> What's up with folks in Europe that they can't clone a big repo, but others can?
They might be in a country with underdeveloped internet infrastructure, e.g. Germany))
They might be in a country with underdeveloped internet infrastructure, e.g. Germany))
Both countries are behind e.g. Sweden or Russia, but Germany by a much larger margin.
There's some trickery done in official statistics (e.g. by factoring in private connections that are unavailable to consumers) to make this seem better than it is, but ask anyone who lives there and you'll be surprised.