r/AskEurope

And vice versa, what do people in your country complain it's terrible but it's actually quite alright?

I'm french and I've already had my point of no return a few years back when police has beaten up firemen protesting for more budget or whatever. It's only been increasing violence since then and today, while teens and their teachers are protesting against decaying schools and education budget, we have daily news of beaten up children, some lost an eye or a hand because of grenades. It's infuriating.

Are you seeing these news in your countries? Is your police the same?

In Switzerland we have old sayings like "iz platzt mr de gd dr Chrage!" as in "soon my collar will explode!" or

"iz zeigi dr de gd wo dr Ueli dr Moscht hout!" as in "soon i will show you where Ueli fetches the Applejuice!"

To make it clear, that we are very mad and we stayed calm to this point, but not for much longer.

Commonly used with misbehaving children.

Anyone else have any sayings like this?

I live in Naples, Italy, and when it comes to food, Japanese cuisine is very popular—so many people are obsessed with sushi. In sports, padel is really popular right now, which definitely isn’t something that originated here. And when it comes to dance classes, swing and tango are very popular too (and those also come from abroad). I know so many people who take swing and tango classes. What about where you live?

Tell me about the best party you were at as a child, what was it that made it special? What was birthday party food and what was the essentials for a party?! What games did you have? And what was the worst part!