Must be scary thing knowing they can finish you in seconds if the bear has a bad day,

Never seen any bear in my life, not wild nor caged, Wouldn't have forgotten :D

Indeed it is, good small gestures matter!

Brasov is amazing! I fell in love since I set foot in it!

Pedro Sánchez will go down in history not only as the worst president of Spain, but also as the most corrupt and shameless.

Did you know we have the world's largest Nativity Scene in Alicante (Spain)?

In Spain we are very fortunate to have a police unit against organized crime like the UCO of the Civil Guard, which is revealing and dismantling all the corruption behind the current government.

Spain is experiencing the greatest corruption in its history under the corrupt government of Pedro Sánchez and the criminal organization of the PSOE political party.

Did you know about the Arab slave trade (18 M Africans enslav.), the Indian Ocean slave trade (17 M Africans enslav.), or the Barbary and Ottoman slave trades (where several million white Europeans were

Exactly, overlooked, but why? That's the question, Anyways I'm with you about finances and the reins of your life to stop blaming others about,

Sure thing, but t hat's not the point of the thread, The point is why we all know about one type of slave trade but not about the others, beong those other even larger and longer,

We all know about the Trans-Atlantic slave trade (400 years, 12.5 M enslaved), because it involved whites enslaving black people. There were much larger non-European slave trades, including those that

Thank you very much for your feedback, I was also relieved to encounter only a squirrel instead of a bear — otherwise things could have turned ugly.

Tigers around must be a really scary thing because those are known human hunters in some areas,

Haha, thanks for passing by and commenting, I was truly scared when out of a sudden that noisy squirrel came down that tree, Might had also been my senses, that were in extra-careful mode, Fortunately,

So you think that EU is a necessary evil or that it does do some good to European countries, being those EU members or not.

I agree,

Do you think the European Union should dissolve and return sovereignty to its member states?

Hola Sirena! Un gusto volver a verla también a usted. He estado un tanto liado, pero ahora con algo más de tiempo: Gracias por pasarse por aquí. Un saludo.

Much appreciated words, Acidyo! Well, we know how life goes, with soome ups and downs (and in betweens), Despite the unpleasant things and situations we all have to face throughout our life journey, remaining