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From: His Highness the TibetanMonkey, ComandanteBanana and Chief of Quixotic Enterprises on 5 May 2010 16:43
On May 5, 3:43 pm, Jim A <j...(a)averyjim.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
> On 05/05/2010 08:00 AM, His Highness the TibetanMonkey, ComandanteBanana
> and Chief of Quixotic Enterprises wrote:
>
> > I think you always been pretty happy with the Mini, or you drool over
> > American cars? I know they are popular in a few places other than
> > America, like Venezuela and the Middle East where gas is cheaper than
> > water.
>
> > The Chinese want them big too, but that's to be expected for such
> > short people.
>
> 'Mini' is a German car now :-( It's owned by BMW.
>
> The original Mini was undeniably popular, but there were lots of bigger
> cars popular with us Brits, for example the Ford Cortina (still small by
> your measure though).
>
> Some people here in the UK still like big American cars, but since the
> financial collapse a lot of people are going for the most economical car
> they can get. A big car is still a status symbol here, and now even
> more so than ever. Not only does it say "I can afford a big car", it
> also says "I can afford the petrol" and "I can afford the tax". IMO it
> also says "I am a ******" YMMV.
>
> --www.slowbicyclemovement.org- enjoy the ride

Well, don't place all the blame on the Americans. ;)

Much of the blame lies with Globalization and the worshiping of the
dollar, euro and pound.

I was surprised to hear that you got like 1,000 Gated Communities
there... What will it be next, back to Feudalism?

A guy on a bike would the equivalent of a serf, right?

http://www.mrdowling.com/images/703serf.gif


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