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| quote: | Originally posted by Lilith
I try to avoid gross generalisations because it offends people to be lumped in with them, but you'll find a lot more people in the US who measure their worth and social standing by their apparent income.
Note I use the word 'apparent' :D
There are some genuinely wealthy people there, then sadly, there's all these low and middle class on their heels mimicking their decadence and getting themselves into immense amounts of debt just trying to impress their peers. To some degree, its in other countries too, just on the US it's set on fast-forward and prominent...
Still, it's a salespersons paradise :p |
agreed.
the biggest problem in the US is the sense of entitlement. people make decisions based on their pre-conceived notions of what they are owed, rather than starting with what they have and picking from the available options. it affects nearly every political debate, as well as lifestyle choice, in this country, and it's not doing much good. |
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