Tariffs aside, regulations mean the EU rarely imports certain US products, such as meat and dairy.
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Meanwhile the number of times i’ve seen people mock CaLiFOrNiA SaFeTy RuLeS is too damned high. Jesus christ
The idiotic “may cause cancer” labels are to blame for that. When warnings are constant and over-the-top, they get ignored. Good ideas often backfire.
the EUs version is cooking warnings
in Australia technically we have to get a licensed electrician to change a light bulb
I can accept when it about messing with the installation but a lightbulb? Those are made to be easy to replace. It’s a screw and a threaded socket, 95% of the case. Unless someone is purposefully trying to do something wrong, the risk close to none.