[steveegg]

Regarding the learning curve, the steepness only matters if it's being climbed. Old Europe is stubbornly refusing to climb it (the reasons don't really matter in this context).

Considering what they need to learn, and how little time there is for them to learn it, the curve is not only steep, but high.

[LonePalm]

If steep is bad, it's not a learning curve. It's a stupidity curve.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)