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What confuses people the most when they visit your country for the first time? (lemm.ee)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I imagine adding sales tax to sticker price is another big one.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Even I hate that we don't do that!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

im from the states but live in Ireland for well over a decade, and when I go back to the US I'm like what the fuck do you mean 7.86 it said 5.99.... ooooooooooh

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

I'm pretty sure that everyone hates it. I live in a state with no sales tax, which is nice, but it affects local revenue and is noticeable in our infrastructure vs neighboring states that use sales taxes to pay for transportation upgrades and maintenance.