"und so weiter" which is a phrase that literally has no English equivalent. It's so special and unique and conveys a feeling of....

Nah, just kidding. It means "and so forth."

(This comment is informative and not directed at OP, who I'm sure already knows this.)

I got a better paying job. Pretty much every aspect of my life has since improved.

Excellent read. I was wondering how they deal with prions. It seems their "solution" is not feeding the human meat to children and usually not living past middle age. They seem to die from a lot of diseases, and I can't help but think some of them are prion related.

We could always make one up. Zungenfreude, tongue joy.

Der Spruch „Vielseitig” hat mir immer Zungenfreude bereitet.

Saying "versatile" always gave me tongue-joy.

Edit: it's pronounced "tsoong-en-froy-duh"

I'm currently reading "All the Knowledge in the World: A History of the Encyclopedia" by Simon Garfield. It mentions a similar thought held by some around the time of the creation of the Encyclopedia Brittanica. (Late 1700s, if I recall correctly)

There were too many books, and they were being printed by just anyone. Who needs a really long dictionary, anyway?

Would be funnier if it didn't say "used" and only "junk."

Alcohol also increases your blood pressure, and that has nothing to do with the liver. Still wouldn't be a good idea to be drunk all the time.

But the dairy farmers have said they're not milking sick cows! What else could they possibly do?

"Which hand do you wipe with?"

[They answer]

"Huh, that's gross. I use toilet paper."

Pish posh.

Also, please censor Bri*ish next time.

It really depends on where you look. In rural areas of red states (states in which the majority of elected officials are members of the Republican party), things are pretty bad. Red states tend to have fewer (read: almost no) social programs.

I have a bit of a unique perspective on the dichotomy, because one side of my family is firmly in the lower class and the other firmly in upper middle.

There's a big difference for the two. It's like two different countries. For the lower class, what you've described is indeed normal. And many in the other classes would not believe that it is that bad for them.

It's a pity that other languages weren't voice acted. I understand it would probably be prohibitively expensive with a game like this.