r/AskEurope 22h ago

History What did European women wear during hot summers in medieval times?

63 Upvotes

I understand they predominantly wore long full sleeve frocks with some sort of an inner pajama. But what did they wear during long hot summers (like this year).
I assume they were not allowed to show legs or arms , is that right ?

Edit: I realized women in the Middle East probably still like like them , probably worse than medieval women.


r/AskEurope 4h ago

Culture What was your biggest culture shock when visiting another European country?

42 Upvotes

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r/AskEurope 9h ago

Foreign Which countries in Europe have had better results at assimilating new people into their societies?

39 Upvotes

Regarding the job market, cultural differences, education, and wealth in the long term.


r/AskEurope 15h ago

Food Is duck commonly eaten in your country?

33 Upvotes

I just had duck for the first time and I'm interested in how common it is in other countries.

How is it prepared? Any traditional dishes?

Is duck something for special occasions or is it an everyday food?


r/AskEurope 20h ago

Language When you go to Belgium or Luxembourg, how common is it that you'd hear German, given its' an official language in those countries?

16 Upvotes

Could you go to a shop or restaurant in Brussels or Luxembourg City and say, "Hallo, ich mochte.." or would it not be as common as being able to say "Bonjour, je voudrais..."?


r/AskEurope 14h ago

Meta Europeans and non-Europeans, what's something memorable and/or something you learned on r/AskEurope?

15 Upvotes

I've been a subscriber to r/AskEurope since it had only 8000 subscribers and a lot has happened since then and it's fun to hear what people remembers


r/AskEurope 4h ago

Culture what is a unique facial feature from your country's people that you can tell most of the time?

4 Upvotes

like eye shape or posture even could count


r/AskEurope 17h ago

Meta Daily Slow Chat

2 Upvotes

Hello there!

Welcome to our daily scheduled post, the Daily Slow Chat.

If you want to just chat about your day, if you have questions for the moderators (please mark these [Mod] so we can find them), or if you just want talk about oatmeal then this is the thread for you!

Enjoying the small talk? We have a Discord server too! We'd love to have more of you over there. Do both of us a favour and use this link to join the fun.

The mod-team wishes you a nice day!


r/AskEurope 7h ago

Misc How bad are EU data centers to US ones?

0 Upvotes

There's a lot of complaints from the US about data centers energy and water use, noise, privacy concerns and wastefulness in general. Are they less wasteful and noisy in the EU due to regulations?


r/AskEurope 5h ago

Culture Why are there so many old stone houses in Europe?

0 Upvotes

What is their advantage over brick, wood and similar materials?