NAILS IN CHINA

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When homeowners in China are offered buyouts in an effort to push them from their homes by local governments wanting to expand - and that buyout is refused - the homeowner stays in the home while the construction continues on around them. These stubborn and valiant homeowners are referred to as "nails" (for their resemblance to a nail that refuses to be hammered down. - realtor.com (photo: getty images)