An observation of an American lifestyle

[badkuk]

mazdamazda:IMO - it is their choice if they want to have a flashy car or gas guzzling SUVs.

pasalamat kayo sa mga taong ganyan...if not for them, we wouldn't be able to buy second hand flashy cars/suvs cheap :D

[tinky]

Hey I'm glad you feel the same way I feel about this site.

If for some reason,you got offended with what I posted ,I'm sorry
but that's how I feel.No board member,not even moderators ever
told me that "Hey! if you don't agree with the thread starter's opinion,
then you are not allowed to post a comment".

I like this thread,and I will continue reading & posting whenever I want.
I don't care if some find them offensive because just like what you said,
everyone is entitled to their own opinion and I think I have the right to
excercise my freedom of speech too.

Now if you really don't appreciate the way I write ,feel free to add me
to your "ignore list" ..it's missZ..that way you wouldn't have to waste
your time reading my posts.

Geeezzz ! I never thought there are a lot of sensitive flowers here .

[oldblue]

nothing's more therapeutic & healing than buying/getting something new hehehe

[cyberdoc95]

Americans are into a lot of things, i think they naturally possess the manner of spending a lot, even if they got a not-so-sufficient-permanent-job.
A flashy car once stopped by our apartment one day, and yeah, its the pizza delivery person..
They always seem to live lavishy for today, and to heck with tommorow, maybe that is why most of them go derailed when they lose their jobs because the debts are high and everything's down tha drain..
Its in the news all the time... Jobless father suffering from depression led him to kill his family.. yeah depression.. in the land of milk and honey, so ironic.
Whether its easy money or hard earned they don't seem to bother saving at all... Americans!

Although your observation is correct, that may not hold through if you are able to observe american lifestyle for an extended period of time. From what I have seen after living in the States for sometime, americans are the ones na walang arte at mas practical. I have seen collegues from the hospital still driving their 7-10 yr-old cars since they are still paying their college loans, have mortgage payments to make and with kids to support.

On the contrary, ang nakakatawa ay yung new immigrants especially ang mga kababayan natin na akala mo kung ano na ang trabaho at nakakadalawang chedeng o BMW na agad ang pinagmamaneho pagdating dito and think na people would care kung ano ang pinagmamaneho mo. For my first few years, I have not driven luxury/expensive cars kasi impractical. Other than mahal na siya to buy to start with, mas mahal pa ang insurance premium. But of course, if nakaka-afford ka, why not enjoy it, di ba?! It is your money anyway!

Meron sigurong mga americans who are living beyond their means but that is not the picture of the general population.

[empy]

Meron sigurong mga americans who are living beyond their means but that is not the picture of the general population.

i agree with you, but there are some regions (california as a very prominent example) where this living-beyond-your-means lifestyle is extremely noticable and prevalent

[silverbx986]

i agree with you, but there are some regions (california as a very prominent example) where this living-beyond-your-means lifestyle is extremely noticable and prevalent

umm... don't forget to include Florida

[empy]

umm... don't forget to include Florida

sa totoo lang bro, mas grabe sa Cali. sa Florida, people are ostentatious but not necessarily living beyond their means. napakayabang ng mga tao dito but they seem to be able to afford their kayabangan. baka puro home equity loans sila, ewan ko lang.

sa LA lang ako nakakita ng 3 families living in the same apartment just so they can afford a Benz.

just the perception of one guy who's lived for a long time in both places...

[Karding]

sa LA lang ako nakakita ng 3 families living in the same apartment just so they can afford a Benz.

couldn't agree more with you kapatid...WEST COAST baybee :twak:

na-alala ko tuloy boss ko. Naka 05 Kompressor pero nakatira sa nanay, with 4 other siblings paying the mortgage. $650/mo na Kompressor :hihihi:

[silverbx986]

sa totoo lang bro, mas grabe sa Cali. sa Florida, people are ostentatious but not necessarily living beyond their means. napakayabang ng mga tao dito but they seem to be able to afford their kayabangan. baka puro home equity loans sila, ewan ko lang.

sa LA lang ako nakakita ng 3 families living in the same apartment just so they can afford a Benz.

just the perception of one guy who's lived for a long time in both places...

no arguement there.... you can also say, 3 families living in
the same apartment having the same number of cars parked outside.

[empy]

Americans are into a lot of things, i think they naturally possess the manner of spending a lot, even if they got a not-so-sufficient-permanent-job.
A flashy car once stopped by our apartment one day, and yeah, its the pizza delivery person..
They always seem to live lavishy for today, and to heck with tommorow, maybe that is why most of them go derailed when they lose their jobs because the debts are high and everything's down tha drain..
Its in the news all the time... Jobless father suffering from depression led him to kill his family.. yeah depression.. in the land of milk and honey, so ironic.
Whether its easy money or hard earned they don't seem to bother saving at all... Americans!

it's funny you should use that example. when i lived in socal our pizza delivery guy was an Iranian guy with a late model Jaguar XJ. nakakwentuhan ko and he actually comes from a rich family - the car was a gift from dad, fully paid - but he wanted to get a job to be independent and learn how to earn a living on his own, even though the only thing he was qualified for at the time was to deliver pizzas. admirable, i think.

that was a lesson to me to not judge by mere appearances. that jag sure looked funny with the big "delivery" sign on the roof though.

i agree that people in the US seem to be less concerned with saving and more concerned with "the pursuit of happiness"...but i guess that's part of living in a wealthy country where there are a lot of financial safety nets.

[Karding]

the car was a gift from dad, fully paid - but he wanted to get a job to be independent and learn how to earn a living on his own, even though the only thing he was qualified for at the time was to deliver pizzas. admirable, i think.

admirable nga kapatid.

wealthy country where there are a lot of financial safety nets.

I agree, safety net i.e. long term disability, long term unemployment, SS unemployment benefits etc.

[tinky]

hhhmn..you guys gave me an idea
kailangan ko na siguro kumuha ng roommate
bigat na sa bulsa ng rent and monthly car payment ko e

WANTED: roommate!

[silverbx986]

hhhmn..you guys gave me an idea
kailangan ko na siguro kumuha ng roommate
bigat na sa bulsa ng rent and monthly car payment ko e

WANTED: roommate!

missZ..tira ka sa bahay ko...libre!!

[Karding]

missZ, open house ka ba this weekend? Para makita namin ang apt bago kami pumayag mging roommate mo

[empy]

missZ, open house ka ba this weekend? Para makita namin ang apt bago kami pumayag mging roommate mo

open house ba? sama ako kung open refrigerator din

[ILuvDetailing]

:bwahaha:

[gwapito69]

missz naghahanap ako ng matitirhan ngayon... pwede ko bang silipin place mo? mabait ako ang gentleman teka OT na to ah. but yeah some of the delivery guys that have flashy cars was given to them by their parents and since they're still in college they just need some dough to pay for gimmicks and such.

[Karding]

uy, gwapito tamang tama ang paghahanap mo ng place. Tutal pareho naman kayong naka Z, eh mapapakinabangan nyo isat-isa ;)

yeah, I would have done the same thing kung teen pa ako at gimik ang nasa isip.

[gwapito69]

oo kita mo ako teen pa rin 19 to be exact kaya enjoy everything muna ko and worry later.

[oldblue]

it's funny you should use that example. when i lived in socal our pizza delivery guy was an Iranian guy with a late model Jaguar XJ. nakakwentuhan ko and he actually comes from a rich family - the car was a gift from dad, fully paid - but he wanted to get a job to be independent and learn how to earn a living on his own, even though the only thing he was qualified for at the time was to deliver pizzas. admirable, i think.

hmmm ... a pizza delivery guy driving a Jaguar.