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[–] [email protected] 103 points 1 month ago (14 children)

It's actually the exact opposite to what he says. In the US you can do almost anything you want with human remains, while in Europe it's much more restricted. In Denmark for example, you have to have the body/ashes buried in a licensed cemetery. You can't keep the ashes yourself, you can't bury them in your backyard, you can't spread them at some random special place (except for the sea in rare circumstances).

[–] [email protected] 74 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Also... what awesome displays? Does he think knight armour in museums has bones inside it?

[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well yes of course, how else are they going to get the armor to stand up? /s

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There are minimum wage employees inside, working in shifts.
They moonlight as living statues in the city center.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Talk about pigeonholed.

[–] GetOffMyLan 23 points 1 month ago

There are quite a few places in Europe decorated with bones and even on display corpses.

For instance: https://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2014/10/01/the_catacombs_of_capuchin_monastery_in_palermo_sicily.html

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Ever seen a church made out of bones in America?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Only thing coming to mind is the catacombs in Paris and stuff like that.

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