Yes, but not in the balkans. Went to Bosnia and was served an espresso and a cigarette as an addition to breakfast. It was even on the menu. I should mention that i only asked for a coffee.
I think it was a Renault Megane. Hopeless car. Left it outside in the cold one night. Every bit of wiring had shorted and if i turned on the wipers, the lights would flicker and the radio turned on.
Mechanically, they're shockingly bad. I've spoken to mechanics that tell of some serious cost cutting when it comes to suspension and their attachments.
New cars (3 years) can essentially fall apart at the wheels.
Waiting for the other shoe to drop. I shorted it since i believed dropped sale would actually bring them back to earth. But clearly it has turned into some meme-stock.
Why we're not doing that is beyond me. It's like "they" think that without a "carrot on a stick" everyone will stop working
The people who takes care of your sewage would likely also want to do something else fulfilling. But the difference is that they feel a sense of duty, the sense that those other lazy bastards that get to play music or do 'nothing' wont do it. Then they are left with the feeling of either doing something useful for others and get payed, or feeling useless and getting payed. Most people would rather feel useful in a practical sense.
I really don't understand what you are trying to argue here. Who has said that the hand of the market is guiding us to a better world? I believe i said that companies work in their own interests. Their own interests is to sell more to maximize profit. They have, without question, tested products with pockets for women, because they aren't stupid. If there was a market for it, then they would sell it. Its not like copyright or trademark is stopping them like in other types of industries.
I would wager that the companies that stand to gain or lose money has this data. Or you have the opportunity of a lifetime to start a company that would cater to a black hole of demand. I know what i'm betting on.
America is really fucking weird. Truly a democracy to emulate. The entire practice of gerrymandering is so foreign to me that I don't understand how it can even be enforced.
Who is gonna get the metro to pull my fishing boat out of the water?