Overheard in an elevator are two officemates who recently got 3rd gen Honda City. They were talking about other officemates who also got a similar car model:
J- Naka City din siya.
L- Ha? Naka City lang siya? Bakit City lang kinuha niya?
J- E siguro yung lang ang budget niya.
L- Pero kahit CRV afford niya.
In our culture, the top 3 determinants of success are 1- house, 2- car and 3- clothing. The car and the clothing is the most visual. Actually, it may be a general rule but not always the case. There's this retired couple living in a Makati CBD condo and has two 7-Eleven franchised stores but drives a mid 90s Honda Civic. On the other hand, there's this young couple living in an apartment and "trying to make ends meet" but drives an early 2000 Ford F150. I wonder where they get the budget for gasoline. I reckon from his rich parents.
The reality is priorities of people vary hence what you see is not what you get.
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