What is American Dream?

[numkitchen]

What is American Dream?

Have you ever thought about this ?

What is the main factor that makes you to stay in USA?

These days even in India people can make almost the same amount of money like in US. But something stops them from going back to India - what is it?

we had discussion with our friends and came up with something interesting answers - even in todays 'USA-TODAY' this is discussed..

1) Is it the freedom you enjoy here?

2) Is it the financial Stability here?

3) Is it the corruption factor?

4) Is it the Infrastructure?

5) Is it the Standard of life in USA?

Or is it something else?

What do you think...

[blahblah]

42 views and no replies!I am sure that you would have understood by now that most of us do not stay in USA.

[lordstanher]

First of all I'm rather astounded to find sumone asking What the American Dream actually is!! When tats wat most of the present gen. in our country r chasing w/ such untiring perseverance!!

[Badri]

Oh, didnt you know about the GREAT AMERICAN DREAM?


OWN A CAR
OWN A HOUSE
OWN A BOAT
HAVE A WIFE AND THREE KIDS
OWN A BARBECUE AND A GARDEN TO HAVE IT IN

AND BE UPTO THE NECK IN DEBT! THAT IS THE GREAT AMERICAN DREAM!!!

[rajraj]

No Badri. It is one kid or no kids!

[Roshan]

Oh, didnt you know about the GREAT AMERICAN DREAM?


OWN A CAR
OWN A HOUSE
OWN A BOAT
HAVE A WIFE AND THREE KIDS
OWN A BARBECUE AND A GARDEN TO HAVE IT IN

AND BE UPTO THE NECK IN DEBT! THAT IS THE GREAT AMERICAN DREAM!!!

And rajraj, Yes you are correct !!! Those who I know personally and who live in the US have either one child or non .

[Badri]

Roshan and rajraj: You are talking about Indians in USA.

But I am talking about Americans!

By the way, this was a joke that was told to me when I was in the US, by an American colleague! Besides, by the time you are married for the fourth time, you tend to accumulate such baggage as two or three extra kids!!

[rajraj]

Roshan and Badri,

American Dream for NRIs:

Send the kid/kids to Harvard,Yale, MIT,Stanford or some other leading university.
Make sure they go for medicine or law
Own a BMW,Mercedes Benz or Jaguar !

[lordstanher]

Oh, didnt you know about the GREAT AMERICAN DREAM?
OWN A CAR

Naah, make tat 3 or 4 cars- one for u, one for the wife (maybe in case she's pissed off at u over an argument & decides to drive alone to work....? ), and one for each of the kids when they're post 16 (depending on how many kids u've got! )
And also OWN A GARAGE TO HAV THE CAR/S IN, WHICH U'LL HAV TO CLEAR OUT ON 1 FINE DAY WHEN UR BETTER-HALF YELLS OUT "ITS GARAGE-SALE DAY, HONEY!!"

OWN A BARBECUE AND A GARDEN TO HAVE IT IN

W/ A LUSH LAWN IN IT, TO MOW ON UR RELAXING SUNDAY MORNINGS WHEN U WISH TO BE A COUCH-POTATO!

AND BE UPTO THE NECK IN DEBT!

Not to mention paying the ol' Bills/Taxes up to date.......

[Roshan]

Besides, by the time you are married for the fourth time, you tend to accumulate such baggage as two or three extra kids!!

Yeah ! true Thats why the Federal and State Governments grant them various types of Tax Deductions and Tax Credits in the case of step children.