this is a great question. it also has the perfect answer. the oldest society on this planet against 225 years. strong family values. tremendous work ethic. successful post secondary education. pride over ego . respect for others. lot of lessons should be learn ed. this simple question is brilliant and very very accurate. every area of north america could learn a lesson. the economy stabilized within a year. poster asked answered a viable solution without a billion dollar hearing.
you would be better off learning spanish the chinese. 15.1% of the total us population is of hispanic heritage while only 4.4% is asian (not just chinese, all asian).10.7% of the population speaks spanish compared to only 2.7% asian/pacific islander.according to the census bureau the number of hispanics will grow to 30% by 2050, while asians only 4%.
Well if this is true then why is America more powerful and wealthier than China? By Far!
because American think they are No 1, and always right.
There are a good number of non-Chinese people who do this, as well.
Well if this is true then why is America more powerful and wealthier than China? By Far! This is assuming America is wealthier than China, which isn t true. And as far as more powerful ... I guess that depends on how you define power. Also, the Chinese population of SF is only about 20%, not 25%... but I suppose that s nitpicking and beside the point.If anything, I d say this is more of an issue of immigrants vs. non-immigrants, as other ethnicities (especially Ashkenazi in the Richmond) do the same. But it s typically only 1st generation... by 2nd generations, most are just as big spend-a-holics as anyone else in SF.Anyway, I definitely agree with the point that many Americans (in SF especially) spend way too much and very irresponsibly. The fact that anyone making more than $30k/year in SF would at any point be hurting for money (exceptions made for freakish/unexpected medical bills, etc...) is just ridiculous. People spend way too much on things they don t need, and seem to somehow think they re entitled to do so and act like a victim when they manage to squander $100k/year. That said, I know people - non-immigrants, at that - who live on minimum wage, and under $20k/year IN SAN FRANCISCO fairly comfortably. It s definitely not impossible, and some Americans already do so (I do... I don t even know what I d do with some of the insane salaries people get and still end up broke with... I mean, I could never spend that much - there are only so many books worth buying/reading).