This is the way salaries are quoted in Finland as well. I suspect it's the same for many countries - though with different percentages. And yes makes compariso

This is the way salaries are quoted in Finland as well. I suspect it's the same for many countries - though with different percentages. And yes makes comparisons very hard. Update: looking at this comment - this is not unique - same in Croatia: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17941203 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17941203