Haters
07-01-2014 | 02:31 PM
#46
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From: S.F Bay Area
Four wonderful days after buying the 993tt you see in my avatar, it was vandalized. It was parked in the Bellagio parking lot after a drive up the coast highway from Santa Barbara. At roughly 11am the next morning a guy ( I'm guessing) wailed on it with a framing hammer for probably less than minute. This guy was likely angry about all the money he lost and needed to take it out on some rich guy. It has been my experience that guys don't stay mad at themselves very long. They externalize their anger?..yell at an employee, kick the dog, etc. As distraught as I was, I knew he was way worse off than I. This is not to say that I wasn't fantasizing about using aluminum baseball bats and ice picks on this clown, but I knew he went into a casino, a place where the system was rigged against him, and lost his ***. Not to wax political, but as more and more Americans are pushed down and out of the middle class by a system that they perceive as rigged against them, we will see more acting out towards the well off. There is a theater in DC that is in a rough area. I always take my Audi wagon and not my Porsche because one vandalized P car is enough for me....Chris
07-01-2014 | 03:48 PM
#47
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From: The Main Line, PA
+1 ...not to be political, but we also have a President that instead of lifting people up likes to point at the "1%" as people that have gamed their successes off the backs of the 99% and, as such, need to return it immediately back to the proletariat, umm, I mean people. Creating a culture of us and them only leads to one place - and it's not a good place.
07-01-2014 | 04:06 PM
#48
Three Wheelin'
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I spent many years living in England, school and work. From experience, Tall Poppy is a lot more prevalent in the Commonwealth countries rather than England.
I do miss English summers. Many a lazy weekend spent in a blissful Pimms fuelled haze outside the Pony on Parsons Green.
I do miss English summers. Many a lazy weekend spent in a blissful Pimms fuelled haze outside the Pony on Parsons Green.
I have a friend back in the UK who ended up getting rid of her dream car last year due to the negative reactions she experienced.
cheers
07-01-2014 | 10:07 PM
#50
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From: Toronto, ON
My parents emigrated from the UK in part to escape some of the attitudes that pervade segments of society there. Never looked back.
07-02-2014 | 06:11 PM
#51
Burning Brakes
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From: Between Stuttgart and Maranello
OK my American friends, the following below illustrates the fundamental difference in attitude that differentiates MOST Americans from the rest of the world:
In America, when a regular working Joe walks past a mansion, he thinks to himself, "one day, if I work my butt off and make it, I can live in a place like this!"
In Australia, New Zealand and many other parts of the world where Tall Poppy Syndrome is so widespread that they have a name for it, when a regular working Joe walks past a mansion, he thinks to himself, "who did this axxhole cheat for his money and the next time I see his car, I am going to key it."
That, my friends, is why America is viewed by so many as the land of opportunity and why the best and brightest in the world want to live here.
In America, when a regular working Joe walks past a mansion, he thinks to himself, "one day, if I work my butt off and make it, I can live in a place like this!"
In Australia, New Zealand and many other parts of the world where Tall Poppy Syndrome is so widespread that they have a name for it, when a regular working Joe walks past a mansion, he thinks to himself, "who did this axxhole cheat for his money and the next time I see his car, I am going to key it."
That, my friends, is why America is viewed by so many as the land of opportunity and why the best and brightest in the world want to live here.
07-02-2014 | 08:25 PM
#53
Racer
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From: USA
Do you know if bicyclist can get a permit to carry a gun in Florida? One of most dangerous places to ride a bike (although not as bad as Bellingham,Wa).
07-02-2014 | 11:04 PM
#54
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It is legal to carry a "concealed" gun while riding a bike or bicycle (except in some public places like university, airport etc). But then, having the weapon hidden on the bicycle is quite dangerous if someone steal your bicycle or knock you over just to steal it. Any police officers here want to chime in?
07-03-2014 | 03:57 PM
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+1 ...not to be political, but we also have a President that instead of lifting people up likes to point at the "1%" as people that have gamed their successes off the backs of the 99% and, as such, need to return it immediately back to the proletariat, umm, I mean people. Creating a culture of us and them only leads to one place - and it's not a good place.
07-03-2014 | 10:37 PM
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I don't know how you make your income, but for myself and I would say the vast majority of the "1%", the 99% are in fact the customers. It would be exceedingly difficult to become wealthy without the backing of the 99%, which is why we need economic and social policies that strengthen the middle class.
07-03-2014 | 10:47 PM
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It is legal to carry a "concealed" gun while riding a bike or bicycle (except in some public places like university, airport etc). But then, having the weapon hidden on the bicycle is quite dangerous if someone steal your bicycle or knock you over just to steal it. Any police officers here want to chime in?