Who taught: CNN

no brainer (source: http://blog.addictinggames.com/)

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. 🙁