老中应该向老美学学!(2018/3/31 更新)

hhtt (2017-07-04 10:29:12) 评论 (17)

Most of us have very good jobs.  Overall Asian is the highest income group among White, Black and Hispanic.  Among the Asians, we are the second highest group which means that we are the second highest income group in the nation.  Thus, we should live like the second highest income group, but we don't.  We live very frugal and behave like poor people.  I don't mean all Chinese, but quite few of us.  

We like food.  Where there is food, there are Chinese.  Our clothes smell because we cook Chinese food at home and the oil needs to be heated before we put the material into the wok.  We become fat and big like the poor people.  The body weight should be inverse to the income.   

We worry about jobs and retirement.  We save, but don't spend enough.  If a white or a black person has $2M, he/she will live like a person with $10M, for a Chinese to behave like that, he/she needs $20M.  保持光荣革命传统 is not a bad concept, but reality, you need to behave according to your socioeconomic status.

Let's spend some money on our haircuts and on our clothes to make us presentable.  Don't feed ourselves and our kids too much food, this is America, there is no such thing called 'not enough nutrition'.  Exercise more and be healthy!  

Life is short, live it!

评论 (17)

hhtt

回复 'cheelgo' 的评论 : 谢谢来访!

cheelgo

的确说得挺好挺对的!

hhtt

回复 '如山' 的评论 : 谢谢如山兄的肯定。

如山

兄弟说得好!跟我的理念一致!

hhtt

回复 '可口可言' 的评论 : 哎呀!可言美美居然留言了?有阵子没有在投坛看到你了?一切安好?

hhtt

回复 'Shanghaigirl98' 的评论 : 哈哈哈,上海美美,你绝对不是在我讲的里面。

可口可言

东方文化讲究“居安思危”,这个是根植于我们国人的生活观念和方式上。当然,如果是ABC另当别论。此外,佛家的修炼之道即是“降欲”,无欲则刚。
西方文化讲究“今朝有酒今朝醉”,这是鼓励透支生活的理念和方式。当然,万一过度high,挂了,还有天堂可以继续享受。

Shanghaigirl98

糊涂兄,千万不能把我也算进去哈。 噶噶噶~~~ 问好糊涂兄!

hhtt

回复 'cowwoman' 的评论 : 谢谢你同意我的观点!

cowwoman

有道理!

hhtt

回复 '小雪山主人' 的评论 : 谢谢美美来访!

小雪山主人

说的太对了。享受生活, 珍惜当下, 因为多少钱都买不回那个“ 旧时光”。

hhtt

回复 '小书99' 的评论 : 欢迎小书美美来访!

小书99

我很同意!

hhtt

回复 ‘康赛欧’ 和 '189188' 的评论 : 谢谢来访,也谢谢你们的认同!

189188

Can’t agree more!

康赛欧

说得真好!