When I moved to Vancouver I naively expressed an interest in buying a house to my new co-workers. I was taken aback when that innocuous statement was greeted with hearty laughter. I nervously tittered along until the laughter died out, and glanced around with a plaintive “what did I say?” look on my face.
“Man, no one buys a house here before they’re 40. It’s just not done.”
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