absolute advantage: economic advantage which exists in the production of a good when one country can produce that good more efficiently than another country.
- mr. irie: so what are some examples of absolute advantage?
- student 1: maine and lobster!
- student 2: switzerland and chocolate.
- student 3: and watches.
- student 4: and cheese. swiss cheese. teeheehee.
- student 5: wisconsin and cheese!
- student 6: russia and vodka!
- nabeel: egypt and mangoes! MANGOES mmm so good. AHHMMPPP. *pretends to take a large bite out of an imaginary mango*
- student 7: georgia and peaches.
- nabeel: MEXICO AND BURRITOS! burritos are so good. hmm. what else? ahh. japan and whales!
- mr. irie: WHAT?
- nabeel: yes. the japanese hunt a lot of whales. they call it "research." and by "research," i mean "whale sashimi."
- mr. irie: you accuse the japanese people of cutting off valuable parts of a whale and throwing it back into the ocean to die? bahhh. lies!
- student: i saw The Cove, mr. irie.
- mr. irie: LIES! *jokingly* as a japanese person i am rather offended, nabeel. do you want to pass my class?
- nabeel: yes.
