• Limonene@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    No idea about this. I drive a Honda Civic in the US, and hardly notice gas prices. I’m much more concerned about food prices, rent prices, and unemployment rate.

  • But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    Honestly when Americans chime in about anything going on in the world. When I hear an American complaining about another country or their actions, I just want Americans to sit down or go fix their own dumpster fire. I

  • potoooooooo 🥔@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    How do you do, fellow non-Americans!? Colour me gobsmacked at the euros I’m paying when I procure my petrol (by the liter! this is non-negotiable) to fill my tiny aluminium moped.

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    17 hours ago

    I’d happily pay European-level taxes on my gas if my taxes didn’t purely fund war and keeping the rich in power

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      7 hours ago

      I’d pay those taxes if the dumb wars ended, we did not have a scammy healthcare system, and a public safety net that actually functioned well plus not having to use fucking middle men to pay my goddamn taxes every year…

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    18 hours ago

    Should try to convince people that it’s less expensive to drive in Yarp because they buy liters of petrol instead of gallons of gas.

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      16 hours ago

      I’ve suggested this for ages to sell people on metric. Gas sounds cheaper per liter (smaller number), you weigh less in kg, etc. I don’t know why gas stations aren’t all over this with their shady marketing and 9/10 of a cent pricing.