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也不全是，纽约的人就不喜欢把钱花在家里，而是花在EATIING-OUT和衣服上。

我觉得消费方式和地域有关，和背景也有关。老美的根在这儿，没有危机感，生来受的消费方式教育就是超前消费，活在当下，他们可以分期付款，贷款买任何他们想要的东西，很多人都借债过日子；而我们不一样。我们到这儿是从零开始，受的教育是节俭过日子，省钱为将来。

不过现在中国也变了，现在出来的小留学生，上来就会买新车，花钱冲着呢。中国的很多传统都慢慢丢失了。

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• right.Saving money is also one way of life-enjoying -DeanNg- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/10/2006 postreply 09:15:10

• yun dao~ that's not what i mean, bro~ -fitgirl- ♀ (129 bytes) () 11/10/2006 postreply 09:20:54

• 老美生来受的消费方式教育就是超前消费-not before baby boomers -PoorKids?- ♀ (696 bytes) () 11/10/2006 postreply 09:26:13

• 美国经济真正发展起来也是二战以后，我觉得战争对 -fitgirl- ♀ (20 bytes) () 11/10/2006 postreply 09:29:07

• what did the dying teacher say in "Saving Private Ryan"? -PoorKids?- ♀ (107 bytes) () 11/10/2006 postreply 09:50:57

• 回复：what did the dying teacher say in "Saving Private Ryan"? -fitgirl- ♀ (230 bytes) () 11/10/2006 postreply 09:55:46

• you don't have to take my comments negatively :) -PoorKids?- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/10/2006 postreply 10:03:50

• that's what i read~ i will try to turn around. -fitgirl- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/10/2006 postreply 10:09:50

• thank you :) -PoorKids?- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/10/2006 postreply 10:21:24

• was it because credit cards were not popular earlier? -areYOUsure- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/10/2006 postreply 09:31:19

• haha , cute~ -fitgirl- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/10/2006 postreply 09:32:22

• even if cr card were invented before 1960s, the pre-boomer -PoorKids?- ♀ (156 bytes) () 11/10/2006 postreply 09:59:15

• 挖，你真是个杠头 -fitgirl- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/10/2006 postreply 10:01:21

• civilized debates can sharpen everyone's mind :) -PoorKids?- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/10/2006 postreply 10:07:15

• 过由不及，BRO。BUT 悉听尊便~ -fitgirl- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/10/2006 postreply 10:08:45

• 过? I thought it was just started :( -PoorKids?- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/10/2006 postreply 10:22:53

• good to see you here.have class. got to run~ -fitgirl- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/10/2006 postreply 10:13:08

• 不同人看重的东西可能不同。比方有些人对家居装饰无所谓，看歌剧 -Awesome- ♀ (8 bytes) () 11/10/2006 postreply 09:32:18

• totally right. -fitgirl- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/10/2006 postreply 09:32:43

• 然也！ -瑞雪花园- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/10/2006 postreply 10:11:14