Never ceases to amaze me...
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Never ceases to amaze me...
What comes out of some people's mouth. We had a Christmas get together at work today in NJ. Our whole group attended including our big boss. I had to take off a litlle earlier then everyone else because I had to go and pick someone up. So, here I am exiting the bar and at the same time the big boss is leaving. She is right behind me walking out. We come out talking and she is pretty nice. My car is parked close by and I hit an unlock button, the lights flash. All of a sudden, the expression of her face changes when she sees my car. Next thing I hear is "Nice car you are driving. We are paying you too much." When I looked at her after she said that, her lips were all crooked and looked deformed like after a stroke. Jealousy written all over her face. She made my day. Now I am pissed. I felt like making her a nice knuckle sandwich. But held up. She made my day though 'cause now I'm pretty angry and was cursing the whole way home.
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Originally posted by lexusk8
Damn bro, talk about a bittersweet ending to that scenario I wonder what's going to happen the next day at work.
Damn bro, talk about a bittersweet ending to that scenario I wonder what's going to happen the next day at work.
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I can fix that for you. You can have my Huffy sport bike, for your LS430. Then they'll HAVE to give you a raise!
I can fix that for you. You can have my Huffy sport bike, for your LS430. Then they'll HAVE to give you a raise!
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I got it all the time man, and I had a '97 ES300. Now, I've got a 2001 BMW 330i and the hate is ALL around. It's incredible. I think I'm a nice guy, generous, outgoing, cheerful, modest... and then people get so, so mad when they see a college student driving a nice car. It's really unpleasant.
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that's unreal. I think I would preffer knowing that they thought about it but never actually said anything, because it's simply enough to look at their faces and realize what is going through their mind when you pull up into a parking garage at work and someone sees that you have a nice car. Where I work, most people don't even wash their cars. I've been asked more then once by people at work "how come your car is so clean? why are you washing your car every week. it's a waste of money". weird isn't it.
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You could try saying something to defuse the envy.
Mine is a 95 but people mistake it for a later model. When they get that look on their faces I just say, "Yeah I got it really cheap off Ebay. A bit over 8 grand." [True.]
Then they just look at me, smile in that conspiratorial way (as if to say, You lucky dog) and go, "That's great! How'd you do that?" By shifting to bargain hunting mode, you get them on your side.
You could tell a little white lie about what a bargain it was and say it was an amazing deal or lease or whatever, and then they get all friendlier.
Or maybe people in the Midwest are just nice.
Mine is a 95 but people mistake it for a later model. When they get that look on their faces I just say, "Yeah I got it really cheap off Ebay. A bit over 8 grand." [True.]
Then they just look at me, smile in that conspiratorial way (as if to say, You lucky dog) and go, "That's great! How'd you do that?" By shifting to bargain hunting mode, you get them on your side.
You could tell a little white lie about what a bargain it was and say it was an amazing deal or lease or whatever, and then they get all friendlier.
Or maybe people in the Midwest are just nice.
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Originally posted by jvcn
You could try saying something to defuse the envy.
Mine is a 95 but people mistake it for a later model. When they get that look on their faces I just say, "Yeah I got it really cheap off Ebay. A bit over 8 grand." [True.]
Then they just look at me, smile in that conspiratorial way (as if to say, You lucky dog) and go, "That's great! How'd you do that?" By shifting to bargain hunting mode, you get them on your side.
You could tell a little white lie about what a bargain it was and say it was an amazing deal or lease or whatever, and then they get all friendlier.
Or maybe people in the Midwest are just nice.
You could try saying something to defuse the envy.
Mine is a 95 but people mistake it for a later model. When they get that look on their faces I just say, "Yeah I got it really cheap off Ebay. A bit over 8 grand." [True.]
Then they just look at me, smile in that conspiratorial way (as if to say, You lucky dog) and go, "That's great! How'd you do that?" By shifting to bargain hunting mode, you get them on your side.
You could tell a little white lie about what a bargain it was and say it was an amazing deal or lease or whatever, and then they get all friendlier.
Or maybe people in the Midwest are just nice.
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Yeah, this happens to me too. One day I drive my wife's 2003 Infiniti FX35, the next my LS430. All they can say is "Must be nice" not seeing me walk out the night before at 10:00PM and back in at 07:00. All people see is what's in front of them. In most situations dealing with corporate America, it's unfortunate, but perception is everything.
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Was she totally being serious or just trying to be funny? I could jsut see her trying to make a joke even though it was a stupid one. I have found most humans attempt to make lame jokes for the sake of hearing themselves talk.
If she was being serious then bro, don't sweat it. Let her be ignorant like most of society.
If she was being serious then bro, don't sweat it. Let her be ignorant like most of society.
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yeah she was serious. I looked at her when she said it and it almost seemed like this just broke out of her without her having any control of what she was saying. Yeah I agree, it's corporate America all right. The people are just ignorant. When I am there working on weekends and sometime during holidays, get calls during the night 'cause they need my opinion/help on something, get calls on weekends and work all day long sometimes without any breaks and lunch, but somehow this is not something she sees. What she sees is what other people have and it makes her say stupid crap like that. Unfortunately, she isn't the only one. Some people just have more control over what they are saying. That I think is the difference. But in majority, this is our corporate America. I totally agree.
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As an immigrant, I gotta tell you guys: it's not corporate America, it's humanity. In fact, I find American businessmen to be among the least unreasonable and insensitive I've met around the world.
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Originally posted by audphile1
What she sees is what other people have and it makes her say stupid crap like that. Unfortunately, she isn't the only one. Some people just have more control over what they are saying. That I think is the difference. But in majority, this is our corporate America. I totally agree.
What she sees is what other people have and it makes her say stupid crap like that. Unfortunately, she isn't the only one. Some people just have more control over what they are saying. That I think is the difference. But in majority, this is our corporate America. I totally agree.
It gets so I don't even want to drive my car to work. I've considered by an old POS just to drive to work.
This is how we choose to spend our #@%$ Money, they need to get over it.
Sorry for the rant.
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Originally Posted by WileCoyote
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It gets so I don't even want to drive my car to work. I've considered by an old POS just to drive to work.
It gets so I don't even want to drive my car to work. I've considered by an old POS just to drive to work.
I told this same thing to my buddy the other day. I should just buy an old POS car to commute.
May be this is what needs to be done. This way everyone will be happy and I won't annoy anyone with my LS430.