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Cake day: February 1st, 2024

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  • I think there’s a bias in the US against this sort of thing that doesn’t exist (or not to the same extent) in Europe due to the age of the cities/buildings.

    In the US, a building from the 1700s is a historic artifact to be cherished, while in parts of Europe a building from the 1500s is just the local pub.

    So, the US is often hesitant to modify these old buildings, but Europe seems to have more of a perspective of “it’s a building, not a museum, let’s give it new life by modifying it.”

    This is just from the perspective of me, from the US — and I think these old/new buildings are really neat!









  • English isn’t even the official language of the United States — we don’t have an official language.

    Various states have official languages (19 states + DC don’t have any official language); of these states, English is indeed official, with a few states also recognizing native languages as official alongside English.

    Of course that’s beside the point, as even calling this sort of racism “thinly veiled” would be far too charitable.