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  • If you zoom out a little and look at the phrasing more than the ant problem, it is classic us defaultism. You can read it all the time here. Maybe you haven’t noticed it, if you’re from the US yourself.

    But sentences like “don’t replace your grass lawn with cloverleaf, it’s invasive” can be expected like clockwork.
    The european honey bee is also quite often given this title.

    Not talking globally

    Everyone is constantly talking globally, except US Americans. If I mention something local to me, I always preface that. As do all other participants of the internet. Except for … you know








  • I think you misjudge the size of the standard city roundabout in Europe.

    Let’s take a standard one lane each way road. Reaching the roundabout, the space barely widens. It’s not a giant ring highway, just a circle. There’s a zebra crossing at each entrance, so I (as a pedestrian) have the right of way.

    The roundabout slows cars down to a 20-30 km/h speed, so they have ample time to see me and brake. Still for the car driver it’s quicker than standing at a traffic light.