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I mean, you're not from the US, and maybe English is not your first language. However, specifically clarifying the company you purchased from is in the 95% implies there is a difference between you and the company and is read by many as "the company is in the 95%, and I am specifying that because I am not".

I never assumed you were in the 5% until you said that phrase (in fact, since you pointed out most people don't live in the US, I assumed you also did not). However, that phrasing implies you're in the US. It's just the way that language works.

I'm happy to summarize the thread using Kenya:

X: There is a law in Kenya concerning contract law.

Y: That law is irrelevant because most of the world is not in Kenya. In fact, in a recent contract my counterparty is not in Kenya.

X: Well, if your counterparty does business in Kenya with a Kenyan they are bound by Kenyan law.

Y: How dare you presume I am bound by Kenyan law! I'm not in Kenya.

X: The way your post was written made it sound like you were in Kenya because you were calling out your counterparty not being bound by Kenyan law.

Y: Why does everyone assume I'm in Kenya? I don't want to tell people where I live.




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