no-brainer
Who taught: CNN
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As I get older, there are so many things I feel differently from the way I used to feel when I was young. Sadly, many of them are related with winter. First, I used to get very excited about first snow every year. But, not any more. Now, I have no feeling about snow at all. In fact, I kind of wish not to snow because I hate driving on snow. The other thing is Christmas. Just like any other people, I used to look forward to Christmas. Now, not really. I feel like it is just one of the days in a year. How about you? Do you still get excited about snow and Christmas? If so, maybe you are still young. I am not just talking about your age here. 🙂
Speaking of Christmas, there is a national movement in the U.S. these days. Have you noticed it? Not many people say, “Merry Christmas!” any more. Instead, people say, “Happy Holidays!” Do you know why? It is because people believe that “Happy Holidays” is more religion-neutral than “Merry Christmas.” I still prefer to say, “Merry Christmas.” What is your choice?
A few days ago, I was checking a few articles out on CNN Money website. Doing that, I bumped into one article about buying a house. The title of the article was, “Buying a house now is a no-brainer.” As you can see, we have an expression here, no-brainer. Can you guess what it means? Guessing itself could actually be a no-brainer. 🙂
Here is the definition for you.
Something very obvious so that it is very easy to decide or do.
So, was it a no-brainer? In my opinion, buying a house is never a no-brainer at all. I have been thinking about buying a house here in the U.S. but there are so many things I need to check even before looking around houses. Especially, living in a foreign country makes it even harder. Once I go through buying my first house ever, I am sure I would learn bunch of new expressions in relation to mortgage, real estate, house, etc. Then, I will write a series of those expressions for you.
Merry Christmas to you, my friends! And… it is snowing now. 🙁
I love snow and Christmas. I still say “Merry Christmas” even though I am not Christian. I grew up with Christmas and think it is a wonderful holiday. In some ways it’s even better than Halloween 😉
I hope we have another blizzard like last year. If we do, I’m not missing my opportunity to ski down my street!
Lucky you! You are still very young. What is your secret? If we get to have that crazy blizzard, let’s try SNegly ave to ski/snowboard. I am down.
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As we don’t have snow in Bay Area here in CA, we have to drive at least 4 hours toward north to see it in Nevada State, and we usually go there around the end of the year or early Jan. and also planning to go sooner or later.
When I lived in Chicago, there used to be a big snow in winter season and it took over 3 hours to get home from work, even they were just 15 miles away from each other, so company somtimes allowed employees to leave early for inclement weather.
When it comes to housing price, Bay Area is one of the most expensive places in U.S.
For 3 bed and 2 bath house within a relatively good school district, renting goes over $3,000 and buying over a million. I wish to have my own home but can’t affort it. This area is not much affected during economic recession due to undeclining demands on house.
Are you going to a ski resort in Nevada? That sounds fun. I cannot image paying that much for housing. I would be broke if that is the case in PGH. Paying $3,000 for rent is really absurd. If the price does not go down, I guess it is better to buy? But then, property tax would be insane, I guess. You should move to PGH.
I have no problem with Happy Holidays since it’s inclusive I guess (despite the fact that 98% of people in the USA celebrate Christmas the secular holiday). The thing that annoys me is when people take Christmas objects and change it to holiday, like “Holiday Tree” or “Holiday Present”.
Snow is still a novelty to me, so I like it. It means skiiing season!
I am totally with you about holiday tree and holiday present. That’s why I do not buy them. 🙂 Skiing is waiting for you. Time to hit the slopes.