Anecdotal, but I grew up in the US and I learned this in middle school as a gifted student. Others have mentioned it depends on the state/curriculum. I imagine in other countries they also divide their students between standard/honors/gifted-type tiers; they certainly do in the Netherlands, which is where I did my graduate studies.

It wouldn’t work (I should have added /s); it would introduce new problems, not to mention the issue of radiation poisoning.

Sharpies, though, solve all problems.

Maybe they can nuke the floods away.

Not really, especially if he was headed to/from DC. Some of the worst drivers in the nation regularly frequent 495.

Scarface?

Now do mayonnaise and relish.

I’m an American, and I too know the difference between cottage and Shepherd’s pie. Some people never leave their small towns and assume their experience and limited knowledge is universal.

I’ll be fiiiiiine

Not debating on typical use. The question was where is it used that way. I simply gave an example.

It’s used in banking.

Sounds like he watched War Inc.

Look what I’m whippin’ now

I got this exact pair for my SIL two Christmases ago. She didn’t like them at first, but they were such a hit at her Uni that she loves them now.

Wow I haven’t seen this since I was a kid. I believe this is a clip from the movie Wild Swans.

Right, which is why I said what I think they’re getting at. Profit on a necessity/right is scummy.

You do come off as a bit obtuse, and I think that what Gabu is trying to say is that only people should own residential property, not banks/hedge funds/corporations/etc. People should own their residence, and it shouldn’t cost half their income. Renting can be beneficial, but it shouldn’t cost as much as getting your own mortgage.

A cap on how many properties each person can own would help; no one needs more than a few properties. If residences aren’t treated like an investment, prices would be more reasonable, and the barrier to entry lower. Then you could actually move place-to-place every 3 years, sell, and not get robbed by realtors who don’t deserve the huge commissions they get on the already over-inflated housing prices.

Did you know that in some places, a seller’s agent won’t even talk to you unless you have a buyer’s agent?

Anyway, small landlords aren’t really the problem. It’s the big boys who own whole buildings and neighborhoods, driving up prices just because they can. Stricter regulations need to be put into place to make those firms go back to gambling over their shitty stocks and not the roofs over our heads.

Oops, you got a letter wrong. It’s spelled with an r, not an n.