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Cake day: July 18th, 2023

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  • When I last visited Argentina Uber was using the official exchange rates which were just fantasy numbers. As soon as you match with a driver they’d message you and you’d negotiate the cash price. Then the ride in the app would be cancelled.

    Uber didn’t mind because they were still getting the ~$1 or so cancel fee for basically being a messaging app.








  • Yes I’m aware of the history of Angola.

    You asked

    Are there any countries that use the symbol that are actually nice places to live with good governments?

    Angola has made a conscious decision to stick to this symbol as if transitions to a liberal democracy and stable economy. There were some efforts to change the flag recently because as you said it’s often associated with totalitarian regimes. But those efforts failed because to Angolans it symbolizes the Angolan triumph over the colonial oppression of Portugal and resistance to apartheid South African invasion.

    It could change in the future, Angola is still moving towards “good government” and “nice place to live” as you said. But for now it remains their national flag.