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vilmosi

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    Comment #28718138

    I found real wasabi to have the opposite effect. Strong initial kick, then more of a nutty taste to it.

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    Comment #17894452

    > The secret to having more money is not to earn more, it's to spend less. I honestly thought it was the complete opposite? The whole "being poor is expensive" thing? That buying e…

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    Comment #17894337

    I don't know, they used to say the same thing about writting.

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    Comment #17891903

    Sorry, I should have mentioned I'm not OP you replied to. I moved to London in early 2013, and it definitely wasn't that popular. I had my own group of coffee buddies but I was the…

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    Comment #17889052

    That's a bit harsh. I moved to London in 2013 and I remember I had to order flat white off-menu most of the time back then. Most places knew how to make it but just charged capuchi…

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    Comment #17888775

    The climate also calls for AC for 3 months of the year if not more. And, compared to Europe, they actually have ACs.

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    Comment #17881317

    > 200 years later, with a population that's multiplied several magnitudes over - would you expect to still see a completely equal people? I wouldn't I would. South Koreans are 2-3 …

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    Comment #17871491

    Haha, honestly, this is so common that when someone at work wants to talk about a product and starts with a compliment, my mind immediately tries to figure out what could be wrong …

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    Comment #17845729

    It's not bad. But it doesn't matter how much tuition costs or what degrees offer pay or not. Everyone will study whatever they want, borrow at 1000% interest if necessary or 1% int…

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    Comment #17845615

    I think you're slightly missing the point. If student loans can be defaulted, it doesn't matter what the investor thinks or what interest you get or if you're backed up by the gove…

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    Comment #17845363

    > Just let students default. It's not that easy. What's to stop everyone from defaulting?

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    Comment #17815031

    Oh, get off your high horse. I'm not sure you read the article. The whole point of a "reasonable person" is that it represents an "average person". > this person is seen to represe…

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    Comment #17814866

    > They could have just chosen not to compete in a market with unregulated definitions. I don't think it's about regulating words. If you promise to sell a blue dog but sell a green…

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    Comment #17814822

    It's called the "reasonable person". It's a test used for cases that are not covered by an existing law. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reasonable_person?wprov=sfla...

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    Comment #17814796

    This reminds me of a HN comment (sorry, can't remember which) where it explained that one of the major differences between US and European law is technicality vs the spirit of the …

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    Comment #17791292

    No, it's not clear, because you're talking about refugees in particular vs immigration in general. Two groups subject to very different laws and circumstances.

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    Comment #17790574

    > For instance in Germany the numbers vary from 75%-90% of immigrants expected to be unable to find a job within 5 years Given 12% of Germany is foreign born and the country has 3.…

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    Comment #17789546

    To be fair, so is a Green Card.

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    Comment #17769407

    > Why should we pay (with our taxes) for poor kiwis who can't afford a house? Why pay taxes at all for a country you're not citizen of? /s Seriously now, it's because you live ther…

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    Comment #17637770

    It wouldn't surprise me if, on average, one household had two income earners, so it seems in line with the parent's point.

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    Comment #17554526

    > All pharmaceutical companies - including those based in Europe - derive the lion's share of their revenue from the US market, despite the US having half the population. Again, no…

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    Comment #17554053

    > Please no, I don't trust the government at all to handle healthcare efficiently. Universal healthcare doesn't mean the government handles healthcare. > And I enjoy my insurance c…

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    Comment #17554028

    > You can't compare the US to Europe without also factoring the massive benefits European patients get from the high costs in the US Luckily for us all the major pharmaceutical com…

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    Comment #17553945

    > Sure there are cases where JS is incredibly useful and beneficial, but your website should be able to display the majority of content with JS disabled. That's an entirely differe…

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    Comment #17553898

    Not prescription drugs.