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In the rest of the western world, landlords buy houses. They're especially prolific for this in places with a high demand for housing, as this will maximise their profit extraction for the least amount of work. It's a real problem, especially when the people denying mortgages to people are the same ones buying up the housing stock. The same claim is made in the UK about the "real" problem being building regulations, as if forcing developers to build infrastructure like schools and roads (along with the houses they want to build) is a bad thing. Luckily though, the idea that the private sector could save us from themselves, at the expense of their own profit, is so silly that most people are informed enough to dismiss it instantly as nothing more than the corporate propaganda it is. At some point, we have to start accepting the finite nature of land.

I would look at things like "supply and demand" to answer that question.

Honestly, it’s the latter. Sorry. Without trying to be ironic, it’s the over generalisations and lack of nuance in their views of other cultures. It’s also like you guys are worried any positive feedback might go to our heads and we’ll start invading the world again or something. Also, the only people who tend to be that negative towards our food tend to say it in French and be a lot more specific, almost constructive in their feedback (by French standards that is). Even then, I’m yet to meet a French person who isn’t partial to a well made fish and chips or a shephard’s pie and I’ve met a fair few. In fact, the French have their own version of shepherd’s pie that isn’t as good as the British, can you believe? Maybe it’s the exception that proves the rule lol. Most British people tend to make the poor French version and not slow cook the mince down in stock and stout beer until thick or use a proper buttery, cheesey mash to go with it.

Fair enough, apologies if I came across too strong.

Pointing out that I think someone is being a bit unfair and overly generalising isn’t making something a competition. It genuinely does take time for people to adapt. That’s not point scoring.

Tbf, some people just throw mash potato over mince beef they’ve cooked with chopped tomatoes and soggy carrots. I used to think I hated it too, until I made it properly. However, I feel thats like deciding how good American food is based on next door’s poor attempt at a dry meatloaf. We have plenty of bad cooks here who panic and make poor food that they take no time over. Maybe more than our fair share. Also, we don’t cover up the taste of spoiling, poor quality, food by drowning it in sugar syrup and seasoning powder. That can take some time for palettes to adapt to.

Yeah, I’m not taking the “that’s not indigenous food” from an American who im sure will unironically attempt to claim pizza and the hamburger steak. Sad to hear you don’t like apple pie though. I thought you guys loved that one.

Too much meat and not enough fruit and vegetables. Not just your bowels, your heart will thank you too.

What’s the matter, babe? You’ve hardly touched your roast nightmare of the deep.

And God, despite being male presenting, identifies as non-binary.

So, no then.

Because yahweh likes the smell of rotting foreskins, per his own words.

I mean, what do you expect from a culture that invented hell (Hel)? The Franks liked it so much they adopted it into the Christian Canon, so that there was an “or else.”