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[–] SongAboutYourPost 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I had a classmate from Kuwait who blew my mind by telling me "no, interest is against my religion." He basically then proceeded to explain it like "they buy my car then I pay them an agreed upon markup so they make a profit. I can make payments or just pay once. It's a good deal and it's definitely NOT interest. I can't explain it but it's definitely not interest. Very different." Never made sense to me. Meh.

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[–] Ar_Nimruzir 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I can't explain it but...

This quote seems to be the hallmark of every religion.

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[–] SongAboutYourPost 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Agreed. I think in this instance he was meaning that he couldn't fluidly say it in English (he struggled with it a lot). Yea, I couldn't bring myself to describe interest as being the... EXACT FREAKIN SAME THING. I didn't have it in me.