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What was the censored word that Thais and Kara kept saying at the end of s3e12 BTS last night

i couldn't read lips well enough but Thais was saying Patrick was enamoured with whatever Kara was discussing and they censored it.

I'm curious if any Zimbabweans can weigh in here, I spent much time in Canada and the USA where they were also British colonies, and the concept of unceded indigenous land exists in Canada and is undergoing evolution through case law.

I recently heard about developments in Zimbabwe involving land reform and paying British settlers money in relation to land seizures and loss of improvements to the land around $3.5 USD billion.

I sort of had some questions about does the framework of unceded indigenous land, tribal lands not play some role in this like it does in Canada? Like as I understand it, British law required treaties for indigenous land to be negotiated with each tribe for every patch of land [at least in Canada which should also apply to Zimbabwe]. However this entire concept appears missing in all these land reform discussions. Without those treaties those British settler are on unceded land and their claims are basically invalid and the gov't, the land owners and tribes [in Canada] must renegotiate a deal.

The other part I don't get is this, farmers almost never own their farms or equipment outright, it is all heavily in debt/leverage even in wealthy nations like Canada/USA. If there is this proposal to pay farmers on average $800k USD each or $3.5 billion, how does that square with the reality that these guys had virtually no equity in these properties and it was all borrowed leverage? I don't get how a guy who is $700k in debt on machines/equipment and on stolen land worth $700k to the bank, gets handed a cheque for $800k when he had like $20k in equity? Am I missing something or is this a backdoor bank bailout?

Australia seems to have one b/c they have lots of beaches and an active lifestyle culture,

Watching the commonwealth games, it makes me wonder, why doesn't Jamaica dominate in aquatics with a fast population, lots of beaches/ and strong swimmers, etc. Is it due to lack of high quality swim coaches or Olympics style pools? I mean I'd imagine swimming in pools is nothing compared to all the strong swimmers I saw in the ocean/rivers down there swimming through rough waters.

Why isn't Peru /Chile more competitive as a world cup team? Like they didn't even qualify.

-They are both Latino, love of soccer, decent economies by latin American standards at least compared to Ecuador and some other countries who seem to field better squads. Both have decent size populations to draw from.

-Chile is even one of the richer/most developed Latin countries, why haven't either of these countries been more competitive in the modern era of world soccer?

What range of salaries/ total compensation do big 4 partners pull down in various locations throughout North America/ Canada/ Europe/Australian/ Latam, etc.

Just curious. Is there a big difference between a big 4 partner comp/salary in say Seattle vs NY, or Toronto vs Mexico City or maybe a smaller state/region like Durham-North Carolina vs Houston etc? What about salaries in say London vs Paris vs SF?

Why isn't Peru /Chile more competitive as a world cup team? Like they didn't even qualify.

-They are both Latino, love of soccer, decent economies by latin American standards at least compared to Ecuador and some other countries who seem to field better squads. Both have decent size populations to draw from.

-Chile is even one of the richer/most developed Latin countries, why haven't either of these countries been more competitive in the modern era of world soccer?

Is there a reason accountants don't unionize?

Reading this sub has me wondering, accountants complain of bad work conditions/hour, lower pay on early level roles, mistreatment from management/partners/staff, many of them are front line labor, intelligent people, what is the reason that accountants in non-management roles don't unionize [managers cannot generally be part of unions in many regions]

Is it simply that non-manager accountants are young and unaware of their labor rights? Or is it that by the time they learn their rights they are managers and earn enough to not care?

What range of salaries/ total compensation do big 4 partners pull down in various locations throughout North America/ Canada/ Europe/Australian/ Latam, etc.

Just curious. Is there a big difference between a big 4 partner comp/salary in say Seattle vs NY, or Toronto vs Mexico City or maybe a smaller state/region like Durham-North Carolina vs Houston etc? What about salaries in say London vs Paris vs SF?

Why do CPA's in Cayman Island's earn so much?

https://www.cpaalberta.ca/-/media/Files/Members/Advisories/25-2554-cpa-compensation-study-2025-national.pdf?la=en&hash=02432CD30E8FD677E4F43C00E48436143D223806

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Median salary $405k, bottom 25% $260k+

I'm curious if any Caymanian accountants /CPA could explain why that is and what it is like working in Cayman Islands?

I get that it is a sort of tax center/offshore place, but so are many other places like Macau, or Hong Kong or parts of Europe/Asia/ Panama, etc and their earnings aren't nearly close.

Many dating/marriage laws are deeply anti-natalist, why don't we change them?

In many Western nations, the gov't has transformed dating/marriage into a de facto legal minefield where you can lose virtually all your wealth/life savings, go to jail/prison for an honest mistake, lose job, be fired, blackballed, arrested, suspended, expelled, and socially ostracized oh and face harassment charges and lose access to your kids or end up in otherwise serious trouble ....

Then people wonder: "Why isn't anyone dating anymore... Why are birth rates falling... Why did men stop approaching... Why can't I find a good man" etc.

To clarify, second-order effects are the subsequent, often unintended knock-on consequences of an initial action or decision. So gov't may have a "good intent" behind some of these laws, but they have unintended consequences of sending a chill through the dating/marriage market down mens' spine that one wrong move and jail/prison/false allegation/ ruined for life.

As a woman, I actually suspect it plays a big role in the rise of why more and more Western men are dating/marrying foreign women in countries that don't have these sorts of laws resulting in lower natalism at home.

Which practice area of law is most in demand? What are the practice area where lawyers can "name their price" if any? In your experience, are you seeing any such areas that are flooded with demand for lawyers, who are well paid, is it family, criminal, trust/estates, civil litigation, class actions, real estate, entertainment, large/small business/etc?

Western Alienation is nothing new, while it has faced a resurgence and some of these figures are aligned with less than savory Maga Trump types who I'm no fan of, Alberta Separatist in my view have a valid point for the following reasons.

1. Provinces should be treated relatively equally, however the coffers and resources and economic development of Alberta have been raided to fund other provinces of Canada through programs like equalization and asymmetrical federalism
2. Asymmetrical federal a policy whereby structural advantages are granted for Quebec and other provinces. These arrangements give goodies to non-Alberta provinces for being not-Alberta and is a form of a system rigged against its economic and democratic interests. [1]

ie: Asymmetrical Policies Benefitting Other Provinces

• Equalization Formula Exemptions: Hydro-electricity revenues in Quebec, British Columbia, and Manitoba are excluded from the Federal Equalization Program calculations, keeping their fiscal capacity artificially low to maximize federal payouts. [1]
• Hydro-Quebec Pricing Rules: Quebec calculates its domestic hydro rates below market value, which lowers its provincial revenue on paper and increases its share of the national equalization pool. [1, 2, 3]
• Supply Management Protections: Federal quotas shield dairy and poultry sectors—highly concentrated in Quebec and Ontario—from global competition, while Alberta’s export-driven beef and grain sectors face full market volatility. [1, 2]
• Auto Sector Subsidies: Ontario consistently receives billions in federal manufacturing bailouts and green transition subsidies, while Alberta's energy sector faces strict environmental caps. [1]
• Federal Infrastructure Carve-Outs: Central Canada frequently secures direct federal funding for massive transit projects, while Western resource infrastructure faces protracted regulatory delays.

Now, Democracy - or lack thereof lets look at that:

Undemocratic Preferences Harming Alberta

• Senate Seat Misallocation: Alberta has only 6 Senate seats for 4.8 million people, while Quebec has 24 seats for 9 million people, and the Atlantic provinces hold 30 seats for just 2.5 million people. This is just downright undemocratic and wrong and turns Alberta into a 2nd class who is under-represented in what should be a Democracy!
• House of Commons Under-Representation: Electoral boundaries systematically under-represent fast-growing Western provinces, giving an Alberta voter less democratic weight than a voter in PEI or Quebec. Another shot at Alberta to ensure Albertans have less say!
• The "Grandfather Clause" Protection: Constitutional rules guarantee that no province can have fewer MPs than Senators, permanently protecting Atlantic Canada’s voting power despite declining populations. Which dilutes Alberta's voting power.
• Quebec's Fixed Seat Guarantee: Federal law ensures Quebec cannot lose seats in riding redistributions, freezing its political power regardless of Western population growth. Which means Alberta has proportionally less say, again made into a 2nd class by asymmetrical federalism!
• Supreme Court Seat Monopolies: The law guarantees Quebec 3 of the 9 Supreme Court seats, while the entire West (four provinces) must share just 2 or 3 seats. Ensuring they get to use the court to preserve their system which is unfair to Alberta! It isn't based on most qualified judge, or fairest person but just on where you come from, and this is just unfair!
• Federal Public Service Concentration: Over 40% of all federal jobs are located in the National Capital Region (Ottawa-Gatineau), ensuring policy is viewed through an Ontario-Quebec lens. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] By placing the federal gov't policy makers so heavily in that region they come to only view issues through a narrow Ontario-Quebec lens.

I could go on and on and mention things like dual standards on:

immigration, pension, distinct society status, provincial pension plan, own police force and revenue collection, language laws and cultural control, administration of federal programs and special opt out clauses for Quebec with full compensation using Alberta dollars, all with no strings attached [other provinces have to attach strings], Quebec gets guaranteed seats on the supreme court 3/9 and gets guarantees over its civil law traditions, quebec get sway over cultural and broadcast in a way Alberta doesn't, and Quebec gets special rights over post secondary funding.

All of these combined turn Alberta into a 2nd class province in terms of rights, democracy, federalism, and economy in Canada and it starts to look more like colonization than a meeting of equal provinces with equal rights, so who can blame Albertans for wanting to leave when you are so thoroughly disregarded? This doesn't even address the severe undemocratic nature of the senate which unfairly favors the East and Quebec.

If the federal gov't wants to stop Alberta separatism they need to give Alberta all the same powers/treatment and benefits as Quebec and Ontario and the East. Telling someone to shut up for being treated poorly/unfairly is a bad strategy and doesn't work.

Western Alienation is nothing new, while it has faced a resurgence and some of these figures are aligned with less than savory Maga Trump types who I'm no fan of, Alberta Separatist in my view have a valid point for the following reasons.

1. Provinces should be treated relatively equally, however the coffers and resources and economic development of Alberta have been raided to fund other provinces of Canada through programs like equalization and asymmetrical federalism

2. Asymmetrical federal a policy whereby structural advantages are granted for Quebec and other provinces. These arrangements give goodies to non-Alberta provinces for being not-Alberta and is a form of a system rigged against its economic and democratic interests. [1]

ie: Asymmetrical Policies Benefitting Other Provinces

• Equalization Formula Exemptions: Hydro-electricity revenues in Quebec, British Columbia, and Manitoba are excluded from the Federal Equalization Program calculations, keeping their fiscal capacity artificially low to maximize federal payouts. [1]
• Hydro-Quebec Pricing Rules: Quebec calculates its domestic hydro rates below market value, which lowers its provincial revenue on paper and increases its share of the national equalization pool. [1, 2, 3]
• Supply Management Protections: Federal quotas shield dairy and poultry sectors—highly concentrated in Quebec and Ontario—from global competition, while Alberta’s export-driven beef and grain sectors face full market volatility. [1, 2]
• Auto Sector Subsidies: Ontario consistently receives billions in federal manufacturing bailouts and green transition subsidies, while Alberta's energy sector faces strict environmental caps. [1]
• Federal Infrastructure Carve-Outs: Central Canada frequently secures direct federal funding for massive transit projects, while Western resource infrastructure faces protracted regulatory delays.

Now, Democracy - or lack thereof lets look at that:

Undemocratic Preferences Harming Alberta

• Senate Seat Misallocation: Alberta has only 6 Senate seats for 4.8 million people, while Quebec has 24 seats for 9 million people, and the Atlantic provinces hold 30 seats for just 2.5 million people. This is just downright undemocratic and wrong and turns Alberta into a 2nd class who is under-represented in what should be a Democracy!
• House of Commons Under-Representation: Electoral boundaries systematically under-represent fast-growing Western provinces, giving an Alberta voter less democratic weight than a voter in PEI or Quebec. Another shot at Alberta to ensure Albertans have less say!
• The "Grandfather Clause" Protection: Constitutional rules guarantee that no province can have fewer MPs than Senators, permanently protecting Atlantic Canada’s voting power despite declining populations. Which dilutes Alberta's voting power.
• Quebec's Fixed Seat Guarantee: Federal law ensures Quebec cannot lose seats in riding redistributions, freezing its political power regardless of Western population growth. Which means Alberta has proportionally less say, again made into a 2nd class by asymmetrical federalism!
• Supreme Court Seat Monopolies: The law guarantees Quebec 3 of the 9 Supreme Court seats, while the entire West (four provinces) must share just 2 or 3 seats. Ensuring they get to use the court to preserve their system which is unfair to Alberta! It isn't based on most qualified judge, or fairest person but just on where you come from, and this is just unfair!
• Federal Public Service Concentration: Over 40% of all federal jobs are located in the National Capital Region (Ottawa-Gatineau), ensuring policy is viewed through an Ontario-Quebec lens. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] By placing the federal gov't policy makers so heavily in that region they come to only view issues through a narrow Ontario-Quebec lens.

I could go on and on and mention things like dual standards on:

immigration, pension, distinct society status, provincial pension plan, own police force and revenue collection, language laws and cultural control, administration of federal programs and special opt out clauses for Quebec with full compensation using Alberta dollars, all with no strings attached [other provinces have to attach strings], Quebec gets guaranteed seats on the supreme court 3/9 and gets guarantees over its civil law traditions, quebec get sway over cultural and broadcast in a way Alberta doesn't, and Quebec gets special rights over post secondary funding.

All of these combined turn Alberta into a 2nd class province in terms of rights, democracy, federalism, and economy in Canada and it starts to look more like colonization than a meeting of equal provinces with equal rights, so who can blame Albertans for wanting to leave when you are so thoroughly disregarded? This doesn't even address the severe undemocratic nature of the senate which unfairly favors the East and Quebec.

If the federal gov't wants to stop Alberta separatism they need to give Alberta all the same powers/treatment and benefits as Quebec and Ontario and the East. Telling someone to shut up for being treated poorly/unfairly is a bad strategy and doesn't work.

If PQ wins and cancels Alto in Quebec, what 4-5 stops should Alto build in Ontario?

-If Parti Quebec akaa the Bloc/separatist in Quebec win and block HSR/TGV in Quebec, where or what should ALto place these stops in Ontario?

Toronto> Peterborough> Ottawa

Since

Montreal, TR, Laval, and Quebec City will be removed, that got me thinking, where should the gov't put those 5 stops in Ontario?

Maybe make like a hub model?

Perhaps add on GTA suburbs like Brampton, Markham, Vaughan, Barrie, Oshawa

OR should it reach further out to like to Hamilton, London, KW?

Or maybe run it to Niagara Falls to link up with NY some day?

Or what about running it West to like Thunder Bay Winnipeg, Calgary Vancouver?

What stops would you add and where and why?

Edit 1: For people saying Quebec cannot stop it b/c it is a federal project, this is technically true. However Carney said he won't build it over their objections. Also Quebec could slow the project massively by slow walking permits, denying local police help for protest, Environmental Assessment could stall the project for years, zoning permits would be delayed by Commission de protection du territoire agricole du Québec (CPTAQ), endless lawsuits, province controls the environmental and land-use certificates necessary to begin construction. If the Quebec government refuses to grant local permits or cooperate with federal expropriation processes, it creates a massive legal and logistical bottleneck.

Does Chinese have a version of like Kanji maps that show how/why characters are what they are?

In languages like Japanese I seen there were tools like Kanji maps, they are basically tools that explain why a character looks the way it does so it makes it way easier/faster to learn than just being shown a bunch of lines on a paper that are really hard for a Westerner.

Just curious if these exist for Chinese/Mandarin?

If you could add any 1 or 2 stops to Alto HSR [or remove or alter], what would change and why?

As the title says, would you move the Peterborough stop to Kingston, maybe add a Gatineau stop, maybe extend the line to the southwest to include Mississauga/Airport or perhaps move the line to North York instead of union station? Maybe you want to extend it to the maritimes, or perhaps drop the Trois Rivieres stop or heck extend it the otherway from Toronto to Vaughan or Thunder Bay. Or maybe you think too many stops, and want to see it just cover Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and that is it for maximum speed? Should the line from Ottawa to Montreal be more straight? What are 1 or 2 [or maybe even 3 things] you'd do in the ideal line?

What would you do and why?