Surely it's very similar, companies can't - AFAIK - be registered in USA, they're registered in a state. USA's States have different tax and legislative climates, just like EU states do.

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palata 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It's not. Part of Russia is in Europe. The geographical limit between Europe and Asia is not well defined.

I think it would be similar to saying "First American chat app that...", which would be ambiguous?

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altern8 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Sure, but the U.S. are a single country, while Europe is many different countries that are completely different.

I'm in Poland and can drive 2 hours and stop understanding what people are saying to me (in German and Czech).

That was my point.

	▲	bojan 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> while Europe is many different countries that are completely different. I've always found this a weird take. European (EU) countries are more similar to each other than any country outside of Europe is to any European country. In your example, if you drive two hours to Germany or Czechia, your car will still be insured, all your bank cards will still work, the price of your mobile phone service stays the same, you'll have a good idea how health and employment systems work, and the chances are you'll be able to talk to people in English. It remains true that the barriers the businesses face are higher, but that's not what your example was about.