There are many wealthy people from the gulf oil states. They like to go around the world and spend their money as if it would never being used up. What would happen to them after that? I’ve known it from “Super Cars Inspire Mixed Feelings in London,” John F. Burn in The New York Times.
As reported in the news, at the present time, wealthy arabs like to go to Britain and they enjoy driving their super cars which sometimes are brought from their countries. In addition, they often rest in luxury hotels ,buy jewelry or cloths in boutiques on the other hand their lifestyles contradict local people who encounter economic crisis so local people think the wealthy arabs like to show off their wealth. Furthermore, a new problem is increasing since the car owners disobey the traffic law. For example, the owner challenged parking regulation to leave his exotic car until it is was clamped by parking wardens or they joined illegal racing in the deserted streets after midnight. These problems cause residents to complain about the visitors’ behaviors not suitable for this country.
If I saw super car’s owners, I would praise them that they have an ability to pay for expensive cars if they are good persons who legally deserved the money, but I rarely know them. I am usually interested in their cars more than the owners whom I don’t care what their purposes to have these cars are.
Although nothing is wrong with super cars’ owners wanting to show their luxury life to other people, it’s not appropriate to do this during the period in which many people are living in the tough life. Moreover, because they have succeeded in their life, they should behave as good examples for other people especially respecting the law. Money cannot provide them with any privileges to do illegal things but in some countries such as Thailand, it can be used to buy everything even the law.
Burn, J.(2010, August 26). Super cars inspire mixed feelings in London. The New York Times. Retrieved August 28, 2010 from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/27/world/europe/27london.html?_r=1&hp
That's right I agree with your last sentence. Thailand is suffered from this epidemic for a long time, but it much spreading and the symptoms are more severe in the past 10 years. As long as the unbalance between poor and rich people exist, these problem remain.
ReplyDeleteAccording to oil millionaire, I think the wealth people have their rights to do, but the way they show off tell us that they have only money, not brain.
I also like the picture of this news. You can't find something like this in Thailand because "in some countries such as Thailand, it can be used to buy everything even the law" (M, 2010, August 28).
ReplyDeleteThe picture also caught my eye when I saw it in the NY Times: a stunning blue, and beautiful lines. I'm not sure if the locks on the wheels helped the aesthetics, but the twin cars wheel locked outside their own posh department store makes a nice comment about the impartiality of English law and its enforcement.
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