Originally Posted by MaDalton

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.