Comment by pbhjpbhj
18 hours ago
Surely it's very similar, companies can't - AFAIK - be registered in USA, they're registered in a state. USA's States have different tax and legislative climates, just like EU states do.
18 hours ago
Surely it's very similar, companies can't - AFAIK - be registered in USA, they're registered in a state. USA's States have different tax and legislative climates, just like EU states do.
There is actually a "European company" structure.
https://europa.eu/youreurope/business/running-business/devel...
Most notably, Airbus is an "European company".
It's not. Part of Russia is in Europe. The geographical limit between Europe and Asia is not well defined.
I think it would be similar to saying "First American chat app that...", which would be ambiguous?
It Is fair to say that "Europe" is a proxy for "European Union", like "America" is usually understood as "United States of America", without any precise geographic connotation.
Their service operates in the European Economic Area, which includes more countries than the EU and is therefore closer to the European geographic surface.
I think that "America" actually means "the USA". "American", on the other hand...
Sure, but the U.S. are a single country, while Europe is many different countries that are completely different.
I'm in Poland and can drive 2 hours and stop understanding what people are saying to me (in German and Czech).
That was my point.
> while Europe is many different countries that are completely different.
I've always found this a weird take. European (EU) countries are more similar to each other than any country outside of Europe is to any European country.
In your example, if you drive two hours to Germany or Czechia, your car will still be insured, all your bank cards will still work, the price of your mobile phone service stays the same, you'll have a good idea how health and employment systems work, and the chances are you'll be able to talk to people in English.
It remains true that the barriers the businesses face are higher, but that's not what your example was about.
> I've always found this a weird take. European (EU) countries are more similar to each other than any country outside of Europe is to any European country.
You think finland and malta are more similar to each other than sweden and norway?