You know, I always thought people who weren't brought up the way I was were either religious fundamentalists, or just very naive. Everyone I knew growing up was taught the same things by their parents, and school reinforced it. In eighth grade we did a project on how you can devise a business plan involving your entire company with most of the profits going back to you. In tenth grade we spent an entire month doing a project on outsourcing, like when it was more cost effective to keep the work domestically and when to sent it offshore.

And I have to say, this is really a huge shock for me, because in my fields of study, we've basically picked up from where my high school left off- everyone in my department was brought up the same way as well. I guess I took it for granted that everyone understood things the same way I do. I already knew there were people who didn't have the same education- the Internet is a big place, but I wasn't really aware of how few people actually had the same upbringing.

Out of curiosity, did your parents/guardians/school/whoever teach you anything about economics? You don't have to answer me if you don't want to, though. I was just wondering.