I seriously thought that that headline was a euphemism for the current state of the world...

Was this named after the Tagalog word?

Holla, swear to my kasamas When I grow up I wanna be just like Yuri Kochiyama.

Yes, well noticed!

That’s quite easy for me because I’m Filipino! And coincidentally, I’m also residing in Germany. :D

Mabuhay! We also have a Michelin starred restaurant here in Chicago with the same name.

The same restaurant that was featured in the tv series The Bear right?

It's a legible Thai name as well.

Not yet

I remember reading somewhere, that the predominant car colours of a certain time are associated or correlated to the economic outlook of the day. Maybe that's what's at play here?

Yep. Same for fall fashions. Muted colors on cars and for clothing indicate pessimism.

So the headline is misleading. It isn't like we'll never have brightly colored cars again, it's that consumers aren't buying them right now.

I'd wager in bad economic times if someone can afford a new car, they would buy something more subdued as to not stand out. In good economic times they wouldn't feel that same social pressure?

Kind of like choosing an outfit for a funeral vs a birthday party.

> people wear bending rules as a badge of honour

It's actually quite similar for most in the Philippines. Yeah, there are some smaller cliques or sub-groups where this is frowned upon, but it is mostly also a "badge of honour".

For me, the title of the "Most Polarizing (Luxury) Watch Brand" would go to Richard Mille.

Maybe because Meta suddenly started banning Russian propaganda?

I thought it was going to be made of cloth that stiffens when current passes through it... :)

I thought you were going to mention concrete canvas, which stiffens into a semipermanent (10 year) structure when wet:

https://www.concretecanvas.com/us/cc-shelters/

Bring your own cave?

The word "kinky" sounds so tame nowadays, especially with that news about Diddy...