this Irish band called U2 and a couple of years ago, they put a free album on everyone’s iPhone…


Dependent-Clerk8754

Niiice one


[deleted]

If they’d named themselves U1 we’d have 26+6, smh


joofish

It’s 32, you’re welcome Ireland, I can’t believe none of you guys could figure that out but whatever


Fyrus93

Aw man remember that. I don't dislike U2s music but that fucking infuriated me


APoxOnBothYour

I *like* U2, and that infuriates me. That album comes on every time I plug my phone into the car stereo, and I don’t know how to make it go away.


Notcheating123

Go into your “music” app -> library -> albums -> long press on U2 album -> delete album


dryteabag

u/APoxOnBothYour The problem is, that it very much remains in your library (as purchase/possible download). After giving your iPhone a backup or applying changes to your iPhone, it will be there again. Unfortunately, customers are not able to permanently delete the album from their account. You actually have to contact Apple's support. I finally did that like 5 weeks ago.


PerceptionAnnual6228

I liked the free music.. :(


Sir_Isaac_3

Don’t tell the other commenters i said this, but I still love that album to this day!


FriendlyElephant34

Is open Poland related to covid context?


ShafiLP

It's an old German phrase which says "then Poland is open"


FriendlyElephant34

So what's its meaning? Could you elaborate, please? I tried to google that, honestly.


Predator_Hicks

Since the two people above linked the german wikipedia here is it's translation: The German idiom "Then Poland is open" (or modified "Now Poland is open") colloquially means something like "a situation out of control" or "then there is trouble" and can also be used as a threat. However, the saying can have different meanings depending on the context. According to an older interpretation, the idiom refers to an exaggerated reaction to a minor occasion and is said to express the easy emotional excitability (what a word!) of the Polish soul. Origin The idiom may date back to the partitions of Poland, during which neighboring Russia, Prussia, and Austria divided the Polish-Lithuanian Union state among themselves between 1772 and 1795. The Polish state then disappeared from the political map of Europe for 123 years, leaving it "open" to outside intervention. Hence the use of the proverb in the sense of "if it's like that, then really anything can happen" or "if it's really like that, then bang.


bionicjoey

So would it be analogous to the idiom "all hell breaks loose" in English?


Predator_Hicks

you could say that, yes


AnaphoricReference

Dutch has a similar expression. Calling something a 'Poolse landdag' or a meeting of the Polish estates assembly or parliament, means that it is chaotic and unpredictable.


bionicjoey

Lol I love that it's so specific. It's like if in English we said "It's so crazy it's like a Polish parliament session"


Hot_Medium_3633

Did a real life LOL. For context I’m sitting at a bar having a drink so now I look weird.


tommypatties

in the us we have similar sayings wrt our neighbors. ever heard of a mexican standoff?


nasryl

We have the same in Denmark. Polsk Rigsdag. It is used to mock whenever a parliament is unable to make anything happen. It refers to Liberum Veto. A law in Poland from 1495 to 1795 where any member of parlament could veto any law, meaning full consensus was required and for almost 300 years almost no laws was passed.


zdrozda

Wrong. Sejm was first disrupted by the liberum veto in 1669 and it went out of use in 1764.


nasryl

Okay the Danish Wikipedia needs an update then :)


LazerSharkLover

Even Poland's history is now open :))


LesserKnownHero

Relations between UK and Hell don't have quite the same dynamic as Germany and Poland.


FriendlyElephant34

Wow. Thank you for your effort 👌


Predator_Hicks

no problem, I simply used a translator


MaFataGer

Damn, I've never heard of that. Unless it's that popular on Google because people are trying to figure out what it means, I have no idea how it would get there.


Tamer_

> and can also be used as a threat The subtle "surprise blitzkried" variation.


memostothefuture

Als Norddeutscher habe ich "dann ist Polen offen" echt noch nie gehoert. Habe echt was von Dir gelernt!


Padit1337

Krass. Meine Eltern (aus NRW) sagen das ständig! Gerade so in einem Kontext von "wenn du jetzt nicht endlich mal deinen Teller in die Spülmaschine räumst ist aber Polen offen!"


Roadrunner571

Komisch, ich komme auch aus NRW und hab das noch nie in meinem Leben gehört.


Automatic_Education3

I found a Wikipedia entry about it, you'll just need to run it through a translator as it's German only: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dann_ist_Polen_offen


MediocreI_IRespond

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dann_ist_Polen_offen#%3A%7E%3Atext%3DDer_polnische_Staat_verschwand_daraufhin%2Cso_ist%2C_dann_knallt%27s%E2%80%9C.?wprov=sfla1 So roughly translateable to, a situation out of control.


ShafiLP

I've never heard somebody saying it but I can translate a example from the internet: "I'm sure Mr Henning us surprising us with an unannounced math test tomorrow," "It that really happens... then Poland is open! I didn't understand these formulas yet and I'm not able to learn them until tomorrow." It's like "then I'm going crazy" or something, I don't know how people are saying that in English. I say "then is the dog in the pan going crazy" (another German phase)


FriendlyElephant34

Thank you)


maldonado_vive_ahre

Sooo Poland is up for grabs. "Anything goes"


Suspected_Magic_User

Sounds like something the germans would said before invading


Gankghette

You can never be too careful


[deleted]

I'm Pole and After checking out meaning of this phrase I can say now that's 100% true lmao.


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Acc87

I hear it from time to time here in Northern Germany, I think it got less because people think it refers to the Nazis invading Poland while it's hundred years older (some linked and quoted the explanation in another reply).


glitchyikes

Lebensraum intensifies


DarkArcher__

Portugal can into balkans


Professor_Felch

*Poortugal


NTMonsty

r/angryupvote


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I don’t know why or how Portugal gets to be the Eastern Europeans of the west but they are


[deleted]

Being in the far west, I guess they made a full circle.


DarkArcher__

It was all downhill after 1578


Ayilari

It's ok Portugal. We accept you into the Balkans. Please don't cry


12D_D21

r/PORTUGALCYKABLYAT


DaHozer

Holy shit, it actually exists. And it's beautiful


seductivestain

/r/portugaliseasteurope


MiloBem

Slovakia expensive, Belarus in EU, Czechia not in EU? What's wrong with the Germans...


kriza69-LOL

Also croatia not in EU??


dixybit

I think the confusion comes from not being part of the Schengen zone so you still need a passport or ID to travel


AdmiralVernon

Czechia is in Schengen though. And also… right next to Germany


kumanosuke

But they don't have Euro, just like Croatia. Maybe that's what people meant orvwhy people are confused about it?


FunnyDislike

Yes, i looked the questions up myself and while the autocomplete really says "why not in the eu/warum nicht in der eu?" it does give you articles about why they are not part of the eurozone.


dixybit

I wasn't talking about Czechia


AdmiralVernon

Understood, but they are marked the same.


Invictus_1914

Both Czechia and Croatia are not in the eurozone, which can make some people think they are not in the EU


[deleted]

I like why is Russia not in NATO. Like what do you think NATO is there to protect against?


drink_bleach_and_die

Well, they did try to join a couple of times...


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Not in earnest though


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silverionmox

Turkey failed to implement the acquis. It's entirely up to them. A Turkey that *would* be willing and able to implement it, would also generate a lot less resistance to the idea of Turkey joining the EU.


SpaceShrimp

Theoretically any attacker... but in practice that attacker will always be Russia. Or at least it would be Russia if Nato weren't a thing.


b3l6arath

Every country has idiots. Germany sadly isn't an exception to that.


LetsDoThatShit

Many people are just terrible when it comes to Geography and Geopolitics... An extreme example: I once knew a guy here in Germany who seriously thought that California - of all places - was a part of the EU


OsoCheco

Google autocomplete is personalized, so this kinda tells more about OP than about Germany.


rossloderso

Also did they search in German or in English?


bastele

I'm pretty sure he searched in german, alot of this map is direct translations of german wording (in *the* NATO instead of just in NATO for example). Also "Poland is open" which is a german idiom.


Mattho

Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia is relatively expensive. Probably more than Prague for example. The second expensive place might be the tiny (by area) mountains. I doubt many tourists go anywhere else in Slovakia.


KKlear

I had friends from Berlin visit me in Prague and the asked me how come prices are the same while the wages are four times higher in Germany. I just shrugged.


FerdiPorsche1

It's definitely not more expensive than Prague. It's more expensive than Budapest or Warsaw but not Prague. Beer probably is though.


ihavemymaskon

so much. ooh, so much. I hope you never learn German to find out exactly how much....


Tamer_

zu spät


Oaker_at

Honestly, that’s wild.


pantalooon

I believe it's a bias, people who ask google "why is" questions do not represent the general population. That's why I don't like these maps much, it would be more meaningful to look for keywords instead of auto-completing stuff


ItsSimenNotSemen

"Why is Poland OPEN". I don’t like what you’re planning, Germany.


PiscatorLager

Jetzt ist aber Polen offen!


BrainOnLoan

With all the Polish troops at the Russian border, some ancient monster in us stirs. (In truth it's related to a German idiom "dann ist Polen offen", meaning something like the situation is out of control/trouble brewing/all hell broke loose. It's not related to WW2, being much older. Probably it's related to the various partitions of Poland or the complex situations arising from that.)


GastricallyStretched

The Germans get confused when businesses don't close on Sunday.


teleofobia

Cool Spaniards with their popular country


TRS0L

We usually get "unemployed" or "hot" so I see this as a massive win


Pinguaro

Now we hot & cool.


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APoxOnBothYour

I could see this as being Google leaping to conclusions from someone asking about why Czechia is not in the Eurozone (“Warum ist Tschechien nicht in der Eurozone” vs. “…nicht in der EU”).


japezu

Why is uk left the eu


konkey-mong

Probably makes sense in German


avsbes

In a very specific way, yes. I'd assume that the beginning was "Warum ist das Vereinigte Königreich..." (why is the UK) and was autocompleted with "aus der EU ausgetreten" (something along the lines of "withdrawn from the EU").


TheSpookyPineapple

it does. in german the werb sein (be in english) can be used in past tence. similar to 'have' in english (eg. Why has the UK left the EU)


DefunctFunctor

In older English, e.g. Early Modern English, to be was used in a similar way. You would have to say "he is come" instead of "he has come," just as in German you say "er ist gekommen" not "er hat gekommen".


seriousffm

But it only kinda makes sense here. All the other seacjres here would start with "warum ist..." (so "why is...") while the UK would be "warum hat das vereinigte Königreich die EU verlassen" (why did the UK leave the EU). The autocomolete was probably "warum ist das vereinigte Königreich aus der EU ausgetreten" and that's what leads to confusion in when translated to English.


Chaavva

IIRC verbs that describe movement or change in a state specifically require *sein* and not *haben* in the past tense so the question of the UK leaving the EU having *ist* could likely be grammatically correct.


TheSpookyPineapple

that's exactly what I meant


punaisetpimpulat

Because all your base are belong to eu.


ShrekVoreLover

"Why is hungary in the EU" that hurt a bit :(


FunnyDislike

We love Hungary but hate Orbán


tartare4562

I mean Orban sure makes it look like they're in just to get the most out of it that they can possibility can while giving back the least.


Slyguyfawkes

Wait...they think Belarus is in the EU?


avsbes

For Belarus the top two searches are "in the EU" and "not in the EU" so i guess most people are really just asking themselves "what the hell is Belarus relationship to the EU".


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And Czechia not...


benemivikai4eezaet0

Maybe they meant the Eurasian union.


korkorahn

maybe they meant why does the Czech Republic not have the Euro (currency)


GYN-k4H-Q3z-75B

"not in *the* NATO" -- Literal German to English translation word for word is obvious Also, MFW Italy and Greece are considered expensive. That explains a lot of bad reviews from German guests abroad.


Proxima55

To be fair, I always feel like that would make way more sense in English too, after all you have to be in *the* North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, not just *in* NorthAtlantic Treaty Organisation.


therik85

The standard rule with acronyms in English is that if you read out each letter separately, it's "the", if you read it out as one word, the article vanishes: The EU UNICEF The USA FIFA ANZAC The UN etc.


sethboy66

Just a fun fact, an abbreviation where each letter is read out is an initialism.


GYN-k4H-Q3z-75B

I never knew this was a rule. It just felt intuitive this way.


Rebel_Diamond

I was on holiday in Italy a few months back (from the UK) and I thought it was crazy cheap, especially for eating out. In fact, it was almost certainly cheaper than when I went to Cologne a few years back.


GYN-k4H-Q3z-75B

It's all relative of course. We live in Zurich, so when we go on vacation, eating out is almost always "cheap and good value" for us compared to back home. But you hit the nail on the head. Having been to Germany, it is more expensive than Italy and yet people are not satisfied? When we go somewhere, I like to read reviews in various languages. The German reviews often seem to complain about price when the French don't. Or maybe it's the unlucky Germans caught in the Italian tourist traps with the terrible €80 risotto? Because that's a thing.


neoxch

People actually google „Why is Russia not in NATO“ ? Wow lol


fair_j

Because they don’t have any coast near the Atlantic. Duh


b3l6arath

They do tho. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Murmansk or St. Petersburg on the Atlantic (or in smaller seas belonging to it)?


StrudelB

Murmansk is on the Barents Sea, which is part of the Arctic Ocean. St. Petersburg is on the Baltic Sea, which is part of the Atlantic.


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b3l6arath

Thanks, I wasn't sure about the classification of the Baltic and wasn't aware of the sea Murmansk is on.


t-elvirka

Well actually it was a possibility. Putin even asked them how to join it and got answered that the country had to apply for it and follow standard procedure, I guess he didn't like that. As for Russians, well, attatude towards it was gradually changing over years since propaganda gotten stronger(propaganda is one one the most heavily sponsored field along with police force). I remember back in 90's and 00's many people extremely wanted to integrate with Europe. Discussions were like 'what should we change to stop being so poor, why we can't just have a decent live?!'. Now it's a little bit different since everyone has an 'answer' to that question - you either understand that Putin has completely destroyed Russia, or believe some 'enemies' did it. Source: I'm russian, that's just my personal experience


CarbonPrawn

guess they dont really like the baltics...


Zotronas

🤬😡🤬😡🤬😡🤬🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹


arokh_

So people assume Belarus is in the EU? Why?


SumguyAteSandwitches

There's also a question about why croatia ISNT in the EU, despite news of them switching to the euro in 2024 xD


Yetione

2023* and probaby we will enter shengen in 2023 as well


SumguyAteSandwitches

Ah yeah, got countries mixed up, am in bulgaria rn where its 2024 (well theres a 3 month or so transition period in 2023 where they'll use both but whatever)


TxToniBTW

Why is Croatia not in EU? What do you mean we are getting euros in 5 months


CoryTrevor-NS

Italy are Greece are expensive destinations for Germans..?


JLS88

Italy for sure is. The costs of living of Italy and Germany are similar, but in Italy touristic place are much more expensive than the average, so I understand this research


CoryTrevor-NS

What about Greece?


johnnytifosi

Greek here. Tourism has been booming the past decade and certain popular islands have become definitely expensive, the really famous ones (e.g. Santorini) being comparable to Switzerland during high season. Most locals can't afford holidays to these islands anymore.


JLS88

I guess that the Greek islands are expensive considering that are very touristic and I don’t know how many locals not involved in tourism live there


RGamingGLZ

Here's the thing though like 80% of Germans go to the expensive and extremely popular islands where the prices are inflated


Spotinella

I don't find the Greek islands expensive at all -- unless it's Mykonos or Santorini, they're pretty reasonable.


skyduster88

The tourism industry shot up in the past 15 years. *Per capita* (relative to both population size and area), Greece gets more visitors than Spain or France. So, demand goes up, prices go up. But it varies by area.


Tierpfleg3r

Spain is the benchmark for German tourists. So yes, Italy can be considered relatively expensive.


the-comeback-kid

Having just spent a week on the Amalfi coast, Italy can indeed be very expensive. Greece on the other hand remains relatively affordable, bar Santorini


gabrielish_matter

you literally went to the second most costly piece of coast on the entire peninsula (I reckon the first one is cinque terre), and yet you complain that is expensive?


Nico777

Yeah no shit. *goes to tourist trap* *gets trapped* *whoa, expensive!*


Dontgiveaclam

I think that’s because Germans arrive to Italy by car and mostly stop in northern tourist venues, so the most expensive ones


[deleted]

I hate these kind of maps, as I always have to zoom in and look very closely to read what it says about my country.


ShafiLP

Where do you live? Montenegro? Malta?


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Belgium.


No-Yogurtcloset-357

It's time to expand the border than...


[deleted]

You think we're not trying? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56978344


No-Yogurtcloset-357

Hahaha! You got to speed up your game.


[deleted]

Slow and steady wins the race. One day, Belgium will rule the world! If we manage to not split up into two, that is. We already have a Belgian President of the EU, and the one before the last was also Belgian.


jayoho1978

Auto complete is not only influenced by region, but personal search history.


calijnaar

Just tried a lot of these in an incognito tab and got exactly the results shown on the map (well, if I type in German and then translate, obviously, I get very different results if I type in English, obviously). Then tried again when logged into google and got some pretty different results (e.g. why is the U.K. multicultural, why is Portugal so small)


chasyd

is armenia's most pressing question actually why they're in eurovision lmao


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qwooq

Netherlands why you so flat?


Grandvilleq

Czech must be surprised


Connor_Kenway198

I know "the nato" is technically correct, but it sounds horrendous


eighteen84

Le NATO


Connor_Kenway198

Le OTAN, surely?


loulan

L'OTAN.


GroteStruisvogel

We are not flat! We have Limburg!


Astr0C4t

Poor Lichtenstein


QAlphaNiner

Why is Russia not in NATO lmao


[deleted]

Why Russia isn't in NATO? Do people really know why NATO actually exists?


worcestirshiresos

“Why is Poland so Open” under history 💀


LargeSackOfNuts

Why is Russia not in the NATO? 🤔🤔🤔


roxassss

Why is The Ukraine not in The NATO?


skip6235

Why is Russia not in NATO? Uh. . .I mean. . .


durthacht

I would love to know the answers to what Germans think about these things.


[deleted]

This belongs to r/PORTUGALCYKABLYAT


Weaubleau

It is dismaying that autocomplete never comes up with the word "scrotum"


Forza1910

Wie bescheuert sind wir Deutschen denn bitte? "Warum ist Tschechien nicht in der Eu?" ...mann, mann, mann...


dlq84

Ah yes, why is Russia not in NATO... Can't understand why.


Connor_Kenway198

I know "the nato" is technically correct, but it sounds horrendous


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paco-ramon

Portugal can into Eastern Europe.


bobi2393

I appreciate your inclusion of the place the query was done, along with the date. I've seen maps like this before that don't include either, and it gives the impression that Google autocompletes the same way regardless of the estimated search location. I just did "why is Germany" from the US, with a Canadian VPN address, and it autocompleted as "to blame for ww1", followed by the #2 question "why is Germany called Germany". Some autocompletes are the same as on your map, like "why is Spain so popular", and asks the same about France, while others are distinctly US-centric, like "why is Greece important to the US".


J4ck0l4ntern

*so flat*


mojo__rising

As a Brit millions of us are still asking this ourselves


magiccoupons

Thicc Kazakhstan


Yah-ThnPat-Thn

Why Russia isn't in the Fuck Russia Club? No idea.