Teodomo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoFellow Latin Americans/Africans/Asians/Oceanians, what is something that Americans and/or Europeans have/do that makes no sense to you?message-squaremessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down117
arrow-up190arrow-down1message-squareFellow Latin Americans/Africans/Asians/Oceanians, what is something that Americans and/or Europeans have/do that makes no sense to you?Teodomo@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square67fedilink
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoHm, I guess I can see some of that? tv license That is indeed strange. Here it’s not a license, just a tax that’s not really a tax. getting a dog license Only in Northern Ireland. not selling ibuprofen in large quantities (regulation) 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? not selling rubbing alcohol (regulation) I can go on Amazon.co.uk right now and buy some. Could you link the regulation preventing sales? the restriction on kitchen knives You mean not being allowed to carry them around in public for no reason? Or not selling them to people under 18? butter knives being considered an “offensive weapon” 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.
minus-squareTheDarkKnight@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThink 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.
minus-squareFooBarrington@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoIt 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.
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.