Coffee, like everything here, went up a lot after covid/brexit and recently came down a bit, but I'm sure it'll go up again soon.

So, how much you've been paying for Tea? Or..dare I say it.. COFFEE? I drink primarily espresso and the beans have sky-rocketed.

UK is a world leader on chip design, we just don't make anything here :/

We still have ASML Holding. So building the machines that eventually make chips, and I know I missed a few steps, shouldn't be that difficult. Reverse engineer some chips, that's how the Chinese did it, build a fancy clean complex, and boom we're in business!

Call me for more business ideas :D

Also the UK has the Advanced RISC Machines, which idk-exactly-what-it-does-and-I'm-too-lazy-to-read-right-now, but y'all have that.

Sounds like a good system, just a shame the UK isn't part of the EU :/

Hopefully it'll get adopted here too!

Hardware is a problem. I'd really like to see Chip fabs in Canada or Mexico and somewhere in the EU. I think Germany has some chip fab ability but nothing like we need.

Here we have iDeal which is a Dutch payment system but will be (soon) rolled-out to the rest of the EU. Works with every bank; you scan the QR-code with your bank app, enter your pin or use a fingerprint, and pay instantly. Hell, it even works with Steam & GOG.

Software is doable, hardware will be a tad difficult.

I don't see any change in the UK, everything is disgustingly expensive anyway XD

Switch to open source software, problem solved :)

Hopefully the EU will push forward with plans for EU based computer software, OS and payment systems to avoid ties to the US. I would welcome that with open arms.

Here petrol is a bit more expensive, other than that most goods are still the same price.

There's a movement now in the Netherlands & Belgium to avoid using US products. Luckily most ordinary stuff can be switched out but tech stuff, hard- & software, will be somewhat difficult (for now).

Those tariffs are some of the dumbest shit I've ever seen XD

Trump and his gang are so fucking dumb it's beyond words! Electronic goods, as well as lots of other things, in the US are going to be so expensive now XD

I wonder how long it'll be before the shit eating Trump lovers realise that a tariff is just another form of sales tax!

So are you experiencing any discomfort from the tarifs?

>>39096 My brain reads that as wostits. I like :D

I've never eaten Cheetos, in the UK we have Wotsits. Eating Cheetos is a criminal offence XD

hahaha!!

Also, side note, they don't taste the same anymore, especially if used as make-up but I mean the real Cheetos snack(chip?).
Somehow, somewhere during the creation they forgot to add (was it ever real??) cheese and added the flavour "dust-that-might-have-been-stored-in-the-vicinity-of-cheese".

>>39060 Nice! XD

Trump is doing a great job of galvanizing the rest of the world against him and the US.

The scene we wished for

And yet half of American people are still loyal to this dumb fuck!?!

I'm just gonna put this here
https://trumpgolftrack.com/

Going full circle
https://youtu.be/IdygrcFcyyY?si=QnicKCr8JrAhl4Rf&t=981

Well, he wants it to be real.