China's middle class is quickly rising and is currently approximately twice the entire U.S. population (a bit more than 600 million middle class people in China).
I've traveled to a lot of places and Georgia (particularly Atlanta and Savannah) has some of the nicest, most beautiful people I've ever seen. I have so many anecdotes. People have invited me off the street to their parties, I have nearly gotten in accidents while in dumbfounded awe at the beauty of some women... I was invited to sit with a table full of women at this restaurant and a cake shaped like a penis came out, it was insane... and most ironic of all, I met a girl in a Boston bar the other night (I'
Glad you admit you're an asshole even by your own publicly claimed and held standards. Brilliant.
Isn't it strange how most people who find it necessary to paint with a large brush and do gross generalizations are really the ones who are truly what-they-are-trying-to-describe?
Actually, admitting that I'm part of the problem tells you that I'm at least honest with myself. Something that is required before an individual can consider changing his/her behavior. Most americans are totally unaware how badly
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Think about that for a moment...
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Yep, and our middle-class is on the floor after getting it's nuts kicked repeatedly over the last 5 years.
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Actually, I _am_ a US citizen living in Atlanta, GA. Born and raised US, white, middle-class, etc. And I meant what I said in that post.
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Isn't it strange how most people who find it necessary to paint with a large brush and do gross generalizations are really the ones who are truly what-they-are-trying-to-describe?
Actually, admitting that I'm part of the problem tells you that I'm at least honest with myself. Something that is required before an individual can consider changing his/her behavior. Most americans are totally unaware how badly
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