I’ve worked in Western Europe. I don’t know why but there seems to be a lot of taxes for everything. You have to get govt permission for everything.
Could you expand on “get govt permission for everything”? I’m from Germany, and I honestly can’t remember when I last got “government permission”, if ever. Maybe my driver’s license?
Could you expand on “get govt permission for everything”? I’m from Germany, and I honestly can’t remember when I last got “government permission”, if ever. Maybe my driver’s license?
in the UK it seems there’s a regulation for everything and/or you need to get a license for everything, i’ve even seem memes like “oi bruv have you got a loicense for that”
for example, tv license, getting a dog license, not selling ibuprofen in large quantities (regulation), not selling rubbing alcohol (regulation), the restriction on kitchen knives, butter knives being considered an “offensive weapon”
Could you expand on “get govt permission for everything”? I’m from Germany, and I honestly can’t remember when I last got “government permission”, if ever. Maybe my driver’s license?
in the UK it seems there’s a regulation for everything and/or you need to get a license for everything, i’ve even seem memes like “oi bruv have you got a loicense for that”
for example, tv license, getting a dog license, not selling ibuprofen in large quantities (regulation), not selling rubbing alcohol (regulation), the restriction on kitchen knives, butter knives being considered an “offensive weapon”
https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1356162-count-dankulas-hate-speech-trial
Hm, I guess I can see some of that?
That is indeed strange. Here it’s not a license, just a tax that’s not really a tax.
Only in Northern Ireland.
That’s not a government license, it’s a prescription. Don’t most countries have something similar, where you can’t just buy any medicine you want?
I can go on Amazon.co.uk right now and buy some. Could you link the regulation preventing sales?
You mean not being allowed to carry them around in public for no reason? Or not selling them to people under 18?
Okay, but what does that have to do with getting government permission?
Only one of those things is kind of a “government permission”. Everything else is not regulation for which you need government permission.
Think you need a dog license in Germany too iirc. To be fair, they have the best behaved dogs I’ve met while traveling as a result though.
It depends on the state. There is no general “dog license”, but some states require you to take a test in order to own more dangerous breeds.
It’s called bureaucracy and Europe is known for being bureaucratic.
Disclaimer: I got an Italian citizenship last year and I still can’t get my ID card because of misunderstandings between my Comune and the Embassy.
Sure, it’s known for that, but that doesn’t mean it’s true. That’s why I asked for examples.