[stkdump]

It's not uncommon nowadays to pay 300€ for a Schulranzan in Germany [1] for 4 years of primary school, as opposed to 450$ of the price paid in Japan for 6 years. I don't see a fundamental difference.

[1] https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/news/scout-bis-zu-300-euro-k...

[eru]

I guess things have changed since I went to school 20-30 years ago.