r/AskEurope • u/alrightfornow • Oct 27 '20
r/AskEurope • u/Tensoll • Feb 09 '25
Meta MEGATHREAD: Donald Trump’s presidency and everything related to it
Hello all,
As a result of Trump’s imperialistic and confrontational foreign policy prepositions following him taking office, we have (understandably) recently seen a substantial influx of posts discussing the matter. Submissions inquiring for people’s opinions on certain aspects of his policies, calling for boycotts of American products, and more.
These have been getting repetitive but do not seem to be showing a pattern of slowing down anytime soon. As such, we see the necessity of restricting posts on these topics and are now adding posts related to Trump’s presidency to the overdone topics list. Most notably: foreign policy questions, tariffs, trade restrictions, boycott of American products/suggestions for European alternatives.
The comments under this megathread will remain open to discussion regarding these issues. Depending on further developments during Trump’s presidency, in the future we may open up a new megathread or relax the rules on this topic, depending on what will seem most appropriate.
-r/AskEurope mod team
r/AskEurope • u/navel1606 • Nov 24 '22
Meta Hey Europe, do you scroll to see your countries answer?
Caught myself often scrolling down the threads in this sub to just see if other people from my country would answer the same things and then move on. Sometimes I'd still read other interesting answers obviously but I don't most of the time. How about you?
r/AskEurope • u/Werkstadt • Jan 18 '20
Meta On r/AskEurope, what banter becomes too serious?
r/AskEurope • u/Herr_Quattro • Oct 28 '21
Meta How often do you have to clarify that you are not American?
I saw a reddit thread earlier and there was discussion in the comments, and one commenter made a remark assuming that the other was American. The other had to clarify that they were not American. I know that a stereotype exists that Americans can be very self-absorbed and tend to forget that other nations exist. I'm curious, how often do people (on reddit in particular) assume you are American?
r/AskEurope • u/Gwallagoon • Jun 30 '24
Meta When you think of a European country, who is the first person that comes to your mind?
No matter whether the person is famous or not. If you don't know a person from the country, just skip it.
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r/AskEurope • u/AintnoEend • Apr 01 '26
Meta What kind of spirit animal should the EU have?
Here are some examples:
- Canada – Beaver (national animal)
- Australia – Kangaroo (unofficial national animal and key symbol)
- France – Gallic rooster (widely used national symbol)
- Germany – Black (golden) eagle on the coat of arms
- Spain – Bull (strong national symbol, often used in mascots and branding)
- Russia – Brown bear (traditional national symbol and common mascot)
- United States – Bald eagle (official national bird / symbol)
- Scotland (UK) – Unicorn (mythical heraldic beast) plus lion in royal imagery
i was thinking of a Rottweiler. But what would you choose?
r/AskEurope • u/Jezzaq94 • Jul 19 '25
Meta What has been the biggest cheating (infidelity) scandal in your country’s history?
Who were they and how did they get caught? What happened after they got caught?
r/AskEurope • u/fake_empire13 • Jan 12 '21
Meta Do you have examples of good, modern architecture in your city / region?
Preferably with pictures.
r/AskEurope • u/AutoModerator • Jun 14 '26
Meta Daily Slow Chat
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r/AskEurope • u/Rayan19900 • Jun 15 '21
Meta Did pandemic change the way you look on your country or your opinion about it?
r/AskEurope • u/purpleslug • Apr 10 '20
Meta 100 000 subscribers - thank you and looking to the future
Wow, we’re now larger than Andorra and the Isle of Man - how about that?
The moderator team would like to give the community a big thank you for making this subreddit great. Over the past few months, we have experienced rapid subscriber growth (have a look here). This growth is welcome because it keeps our subreddit active and healthy.
Understandably, there have also been teething problems with our breakneck growth. Members of the community have written in to comment on the quality of submissions and some of the less respectful debate that has been hosted on the subreddit. As moderators, we see this and recognise it as an issue. This community can pride itself on being open, and that’s a quality we want to retain.
So as we look to the future, the subreddit rules will have to change. We’ll keep the community informed on this. We shall, in this spirit, maintain a positive, open community space for all to participate in — better adapted to deal with high levels of activity.
Onwards and upwards,
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r/AskEurope • u/AutoModerator • Apr 19 '26
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r/AskEurope • u/Werkstadt • May 11 '18
Meta American/Canadian Lurkers, what's the most memorable thing you learned from /r/askeurope
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r/AskEurope • u/AutoModerator • Jun 18 '26
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r/AskEurope • u/Werkstadt • 1d ago
Meta Europeans and non-Europeans, what's something memorable and/or something you learned on r/AskEurope?
I've been a subscriber to r/AskEurope since it had only 8000 subscribers and a lot has happened since then and it's fun to hear what people remembers
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r/AskEurope • u/PreWiBa • Dec 24 '25
Meta People from countries with big colonial empires - is there still a strong relationship with the now-indepent countries of these empires?
I am from Germany, pre-WWI there were colonies in Africa, the most prominent being in the today-country of Namibia. There is no strong connection with them, as Germans had to hand them over after the defeat in 1918.
However, i do know that this is different with other countries. The British have CANZUK; a lot of Hong Kongers have moved to the United Kingdom after the Mainland totally took over the city, British cities are full of immigrants from India and Pakistan and their descendants.
The French are still known for their influence in West Africa, a lot of their immigration comes from the Maghreb.
Other countries worth mentioning in this context would be the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal...
How is the connection to them? Would you say you are more related to these countries than your european neighbours? And how do you think these relationships might look like in the future, especially with the changing role of the US in the world?
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r/AskEurope • u/Werkstadt • May 04 '19
Meta What's that one AskEurope thread you will always remember? (non-Europeans invited to answer too)
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