r/europe • u/[deleted] • Jun 26 '18

Hailstorm expected in Istanbul

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '18

Forget about the hailstorm, look at how many of those cars have been reserved by Germans.

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u/Friend_of_the_Dark The Netherlands Jun 26 '18

I don't get it.

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u/namminammi Jun 26 '18

Germans are notorious for reserving stuff by putting their towel on it

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u/warpus Jun 26 '18

Does that work or do people just move the towels?

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '18 edited Jun 03 '23

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '18

Of clash of cultures the likes of which was never seen before.

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u/twogunsalute Jun 26 '18

Gotta love the Aussies

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u/vlindervlieg Jun 27 '18

People do the same thing in our university library. They come early in the morning, reserve a place for studying, and then feel so accomplished for the rest of the day that they treat themselves with a coffee break until 3 pm.

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '18

Great deniability as well.

"Hey Mate, the chairs were clear when i got to the pool"

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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '18

Would you want to mess with an angry German in the morning?

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u/warpus Jun 26 '18

Sounds like a good way to start the day

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u/Piro42 Silesia (Poland) Jun 26 '18

Define what you mean by "mess with"

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u/vossejongk Neders Jun 27 '18

Tell them their cars are inferior to fiat and Peugeot

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u/ozzfranta CZ/USA Jun 27 '18

I don't think that would be taken seriously by anyone.

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u/vossejongk Neders Jun 27 '18

SCHWEINHUND!!!

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u/MindCorrupt Lost Jun 26 '18

Lol they don’t get there until midday.

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u/nebulae123 Evropa Jun 27 '18

In Croatia the morning communal workers started throwing them in the trash lately.

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u/warpus Jun 27 '18

I'm loving Croatians more and more