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Old 04-13-2009, 03:28 PM   #87
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Originally Posted by Moejoe View Post
LOL I think the "American Dream" idea is interesting, because all I can find in my culture (UK) is the idea of the "Stiff Upper Lip" or "Keep Your 'ead Down", both inherently pessimistic.

The American Dream says that you can have whatever you want, be whomever you please, that opportunity is there for the taking.

The Stiff Upper Lip mentality is that life is hard, keep it together, don't show what's inside, soldier on.

I think there's something important in those two cultural attitudes that might explain the differences in opinions.
The point is also : how will both survive the peak oil & climate change? (remember, what we used to worry about before the subprimes..)
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