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I'm poor enough that $2.90 is a lot for me and my family. And you'd be surprised at how poor a lot of 'average' Americans are. So don't go dissing us because we're complaining. A lot of us do have reason to do so.
And Stijn?
Considering how strange it is for North Americans to have high gas prices like this, we're allowed to complain. There are quite a few things I could buy cheaper throughout Europe that I can't get here in Canada. So don't go snarling at us. As well, a lot of us aren't exactly "wealthy" I live under the poverty line when i'm at school. So gas is just one more expense i've got to add to things like food, and text books. So yes, I think I am allowed to complain about high gas prices.
My car runs on premium, so I had to pay over $3 USD per gallon. And thanks, Stijn, for generalizing Americans once again. Perhaps there are those out there who have enough money to burn and they can afford these prices (or use their cash as fuel), but my family and many others are not. I've stopped driving my car (mainly because I don't need it for college) and I'm glad that it's costing less for my family.
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Stijn wrote:How am I generalising? I'm assuming that the average American isn't so poor that $3,- per whatever is a lot. But then again, American cars use a lot more gas than say, Japanese/European cars.
Thu Sep 01, 2005 4:18 pm
Yes, you are generalising. You're assuming that $40 for a tank of gas isn't a lot to most Americans, and your assuming that Americans are just whining because they have to pay higher gas prices when they can easily pay it.
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