When your consumption is reliant on "牌子", it means you are already 自卑和心虚. You are not consuming, you are trying to either cure your 自卑, or show off.
If you really believe in materialism (and I do), 牌子is a fart. A wealthy person does not need a 名牌 to show off his wealth (check Bill Gates). That's why all 名牌 are middle class products. They satisfy the wanna-bes, pure and simple.
Personally, the only consumptions that are really important are: travel and my living environment. Speed driving comes in a very very distant third. Of the 3, the first 2 have no 牌子 to follow anyway.
This, however, has nothing to do with being "一个有思想,有信仰,有价值观,有能力的人". It's still materialism at the end of the day. Just that when you pursue materialism, don't confuse it with your own insecurity. At least, have some confidence to consume what you really want.
bluecurrent 发表评论于
Very good saying. It doesn't matter with what kinds of stuff you have.
I'm glad that China hasn't followed some stupidity of America, such as the law banning liquor sales on Sunday in Georgia.
Can you guys believe, it is illegal to sell liquor on Sunday here in Atlanta, GA. Church goers say it's a Holy Day and selling liquor on Sunday is moral degredation.
I'd say keep your faith in your church, don't bring to my super market.
小说The Great Gatsby 里开头有句话是这么写的: "In my more vulnerable years, my father used to tell me: 'whenever you feel like to criticize someone, just remember of all the people, they might not have had the priveledges you have had."不要如此看低国人. 假如每一个中国人都被授予机会走出中国, 在国外居住工作了解世界 5-10年, 他们在你眼中, 也许不会显得如此可笑. 另外, FYI: LV 在纽约这里被很多上上产上产上中产甚至下中产有理想没理想有自信没自信的白黑黄棕色人等玩得热呼着呢.你的所谓美国请注明不包括纽约.
猫小黑 发表评论于
没错. 然后你寄居的美国又在多多方面崇拜着欧洲玩剩了的东西. 另外,你的思维已经非常"美国中心". LV is NOT 美国玩的! 美国不玩, 欧洲就不玩吗?! 另外, 阁下是否正在研究开发制造某种即将载入人类史册令世人趋之若呜在你所属的领域居于楚翘地位或彻底改变世人生活工作状态和方式的东东呢? 如果是, 恭喜你并崇拜一下, 因为你和你的的作品在你的领域所处的地位就如同 LV 在行李拎包业 , Aston Martin在小轿车业, Lavin 在时装业和 Mont Blanc在笔业的地位一般.
Yeah, LV is the big IN for our Chinese sisters back home... i bought my first LV bag 13 years ago, haven't used it that much ever since, each time when i hear them talk about LV bag, how they can afford to buy a couple of them when they come over here, and i just mention that i had my first one so many years ago... i don't think they like to hear it....
