The example is crazy, but the underlying issue is not I think corruption but optimism bias. Companies bid for contracts on the basis that everything will go perfectly, and anyone who builds in margin… (View Post)

Mildly illuminating poll on Eastern European attitudes to the war - everyone blames Russia more than other causes, but several have substantial minorities blaming the West and/or Ukraine: https://www… (View Post)

National cultures vary in this, as of course do individuals. I was brought up in the East European tradition of staying with my parents - in fact they were still with me until my father died when I w… (View Post)

That's an interesting link, thanks. I'm a professional translator and my cousin is too, specialising in subtitles, so I've got some insight into it. The BBC explanation is somewhat eva… (View Post)

Agreed, but as I recall it was simply "Jeg synes ikke det var OK, hvordan man har behandlet dig". I ran it back to check, and the fuck was definitely the subtitler's embellishment. I r… (View Post)