So I have been on these forums for about 4.5 years now. And literally, only moments ago, did I realize that these buttons exist at all:
Just one of those things, I guess, that have been there all along, but that you've never noticed.
Quote: "It's a fly-by-wire pedal"
Right, I should have know that...
Well, then, the electrical cables and such must have been affected by the black hole.
Quote: "BBC had yet to make their final decision"
Unfortunately, it seems they have formally announced that their final decision is indeed to let him go.
Quote: "Unemployment benefits. The government pays you a fortnightly amount as long as you meet certain requirements. Basically if you're unemployed (not earning anything or only very small amounts) the government will support you as long as you can prove you're either actively looking for work or studying full-time. The amount is quite small"
Aaaah, just like America's welfare system.
Quote: "Obviously it's a bit of a broken system since you can intentionally muck up all job interviews and still be classed as "looking for work""
Same issue here!
Quote: "but eventually they will force you to go to job-seeking classes and other unpleasant things until you get a job"
Unfortunately, I don't think we do that here. But I may be wrong.
Quote: "The downside to that is if I don't do my TAFE (which is an IT course, incidentally) the government will come after me to make me pay back the money."
Also seems like something we don't do here in America (we might), but definitely should!
Quote: "fortnight"
Seems to be two weeks. You'd get some people cocking their heads at you if you said that here.
However, I am a little surprised that we don't have any common word for two weeks. We just say "two weeks". A word for that would be nice.
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