waterinthefuel
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I was talking to a coworker of mine about her stay in France. Putting politics of the country aside, she said she observed things there she'd never see here. People drove little bitty cars and to park, they'd back up until they hit the car behind them, and they'd push it, and then the one in front, until they'd made them a spot. Nobody minds, because the car is seen as nothing more than a mode of transportation, it's not worshipped like it is in this country. They are a peoplistic society. They take 2 hour lunches to spend with their family, and spend their weekends visiting relatives, not washing and waxing their possessions.
Unfortunatly I feel my father is very guilty of this. He owns 5 cars, 2 houses and 5 or 6 boats. Unfortunately he spends every weekend cleaning and waxing all the above said junk, instead of going visit family. He'll go visit his aging father, who lives across town, maybe a 20 minute drive, about 3 or 4 times a year, other than seeing him the normal holidays such as thanksgiving and xmas. He's a good, caring person, but doesn't see himself as materialistic. I certainly do.
I own one truck, one scooter, and one boat, and hopefully sooner rather than later, one house. And I don't plan on buying another of the above items unless the one I have is destroyed or broken beyond repair.
Unfortunatly I feel my father is very guilty of this. He owns 5 cars, 2 houses and 5 or 6 boats. Unfortunately he spends every weekend cleaning and waxing all the above said junk, instead of going visit family. He'll go visit his aging father, who lives across town, maybe a 20 minute drive, about 3 or 4 times a year, other than seeing him the normal holidays such as thanksgiving and xmas. He's a good, caring person, but doesn't see himself as materialistic. I certainly do.
I own one truck, one scooter, and one boat, and hopefully sooner rather than later, one house. And I don't plan on buying another of the above items unless the one I have is destroyed or broken beyond repair.
