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[–] sasquash@sopuli.xyz 16 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Switzerland:

  • buying / smoking weed
  • use recycling facilities on a sunday
  • buying alcohol after 22:00 around train stations
[–] FireRetardant 4 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Meanwhile here in north America, you can usually buy alcohol any time at gas stations....

[–] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Same in Switzerland. Most of Europe I'd assume.

[–] FireRetardant 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

So you can buy any time of day at the gas station but not a train station where it highly unlikely you are the one driving the train?

[–] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

That rule only applies to shops that are inside train stations owned by the offical rail company. Doesn't apply to any other shops.

Don't ask me why.

[–] remon@ani.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, the train station thing must be some weird exception, I never heard of it. There also 24h beer delivery services.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

This varies significantly by state in the US

[–] moody@lemmings.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Times are limited in Canada. For example, in Quebec you can't buy alcohol between 11pm and 6am except in bars, and bars have to close at 3am.

[–] FireRetardant 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Is there really a watchdog though? Ontario just put alcohol in gas stations and several of my friends have been buying after the legal hours.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Can't speak for Ontario, but I know a few people who've worked in convenience stores and gas stations here, and occasionally they have someone come in and test the clerks. A teenager trying to buy cigarettes or alcohol, for example, or someone trying to buy alcohol after 11pm. Most convenience stores close at 11pm, and those that don't will usually lock the wine racks and beer fridges.

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 1 points 3 weeks ago

That's really not always true in the US.