I feel like Guardian articles beginning like this are maybe not establishing the writer's socialist credentials as a hard-working representative of the people, sharing the common daily struggles of ordinary folks, as the writer perhaps thinks

theguardian.com/money/2021/mar

<< I find myself in a Kafkaesque situation as a result of Brexit. I decided, over Christmas, to treat myself to a new £5,000 racing bicycle, but the only place I could source it was a shop in Poland. >>

Oh. That's very sad, yes.

@natecull It's a question from a Guardian reader and I think it describes Guardian readers perfectly.

@jautero

Not EVERY Guardian reader is Thomas Friedman wearing a false moustache though!

I mean surely not

Presumably not

I assumed

well, it's just not economically efficient for him to spend his time doing that!

is it?

@jautero

I mean, unless he really gets a LOT of utility out of doing that

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