Spyke
Chaisreply
sh.itjust.works

I guess with the lower temperature they'd be less of a threat.

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cm0002reply
lemmy.world

Only for the short term, they'll adapt and be stronger than ever

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And don’t forget, these aren’t normal gators…

These are meth-fueled Florida gators who are as likely to ban books as they are maul a skier.

The Alps won’t know what hit ‘em.

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4amreply

I bet they would if you called it that

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But wait, there's more! Order now and we'll throw in the Flexit sleeveless shirt, our patented DIY home tattoo kit, and a 6-week supply of bath salts!

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feddit.nu

Sweden here we only get 5 weeks vacay. 480 days parental leave though.

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Im_oldreply
lemmy.world

You generally (it depends by country) don't get paid anymore between 6 and 12 months. But you still have a job. So when they get tired of using her womb like clown car, they could back to work. Also is usually (again varies by country) shared parental leave. So between both parents up to the maximum allowance.

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That’s a good point, but for Sweden, it is indeed 480 paid days. It’s a government calculation related to your income and there is a point (after 390 days) where it drops to the minimum payout, but it is still paid leave.

There are also government-mandated options in Sweden to receive a slightly lower pay in exchange for working fewer hours. I don’t have the exact details here, but it’s something like 75% pay for 75% hours.

Pretty incredible coverage for new parents in that specific country.

This article has a great summary for a lot of European countries’ parental leave laws. And yeah, quite a few are less than a year of paid leave:

https://www.eurodev.com/blog/maternity-leave-europe

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Don't forget we don't have a limited amount of days were allowed to be sick either.

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Canadian here. I signed a contract with 4weeks of vacation that was changed to 'unlimited' this year. So far I've taken 5 weeks and have a 6th week approved in November.

I haven't used any sick days but they're unlimited. If you take more than 3 in a row, you need a doctors note.

15 weeks parental leave that can be split between partners (father can use none/some/all to look after child while mother goes back to work)

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lemmy.world

My state now has mandatory parental leave, about a year after me and my wife had decided that we didn't want more kids. Oh well. At least people in the future will benefit.

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Evilsmileyreply
sh.itjust.works

At least youre not the type to try to stop something because you missed the window on benefitting from it

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Even if I were it wouldn't apply in this case. Having a society with programs like this in place helps everyone even indirectly. I am fine with greed as long as it goes beyond basic right in front of you.

We all benefit from a better world. Sure some more than others but all at least some.

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Or hyperbole, apparently :(

Four weeks, two months, whatever, they're both still infinitely more than Americans are guaranteed, which is zero.

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lemmy.world

So I get rid of the land border with France, but in exchange I get a land border with USA - possibly the only worse country.

Also we lose Sicily and their awesome food and women but we get to keep Sardinia, where the best food is cheese with worms and the best women are one meter tall with moustache.

Bad deal man.

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1rrereply
discuss.tchncs.de

At least there's no Corsica anymore (Sardinia but Fr*nch 🤢)

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Fam, corsicans are the only ones who hate French more than us, they are welcome to rejoin Italy whenever they want.

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lemmy.world

So I get rid of the land border with France, but in exchange I get a land border with USA - possibly the only worse country.

We're not going to go to all that trouble just to keep the damn place. You get the worst of both worlds: French Floridians!

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lemm.ee

Knowing very little about the two islands, I find the contrasting descriptions hilarious.

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lemmy.ml

Nah most of the bible belt are baptists, evangelicals, and people who don't even believe in Christianity but use it as a cover for their fascist bullshit. There is no universe where they would get along with Catholics. Having them be that close to the Catholics would probably result in another protestant vs catholic war.

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US Catholics have adapted a lot of the beliefs from the protestant-oriented groups in the US. Try asking Paul Ryan or Rick Santorum if they accept the Vatican's official stance on evolution and watch them squirm. Having the Vatican be right there would be . . . difficult.

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Nah not really, the catholic church loves going below the belt

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Well, the Italian government is going full-on neo-fascist, so it'd probably be a wash, but the food would be so much better!

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lemmy.world

NO GOD PLEASE NO

Being in the EU is like the one good part of the Italian government, if you take that out I guarantee we’ll somehow manage to be even worse neighbors than Florida

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Likewise. Having trump and orban derail EU together is my worst nightmare. Please, keep an eye on your Florida. Don't let it sh1t in my backyard.

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Then come to Italy (or rather: go to France or Austria near the border so you can enjoy Italian food without actually dealing with living in Italy)

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lemmy.world

I live in Georgia USA I've been to FL way too many times Europe doesn't deserve this.

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RGB3x3reply
lemmy.world

It's amazing how quickly it turns to shit on I-75 S when you cross the border. You can just feel the nastiness.

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Steal Woolreply
lemm.ee

I grew up in FL and now live in pacific northwest, still not far enough away....

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As someone who lives very close to the new florida location I REALLY don't want florida

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feddit.de

Trade Offer:

You receive: Alligators, Meth

You Give: Debt, Mafia

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lemmy.world

What part is confusing? They have cockroaches capable of flight. I am still an atheist but if you made me submit a list of arguments for the existence of Satan this would be a bullet point.

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lemmy.world

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lemmy.world

Corsica is part of France. But then it begs the question: why did Sardinia moved and not Sicily?

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As soon as it is more complex than straight lines and squares, they get confuse.

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That was the first thing I wondered. Where tf did Sicily go.. with its huge Etna vulcano..

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I noticed that after my first comment. The only plausible explanation I can think of is, FLNC wanted to blow up another villa, but they went way over the top with the explosive and blew the whole island up.

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lemmy.world

That would be awesome.. A Mecca for rednecks/Republicans replaced by walkable cities, a nice countryside, vibrant communities, lovely cafes, and awesome pizza. When does the work begin lol

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You take Italy and we sink Florida in the Atlantic. Then it's a deal

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Yeah, but the Balkans have enough problems already and don't need that shit.

Maybe make it an island?!

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lemmy.world

Well thank you, but no thank you.

We got enough conservatives as it is.

Sincerely

Your would-be neighbour

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lemmy.zip

Well you see, Florida would have to adapt to EU rules or lose all the EU funding.

And we don't tolerate POS like DeSantis.

So give it time, and it will all settle like it is now.

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You say that, but Berlusconi was Prime Minister of Italy for a long time.

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lemmy.world

Not Italian.

Also, if you don't know how to do things properly don't complain about it

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lemmy.world

Just factual. Texas pays more taxes than it receives back from the Fed. One of the few states that does.

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As someone that lives in Florida, would we go over to Europe or do we stay here in the new Italian location?

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lemm.ee

Some weird choices there with Sardinia and Sicily

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T00l_shedreply
lemmy.world

I mean if that means Italy would be closer to me, and florida much much further away I think that would make me sane to want to switch.

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kbin.social

What if you take them off and forget to put them back?

(Sorry for the affected... maybe)

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Belgdorereply
lemm.ee

Maybe we just stick them together in the middle of the Atlantic?

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now "the florida man who went to malta" will change from a skit into a newspaper headline

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No one would be able to tell politically but the food would definitely be different.

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Retrogradereply
lemmy.world

But oddly Italy is a much more attractive land mass. Florida just looks like a limp dick

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But italy has a population 3 times higher. And its a place where you actually would want to stay.

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"basically"

From my rudimentary looking at a map the US would get tiny Italians and we would get 2.5 if not 3m tall Floridians.

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hh93reply
lemm.ee

Why is a shitpost like this the first time I'm reading of this. Why isn't this an issue in european newspapers?

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Because it's not news until a catastrophic eruption is imminent, I guess? Same reason geological stuff isn't an issue in west coast American newspapers.

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Because it's mostly hyped in pseudo scientific news. Yes it's a super vulcano, there will be some evacuations happening. But no, there will not be a super eruption.

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I was about to say that florida can keep their fascist regime, then i remembered that italy is going for a second round as well, so...

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If we need to take Florida, I want Cuba in the Mediterranean Sea as well.

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Probably.

But since Sardinia seems to have folloewd Italy to the Americas and Corsica looks like it vanished, could we get Cuba in their place?

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Neighbors in one will gain good pizza, what Mike the others… not so much

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