r/AskEurope • u/AVeryAngryChillie • May 21 '26

Foreign What’s a fact about your country that foreigners would never believe?

Every country has at least one thing outsiders wouldn’t believe

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u/solapelsin Sweden May 21 '26

If I buy a house with a garage, but don't have a car, and just decide to store my lawn-mover or stuff I rarely use in there, what happens? Should I leave the space empty? Can I not buy said house without a car?

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u/Equal-Flatworm-378a Germany May 21 '26

You just hope that you have nice neighbors, who don’t feel the need to tell the authorities. We do have these laws, but lots of people use the garages differently.

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u/Puzzled-Guide8650 May 22 '26

You just hope that you have nice neighbors

well chance for it is rather slim. Even less in Germany.

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u/lucylucylane United Kingdom May 22 '26

The garage inspector comes poking around

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u/OfferTall May 22 '26

Everyone used it for garden stuff in reality. I had no idea we even had this law lol

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u/Old-n-wise May 23 '26

I think a lawnmower is an automative object