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Old 04-19-2012, 08:45 AM  
MaDalton
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Originally Posted by Choopa_Pardo View Post
I had all but one of these wartches before I started working in webhosting.

Oh, the old 'but my cellphone tells time argument." Love that one. It's not just about knowing what time it is.

We all have our vices. Collecting timepieces just happens to be mine.
different mentalities...

americans love to show what they achieved and others will try to accomplish the same.

europeans very often rather hide their wealth because it can harm their business - jealousy is very common.

just last weekend i heard from a successful company owner how his bakery in his hometown lost 50% of its revenue after he bought a Porsche.
and when i was still employed and bought a Porsche (a used 968), my boss asked me to park around the corner from now on when i was visiting clients.
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