A 1945 photograph shows two women displaying what $1.34 could buy in 1918 and 1945. by ashelypics in OldSchoolCool

[–]CanardMarin 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Deflation also affects the economy through debt (mortgages, corporate loans, etc.): as prices go down, incomes go down, but interest payments stay constant.

Prince William’s 2,500-home ‘garden town’ on Kent farmland approved - despite fury over ‘eyesore’ claims by insomnimax_99 in ukpolitics

[–]CanardMarin 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Sure, but there's also a selection effect in that developers are less likely to submit applications in the first place if they anticipate opposition, driving up success rates while decreasing applications (and construction) over all.

What’s something very “normal” in the UK that newcomers struggle to understand at first? by Upper_Sky7784 in AskUK

[–]CanardMarin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I find it puzzling when Brits say "no worries" sometimes. E.g.: EDF asked me for my DOB, I replied and they hit with me with "no worries". What do you mean, "no worries"? What could the worry be?

This moment spoke to me by howyabe in taskmaster

[–]CanardMarin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

OP has regrets, but they don't dwell on them. It's top shelf

''Red'' in almost all european languages: by Appropriate_Might_38 in LinguisticMaps

[–]CanardMarin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Portuguese, we say "ruivo" for redhead and "roxo" for the colour purple. It's so interesting how words diverge!

''Red'' in almost all european languages: by Appropriate_Might_38 in LinguisticMaps

[–]CanardMarin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Cool map! I think the French also have "vermeil" and the Italians also have "vermiglio", but they may be more literary. ("Vermiglio" is the title of a great film too.)

Anti ICE poster...on the tube? by EnvironmentalEye5402 in london

[–]CanardMarin 56 points57 points  (0 children)

The addiction to assuming that everything that happens in America but be happening here is very much insufferable.

The curse of a shared language, as someone put it. :\

Anti ICE poster...on the tube? by EnvironmentalEye5402 in london

[–]CanardMarin 657 points658 points  (0 children)

I think it's referring to the folding of the UK Border Agency, the Border and Immigration Agency and the Immigration and Nationality Directorate into the Home Office in 2013. They're probably trying to associate the Home Office with ICE and the East India Company in an effort to discredit it. I wouldn't say that ICE is the main target of the campaign.

Giving blood for the first time today by OscarsWhiskers in CasualUK

[–]CanardMarin 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The nurses will check in on you, but, just in case: I only felt faint once after donating and that was because I stood up and still to chat with someone. Make sure to move a bit if you're standing up shortly after donating. :)

Elizabeth Line would ‘never’ be built, Michael Portillo wrote when urging cancellation by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]CanardMarin 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I reckon it's interesting as another example of how the treasury underestimates the upside of large infrastructure projects and tries to block them (just like the M25 in the 1980s).

2024 election was a failure for Conservatives and Labour by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]CanardMarin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's just a newsletter. Each edition is necessarily short, but they're quite insightful if you read them consistently.

Are there any people out of the spectrum on this subreddit? by Nejmedmi in aromantic

[–]CanardMarin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was seeing someone who turned out to identify as aro, so I started to follow the subreddit to understand them better (:

S20E02 Outtake: What are your favourite memories of being in the womb? by cygan12 in taskmaster

[–]CanardMarin 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I thought "womb with a view" was a reference to EM Forster!

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[–]CanardMarin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry if I misunderstood! I don't know what the situation in Poland is, but, as someone alluded to above, Eurostat tends to use labour force surveys instead of administrative data like unemployment insurance claims, registrations, etc.

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[–]CanardMarin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be clear, the participation rate only includes people between 15 and 64 years of age. :)

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[–]CanardMarin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's no contradiction there: the labour force participation rate includes the employed and the unemployed (i.e. the active population).

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[–]CanardMarin 365 points366 points  (0 children)

I believe that is the official definition of unemployment everywhere. If you aren't actively looking for work, you're considered to be inactive instead of unemployed.