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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.
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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.
To me it seems like people complaining about how they don't like their food because it looks awful, when there are people on the other side of the world who don't have food.
Sure you're allowed to complain, because you're not used to anything else. But I still think you
shouldn't complain, because clearly, people have it worse.
But hey if you can't afford to pay these low prices, feel free to complain.
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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.
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.
People out there who have enough money to burn? "Burn"? They don't have a choice, the gas here just isn't that cheapas in the US. How are they 'burning' money by spending it on something they need?
But then again, you need cars in most places in the US because the country can't even provide itself with good public transport.
edit: But this isn't debate so nevermind
