The ta'iti/ta'inu syndrome

One of the things that takes getting used to in this country is something I refer to as the 'ta'iti' or 'ta'inu' syndrome. (I made a mistake/We made a mistake). In the civilized country of my birth, if a government agency, utility, or even department store, made a mistake in figuring out your bill, they would never come back and ask to be repaid. Once you paid your bill, you were done. Here in