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Wow, this is so quaint! I totally love this, thank you for explaining.
And I will now make sure to use the correct pronunciation during my next visit to the Isles (hopefully next year...)!

Ok, similar to the ones we have here in Germany at many crossroads.
They are colloquially called "Bettelampel" which translates to something like "beggar's traffic light", as you are kind of a second class traffic participant at this place and have to "beg" to get a timeslot allocated.

When sticking to German I would rather suggest a slightly bored mumbeld "Jooaa..."

Jein is different.

Just noticed: Al got a little confused between leg and trunk ... 😆

Hey, we don't talk about that here!

Zufällig wurden bei 3 der WEGs der Nachbarschaft, insg. -15 große MFHs, im Verlauf der letzte 5 Jahre die Dächer Komplett erneuert, inkl. unserem.

Wäre eine so schöne Gelegenheit gewesen, aber keine Chance.

Da bewegt sich leider meistens erst was, wenn sich die Gesetze ändern, wie z.B. zuletzt bei den BalkonKraftwerken oder den Kabelanschlüssen...

Well, I think it actually makes sense if you read the arrow like you would on a map. Up is straight ahead, down is backwards and left and right are... well, left and right. Are the buttons usually mount differently, i.e. on the side of the pole instead of the front as it is the case here?

Ok, I guessed something like that.
Makes sense and seems like a good idea. Would be a nice thing to have here also.
I know of several crossings with multiple installations on the same post where it is not always clear which push-button belongs to which crossing (although it is usually the one in front of you or the one behind you, not left or right).
I also suppose you have to push the arrow to "reserve" the next traffic light phase for crossing?

A very loud (i.e. present in social and normal media) but in my everyday life almost none-existent group of people.
They seem to have migrated from Diesel-against-Greta-"Empörung" (is there an English word for that?) to Corona-deniers and now to fighters in self-proclaimed cultural wars against green topics and a tolerant society. All sprinkled with some deep right-wing views.
Might be different in other parts of Germany though, my sample is mainly taken from Bavaria and south-western Germany.
I personally know of only two families leaning into Schwurbler-views - out of hundreds of chilled ones. One of these actually drives a Pickup. But also owns a house with a solar roof... so... well.

You live abroad now?

Care to elaborate for non-British/Irish people?

Has it ever been?
I mean, outside of some mostly right-wing bubbles that are trying to exaggerate it as some kind of oppression symbol in a cultural war that happens mainly in their heads?

Most people I know treat the topic from a rather rational perspective regarding the pros and cons of EVs in their specific situations.

Well, thing is, I am mainly angry at myself for falling for such a cheap clickbaiting trick again...

Also I have the impression that lifetime of products has increased again over the past decade or so.
Still rocking my Sony ebook reader from 2011 and a Samsung Galaxy S5 as backup and Whatsapp handy. Both are using Micro USB, so I have a small cable with me anyways.

I am from Germany and what brand of car your are driving is often seen as a statement, often associated with a certain social group.
Although I have observed that this has been constantly diminishing over the years.

Just vague enough to not directly violate Rule 6 of this sub ;-)

Following what I have learned during my Catholic upbringing:

Spearfighting.

One of the neighbouring churches we went to was named after St. Michael and has this totally kick-ass statue on the side altar showing St. Michael stabbing the evil devil/dragon thing with his spear.

Apart from that, almost all Christians where I live don't believe in Satan as an actual entity, but more as a helpful symbol to illustrate the abstract concept of evil.

Church in my region generally revolves more around the positive compassionate concept of "Be nice to each other" than relying on a supernatural bogeyman that tries to lay you traps.

They were still in there?

Well, speaks for itself that they now officially left and before that already didn't cooperate.

Well, that is truly multinational - a turkish restaurant in a scandinavian country falling back to asian printing fonts!

Out of interest: Is there a commonly accepted way to substitute the Ø with some English base letters?

In Germany there e.g. is the convention to replace Umlaute like ä, ö, ü with the base letter followed by an "e". So: ae, oe, ue
And ß becomes ss

Ich siniere fast jedes mal wenn draussen unterwegs bin, welche riesigen Flächen in meiner Wohnsiedlung auf Dächern in optimaler Ausrichtung für Solar verfügbar wären, aber komplett leer sind.

Und jedesmal gibt es mir einen kleinen traurigen Stich in der Magengrube, weil ich weiß, dass sich daran nichts ändern wird.
Große Eigentümergemeinschaften sind halt unglaublich träge. Keine Chance, dafür alle an Bord zu holen und in Eigenregie die Dächer mit Solaranlagen zu bestücken.

Wünschte, an meinem Wohnort würde es auch so ein Angebot geben, senkt die potentielle Einstiegsschwelle gewaltig!

TIL that while Eicher in Germany is long dead and gone, its Indian partner company still produces tractors.

Other than that, this post sounds like an advertisement and probably also doesn't belong in this sub...