I mean it’s just what you’re used to. I’m from the Netherlands, so for me seeing 240 € looks weird. That’s just how language works. (Which is great in my opinion, there never should be one exact way to do language)
This classification could use an improvement, not all of these are Eastern or Northern Europe. The UK's economy for example employs a soft Anglo-Saxon model, whereas Estonia and most of the Nordics use a Nordic model (the best imo). And then there are the cultural associations - many people from Poland and co would argue they are central, not eastern European - because in their view, they associate eastern with Russia.
That said, a more sensible division imho would be:
It's not as good as it sounds because of wealth distribution. Most jobs that pay well are in Dublin, where a flat for rent costs almost €2000, so most adults have to live with friends or their parents to be able to afford basic cost of living.
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Zwiebel@feddit.org · 11 pts · 232d
Cool graphic!
But the €-sign belongs after the amount not infront, that's a grammar mistake. Also it doesn't explicitly state which dollar is meant
WaterSword@discuss.tchncs.de · 29 pts · 232d
In English, the euro sign is in front of the amount.
English/Dutch: €1 German/French/Spanish/Italian: 1 €
Since this post is in English, the sign is in the correct place.
Source: European Comission English style guide page 52
Zwiebel@feddit.org · 10 pts · 231d
I stand corrected. According to this they used the wrong abbreviation for billion then though: 'B' instead of 'bn'
But also ew: "− €240"
It makes no sense to me since all other units come after the amount, or do you write "– °F56"
TeNppa@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 231d
I think it is so because the amount is written on checks and putting the sign before the amount prevents adding more numbers.
jenesaisquoi@feddit.org · 4 pts · 231d
It's 2025, not even the perpetually outdated USA uses checks anymore
TeNppa@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 231d
Ok? It doesn't change how the sign before amount came to be.
jenesaisquoi@feddit.org · 1 pts · 231d
It does make obsolete the formatting rule though
WaterSword@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 231d
I mean it’s just what you’re used to. I’m from the Netherlands, so for me seeing 240 € looks weird. That’s just how language works. (Which is great in my opinion, there never should be one exact way to do language)
birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 232d
This classification could use an improvement, not all of these are Eastern or Northern Europe. The UK's economy for example employs a soft Anglo-Saxon model, whereas Estonia and most of the Nordics use a Nordic model (the best imo). And then there are the cultural associations - many people from Poland and co would argue they are central, not eastern European - because in their view, they associate eastern with Russia.
That said, a more sensible division imho would be:
Northern
Western
Central
Northeastern
Southwest
Southeast
Eastern
CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 232d
No matter how Europe is split up into regions, Russia, Belarus and maybe Hungary, too, should be in a category of their own.
jenesaisquoi@feddit.org · 5 pts · 231d
No matter how Europe is split up into regions, no one wants to be in the region where Belarus and Russia are.
JensSpahnpasta@feddit.org · 5 pts · 231d
Kind of insane that russia is even able to do what it's doing with that kind of economical power.
Bob@feddit.org · 3 pts · 231d
Nibodhika@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 230d
It's not as good as it sounds because of wealth distribution. Most jobs that pay well are in Dublin, where a flat for rent costs almost €2000, so most adults have to live with friends or their parents to be able to afford basic cost of living.