I had exactly the same thought. It would have been within the title limit to say: > "Ask HN: Is it the “worst” time to buy a house in the US? I can't help but

I had exactly the same thought. It would have been within the title limit to say: > "Ask HN: Is it the “worst” time to buy a house in the US? I can't help but think it is simply implicit American exceptionalism. It's an assumption, commonly made by Americans, that on the web we assume everything refers to the US unless otherwise specified. I'm not suggesting any bad faith on OP's part, it's an unconscious bias.