[john] I discovered scores of such when the > Russian girls were staying with us through the summers and the one that
> springs most quickly to mind was the equating of bigness with goodness. Mexicans > and Russians like to build big and are most impressed by bigness. The > bigger apple is seen as better at the fruit stand, it's quality judged by > its quantity. I equate that observation. especially among first generation immigrants to this country, with the nouveau riche. it's the equating 'success' with how big the house and how expensive the car is. IMHO, American culture, and to a certain extent some parts of Europe, showing off one's wealth is less conspicuous than other parts of the world. In those parts, the citizens tend to be disconnected form the political process, and show off their 'power' is flaunt their wealth. k ____________________________________________________________ Love Spell Click here to light up your life with a love spell! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=8GIvybIBNSJ0Z0DoYGhoCwAAJ1BoN5MIA846iJgpKACKCvEMAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARwAAAAA= Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
