@VIVIFANGS Danish absoluteism happened at the same time as Swedish age of liberty so Sweden got better institutions earlier and were militarily competent enough to grab the best part of Denmark. Finland and Norway were backwater colonies for centuries and Iceland has 4 people total
@nikicaga Might be the worst e*ropean take ever. Fries are great as street food and tbh don't even need sauce. Fries in Belgium are fantastic, with or without mayo
@anggglo Some Provinces have a... lackluster French program. I grew up in Alberta and took 3 years of French from a teacher who does not speak French. I learned once I moved to Québec but provincial standards for a federally mandated program are often at odds
@jakonian Same reason why countries like Hungary and New Zealand have a threshold for proportional representation seats. Tiny parties can't get funding from the state without a certain amount of the popular vote