If the US is so vulgar, why are you here? I guess you must enjoy it.
Because I have family and some friends here, also live in NY City which has little in common with the rest of the US. Given another few years, unlikely that I’ll be spending more than 50% of my time here.
Also, I’m not in the economic position of the average American, but at the same time I have empathy. If I were in the position that the average American is in, I’d likely be in jail a long time ago for popping my boss in the nose.
And yes, I’m pretty content in working 25-30 hours per week avg, sometimes taking a month off, as a well-paid freelancer, sitting on some profitable rental property and not being as productive as I could be nor working to my potential. I wasn’t born smart to spend the rest of my life working like a dog, but rather follow the adage “work smarter, not harder.”[/quote]
First – Please tell me that you don’t think NY treats its citizens better than the US as a whole treats US citizens. You’re posts always seem a little crazy, but not crazy enough to believe that NY is a bastion of good government.
Second – you have probably been reading this website long enough to figure out that most people here are “not in the economic position of the average American.” I’m not really sure why you mention that. I’m also not sure why you’d mention that you have tendencies toward violence that you have a hard time resisting. But based on your own confessions, I think that the average American is probably better off when you’re on the Continent.
I never asked whether you were content – but since you’re content here in the land of vulgarity (some of which you can take credit for) it sounds like you are protesting a bit too much.
And finally, I cannot imagine an adage more trite than “work smarter, not harder.” It reminds me of the poster of the kitten suspended from a branch underneath which there is the caption “Hang in There, Baby.” Use your copious free time to come up with something a bit more insightful.
