Why?

You: HI

Stranger: hawaii?

You: WHY?

Stranger: oh

You: WHY?

Stranger: HI = Hawaii

You: WHY?

Stranger: someone decided that all states should have 2 letter abbreviations

Stranger: HI is hawaii

You: WHY??

Stranger: i dont' know, probably for the post office

You: WHY?

Stranger: perhaps to improve efficiency

You: WHY?

Stranger: efficiency is important

You: WHY?

Stranger: it saves money and in this context, it's important to taxpayers to have a public mail system that is cost effective and efficient

You: WHY?

Stranger: people like money

You: WHY??

Stranger: i don't know, people have place importance on it

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