The bullshit thread

[Barellielo]

Speaking of SUV's, I live in the suburbs of UK.. why the fuck do people need SUV's?

 

[Dave54]

I'm very happy with my Toyota Avalon. 2008, 145k miles. Works great. Bought it cash 3.5 years ago for 8k.

 

[crzdcolombian]

I'm very happy with my Toyota Avalon. 2008, 145k miles. Works great. Bought it cash 3.5 years ago for 8k.

look at used car prices and interest rates its crazy.

 

[Adriano@10]

Speaking of SUV's, I live in the suburbs of UK.. why the fuck do people need SUV's?

Bro i ask myself he same question when ever i m in any big city.... Then again i get it f you have more then 1 child also for some reason station wagons seem to be out of style. The thing that is even more strange to me is why the fuck are there people with office jobs who drive pickup trucks?

 

[Dave54]

look at used car prices and interest rates its crazy.

Cash is king.

 

[Barellielo]

Bro i ask myself he same question when ever i m in any big city.... Then again i get it f you have more then 1 child also for some reason station wagons seem to be out of style. The thing that is even more strange to me is why the fuck are there people with office jobs who drive pickup trucks?

pick up trucks are even more insane..

 

[brehme1989]

On the other topic with personal finance etc

In the USA people are way more open to talk about these things. I make this much and spent this much on that, my networth is X and so on.

In Europe those things are rather taboo, you probably wouldn't know what your best friend makes unless you had a reason to know (eg he either asks you for money frequently or it's some government position where this info is public knowledge). Yet a random American I just met would ask me or tell me how much I make or he makes.

Might be because things are tight over here and people don't have an abundance of income streams, but it's also a cultural thing. It's like a "new money" thing, they like to flash money - that usually is just loaned to them - and say random shit. Everyone else isn't loud about it. Even obnoxious bankers, accountants or lawyers won't tell you this shit, but that's probably because they don't want a target on their back

 

[Il Drago]

In Europe those things are rather taboo, you probably wouldn't know what your best friend makes unless you had a reason to know (eg he either asks you for money frequently or it's some government position where this info is public knowledge). Yet a random American I just met would ask me or tell me how much I make or he makes.

There's a reason we have a saying don't ask a woman her age and a guy his salary

 

[ADRossi]

On the other topic with personal finance etc

In the USA people are way more open to talk about these things. I make this much and spent this much on that, my networth is X and so on.

In Europe those things are rather taboo, you probably wouldn't know what your best friend makes unless you had a reason to know (eg he either asks you for money frequently or it's some government position where this info is public knowledge). Yet a random American I just met would ask me or tell me how much I make or he makes.

Might be because things are tight over here and people don't have an abundance of income streams, but it's also a cultural thing. It's like a "new money" thing, they like to flash money - that usually is just loaned to them - and say random shit. Everyone else isn't loud about it. Even obnoxious bankers, accountants or lawyers won't tell you this shit, but that's probably because they don't want a target on their back

It's a younger person thing. People over 50 have that European disposition you're describing. Anyone else, the world has changed. Everyone wants to maximize their income and hear about others who have been able to do so. There's more of a worker shortage, so people know they have the negotiating power and what to take advantage.

 

[Dave54]

I say don't judge USA by Crazed Columbian We keep our financial info private too.

 

[Adriano@10]

It's a younger person thing. People over 50 have that European disposition you're describing. Anyone else, the world has changed. Everyone wants to maximize their income and hear about others who have been able to do so. There's more of a worker shortage, so people know they have the negotiating power and what to take advantage.

Lol no I m not close to 50 and i know of one of my buddies how much he makes...
It really just does not matter....
If your coworkers you might know it but the salary of even close friends why should i care?

 

[brehme1989]

Lol no I m not close to 50 and i know of one of my buddies how much he makes...
It really just does not matter....
If your coworkers you might know it but the salary of even close friends why should i care?

We're talking about 'Mericans here

I wouldn't really know about older people since most of those I know are on some Forbes type of list so I mean, who cares about monthly/yearly income at that stage, it's a crapload of money or maybe it's even negative but they'll get by

I just see these trends on social media where people ask strangers what work they do, how much they make, networth etc. I've met people (US Americans) who asked me such questions and also expected me to ask them (hint; I don't care).
Whereas with my close friends I know who's living it easy, who struggles and who's on the average side but no specifica asked or necessary. It's common that someone that doesn't live a pricey lifestyle is loaded or has high networth and most noisy people about money don't have any.
Depending on age, you can spot these guys wearing the same "new money" brands or rebranded old ones that are targeting them.

I'm looking at you Balmain and Balenciaga.
Guys under 40 of this type also wear a lot of Off White, Palm Angels, Philipp Plein, Moschino or Amiri... and if they're on the genuine new money spectrum they'll be wearing Versace and Gucci as well

Very easy to spot. You can also tell by the watch, unless it's Rolex as that's not a giveaway these days.

Clothes aren't of course something you can see a person wearing once and judge but you can tell if you spend time or see a person enough and spott the patterns. You may catch me wearing my usual stuff or some 5€ t shirt with Looney Tunes or Yoda on it. I like to leave people puzzled by my presence

And no, I'm not going to tell you what brands I wear Maybe if you ask nicely

 

[crzdcolombian]

USA and Canada going to have 100% tariff on Chinese cars haha. That seems such a hater b itch move. So pretty much they can sell us 12k cars and US/Canada are going that isnt fair. All our cars are either Japanese, Korean or 100k pickup truck made in the US.

I get why they ban the clear iPhone knockoff (tho Samsung should also be banned look at pre iPhone version of a galaxy) but Tesla pretty much lets everyone have their technology for free so electric cars are more common. I don't understand this ban.

the US should be way more interested in having food if we have another covid like event. We have like 3-4 places in the US where all our chicken and beef is. During covid one worker would get covid and none of that food was coming to stores.

 

[Adriano@10]

USA and Canada going to have 100% tariff on Chinese cars haha. That seems such a hater b itch move. So pretty much they can sell us 12k cars and US/Canada are going that isnt fair. All our cars are either Japanese, Korean or 100k pickup truck made in the US.

I get why they ban the clear iPhone knockoff (tho Samsung should also be banned look at pre iPhone version of a galaxy) but Tesla pretty much lets everyone have their technology for free so electric cars are more common. I don't understand this ban.

Bro common you know better than this, it s to protect michigan Eu will do a similar thing.
Also just for the record 99% of car makers have better tech than tesla...
Not a fan of Tariffs but we cannot lose all our manufacturing to china we ve already seen the consequences during covid. On top of that china does everything they can to keep foreign competition out like western car makers have to do a JV in china to sell their cars or they also face big tarrifs so whats the problem?

Yes i know economically tariffs are always shit and a lose lose but you also cant let china just walk all over you...

 

[crzdcolombian]

I dont know man... just feel like anytime china does anything. Europe and US/Canada are like no we can't let then Do X/Y/Z haha. It was like the olympics anytime China won it was like hey how did they cheat?

to me its like would cocaine have been legal if Paul Maguire was the head of the Manchester Cartel and it wasnt a South American getting rich off it. Or if Pfizer was selling it. Little boy club that doesnt want new members

BVD cars >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tesla when I went to China for Work.

 

[Conan the Barbarian]

Exactly !

https://twitter.com/x/status/1830574229756010501

 

[crzdcolombian]

One of my old coworkers house got destroyed by rain. It's crazy how bad the infustructor in the US is. It rained for like 2 days and one of the towns in CT pretty much got washed away.

Shitty thing is Insurance won't cover the damages now they have to pay 300k out of pocket. What the fk does insurance do !

 

[brakbrak]

One of my old coworkers house got destroyed by rain. It's crazy how bad the infustructor in the US is. It rained for like 2 days and one of the towns in CT pretty much got washed away.

Shitty thing is Insurance won't cover the damages now they have to pay 300k out of pocket. What the fk does insurance do !

Why don't they cover it? Because they don't maintain their roof or they don't have coverage for flood?

 

[crzdcolombian]

Why don't they cover it? Because they don't maintain their roof or they don't have coverage for flood?

a water damn broke in the town. Pretty much wiped out the roads. It was a rural area and they got a crap ton of rain. I think Insurance will have to pay they just are rejecting the first time. They will be sued. It's not like it happened to 1 person it happened to like in multiple towns.

Infrastructure in the US is really really really bad. Instead of fixing ours we fix other countries to be the "Avengers" of the World. I lived in Boston as well and when it would rain heavily the sewers would spit water out it was disgusting.

when I lived in Brooklyn heavy rain would a lot of the time cause water to come into the subway. So you are underground and it's raining. Also you see rats surfing which is beyond gross

 

[ADRossi]

a water damn broke in the town. Pretty much wiped out the roads. It was a rural area and they got a crap ton of rain. I think Insurance will have to pay they just are rejecting the first time. They will be sued. It's not like it happened to 1 person it happened to like in multiple towns.

Infrastructure in the US is really really really bad. Instead of fixing ours we fix other countries to be the "Avengers" of the World. I lived in Boston as well and when it would rain heavily the sewers would spit water out it was disgusting.

when I lived in Brooklyn heavy rain would a lot of the time cause water to come into the subway. So you are underground and it's raining. Also you see rats surfing which is beyond gross

On that note, I'm going to Boston and New Hampshire next month. Give some restaurants recommendations.