Cowboy Caleb the liberal arts, grown-up stuff & random mischief

Can I transfer my home to you?

The chinese word for “home” is 家 (jia1), and the chinese word for “house” is 屋 (wu1). They are clearly different, and folks who confuse the one with the other are heading for trouble! For example, while you may end up trading houses, I should hope you are not into trading homes.

Ampulets delves deep into the arcane and mystifying policies of public housing in Singapore. An excellent read. I didn’t realize getting divorced before 5 years of marriage would result in accelerated homelessness.

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That’s why couples who don’t do well and wanto go their separate ways, have to hang on until the 5-year period is up before they can sell their matrimonial flat and go their separate ways.