> > As a matter of principle, I refuse to own a tie. > Tells us more about an opinion he's made about other people. This being HN, jokes have to be pointed ou

> > As a matter of principle, I refuse to own a tie. > Tells us more about an opinion he's made about other people. This being HN, jokes have to be pointed out. So to you - This is a joke: "The first time I visited Croatia, that country had a major PR campaign based on being the origin of the tie. ("Cravate" and "Croat" are related words.) You can imagine my distaste for this — therefore, I referred to that country as "Tieland" for a while." Come on. It's funny, lighten up.