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Roman S Shapoval's avatar

It's truly incredible how much childhood fantasies can fuel our society, and pay for more escapist playgrounds...kind of like golf courses.

Impressive research - well done!

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Trungphan2's avatar

Appreciate the read, Roman.

Totally agreed! Nostalgia is incredibly strong driver.

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Matt Pencer's avatar

As an Anglo-Montrealer, I'd usually respond in French only for the cashier to switch to English to avoid hearing my horrendous accent.

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Trungphan2's avatar

😂😂 this is still a step up for me. I had zero french skills. 5 years. And my mom is fluent. it’s embarrassing

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