LtDan

I know that Japanese allows this: there are words in reverse order where the placement of 2 kanji can be "flipped" within the same word while retaining a related definition, i.e. 栄光 (glory) & 光栄 (honor), more examples range from:

• 別離 (parting) & 離別 (separation)
• 関連 (connection) & 連関 (relation)
• 礼儀 (manners) & 儀礼 (ettiquette)
• 陸上 (landing) & 上陸 (ground)
• 発散 (emission) & 散発 (sporadic)
• 進行 (advance) & 行進 (parade)
• 議会 (assembly) & 会議 (meeting)
• 木材 (lumber) & 材木 (timber)
• 王国 (kingdom) & 国王 (monarch)
• 火花 (spark) & 花火 (fireworks)
• 明言 (statement) & 言明 (assertion)
• 論評 (criticism) & 評論 (critique)

You get the picture, but can you do the same thing with the English language for example? As well as other European languages in general?

I mean, as a European: have you visited the US and noticed that they don't even include tax within the price (meaning you'll pay more at checkout since that's where it only appears)? It's ridiculous, most countries include VAT within the price of their goods and services but. At least within the EU, VAT is included within the price making it final without any arithmetic.

Let me empathize the question better: as in restaurants adding a surcharge imposed towards customers just because the logistics of bringing in the ingredients to cook dishes is being impacted (usually come in bulk from supply trucks) alongside the cost of fuel going up.

I know its the same thing for rideshare (as drivers need gas, so they charge passengers more on the app for this reason). In my country, they added a 5% surcharge for customers who dine in at restaurants and 10% for food deliveries, which is just ridiculous (but I get it).

I mean, my country has it's own oil reserves but whether they'll be used during this time remains unclear, and they're kind of seldom on exporting that towards the global market since for the most part, crude oil is imported from the Gulf states (like Oman or Kuwait).

I've seen multiple videos equivalent of Americans pointing where (country) is on the map, and there was an instance where the host asked the woman where the continent Africa is located (points to Asia) like WTF? That's not even close at all.

I know there's bias towards those types of videos since there are accusations of the host "handpicking" select strangers framing them as if they are representative of the US. But the truth is that their education system isn't good as it lacks funding.

When you put it into perspective: how many Europeans can correctly locate & name countries adjacent to them within their own continent and globally? Is the education system within the EU that good or effective at teaching kids that subject?