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[โ€“] [email protected] 109 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Last month I had this random conversation with an old lady while on vacation. She mentioned that quite lightheartedly, that "we bought our house just on our salaries, we worked hard back then and needed to settle down". I wasn't expecting to have to explain to her that this is not such an easy option for us right now. She seemed genuinely surprised and disappointed at the facts and I didn't know whether to feel enraged or amused by her true or not ignorance.

[โ€“] [email protected] 84 points 1 year ago

At least she was open to listening, hopefully you've made an impact on her going forward