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This comment underscores how mono-dimensional some people are. To Rayiner more stuff, bigger stuff = happier and more fullfilling life. An incredible lack of d

This comment underscores how mono-dimensional some people are. To Rayiner more stuff, bigger stuff = happier and more fullfilling life. An incredible lack of depth. That is also the reason why Americans when they go abroad are astonished and always come back saying "people are amazing" somewhere else, well no wonder considering the state of domestic affairs and domestic relationships between people. Please offer my apologies to your mom , as it's true that our vehicles are dangerously underdimensioned , maybe next time something in the order of 10-15 short tons could be adequate to transport her to the nearest McMansion (or McDonald's rather).

palata 9mo ago
> An incredible lack of depth. A more diplomatic way to say it would be that it is a different culture. And I would agree that Americans struggle to see that other countries have different cultures and different priorities. If you believe that the goal in life is to live like an American, then obviously the best at doing that are... the Americans. The mistake is to not recognise that other people may have different beliefs.
rayiner 9mo ago
> To Rayiner more stuff, bigger stuff = happier and more fullfilling life. An incredible lack of depth Please read my whole post! I’m a Europoor at heart. I live in a 3BR house with three kids and no yard despite being able to afford a bigger one. I drive an EV, and it’s not a Tesla. I’m just trying to convey my impression of American culture though the lens of my mom, who embodies this aspect of American culture quite strongly.
- verzali 9mo ago
  Even your idea of how the "europoor" live is a rather strange one.
  - rayiner 9mo ago
    Do europeans live with three kids with less than three bedrooms?
    - jacquesm 9mo ago
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      - moralestapia 9mo ago
        Yo, chill. You can always make your point just fine without resorting to aggression or making it personal. I’d suggest treating this as an opportunity to reflect a bit on patience and tone. Speaking from firsthand experience, these are things I’ve had to work on myself over time, helped in no small part by this community and @dang’s exceptional patience for which I'm quite grateful. I now owe HN therapy money as well, lol. :) More generally, it would be nice if we made a conscious effort to keep HN a little less negative overall [1]. 1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46515507 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46515507

palata 9mo ago

> An incredible lack of depth. A more diplomatic way to say it would be that it is a different culture. And I would agree that Americans struggle to see that other countries have different cultures and different priorities. If you believe that the goal in life is to live like an American, then obviously the best at doing that are... the Americans. The mistake is to not recognise that other people may have different beliefs.

rayiner 9mo ago

> To Rayiner more stuff, bigger stuff = happier and more fullfilling life. An incredible lack of depth Please read my whole post! I’m a Europoor at heart. I live in a 3BR house with three kids and no yard despite being able to afford a bigger one. I drive an EV, and it’s not a Tesla. I’m just trying to convey my impression of American culture though the lens of my mom, who embodies this aspect of American culture quite strongly.

verzali 9mo ago
Even your idea of how the "europoor" live is a rather strange one.
- rayiner 9mo ago
  Do europeans live with three kids with less than three bedrooms?
  - jacquesm 9mo ago
    [flagged]
    - moralestapia 9mo ago
      Yo, chill. You can always make your point just fine without resorting to aggression or making it personal. I’d suggest treating this as an opportunity to reflect a bit on patience and tone. Speaking from firsthand experience, these are things I’ve had to work on myself over time, helped in no small part by this community and @dang’s exceptional patience for which I'm quite grateful. I now owe HN therapy money as well, lol. :) More generally, it would be nice if we made a conscious effort to keep HN a little less negative overall [1]. 1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46515507 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46515507