'The math isn't mathing': Middle-class consumption now feels closer to luxury
www.abc.net.au
From our coffee addiction to a weekend pub tradition, some of the simple pleasures many Australians have taken for granted now feel like luxuries. But if patrons can no longer afford to visit the pubs and cafes we love, there may be something bigger at stake.

From our coffee addiction to a weekend pub tradition, some of the simple pleasures many Australians have taken for granted now feel like luxuries. But if patrons can no longer afford to visit the pubs and cafes we love, there may be something bigger at stake.

      • JoshCodes@programming.devEnglish
        64·
        4 days ago

        Parma sounds like a phrase uttered by the absolutely deranged. Even the children here know it’s parmy

        • JackFrostNColaEnglish
          1·
          2 days ago

          Exactly.
          Break it down kids, its pronounced par-mi-gi-ana, and what does that sound like when you shorten it? Par-mi, Parmy.

          Where the fuck did the “a” come from in ‘parma’‽ Are we just going to start shortening down words and tacking the last letter on now, is that what we are doing?