Introduction here: http://theromaniandream.com/blog/2009/07/17/taboo/

Today’s topic: American Cars

So, we all heard about American cars. What’s the deal with them, how do the Americans feel about them?

Scene1:

A shift is just ended at an American car factory somewhere. People are leaving home. They’ve done the job they are payed to do, the benefits are good. Bottom line is that everybody that works here is a good “provider” to their family. The union is strong, work conditions are good, benefits are great. The takeaway from this is that they regard making cars as one of the major activities that fuels the economy. Remember that almost anything that moves around here is using gasoline.

Scene2:

Some other workers are leaving the factory. Maybe the same factory or another (car unrelated) factory. They climb into their cars and go home. To your surprise most of the cars are not made in the US.  Toyota and Honda rule over here. Why? Well… it has better fuel consumption, it breaks down less, it has a better design, it’s cheaper, you name it. You see, although they understand the importance of the car manufacturing business, most Americans are really careful what they spend their money on in terms of cars (yes, it is big deal if your car breaks down. over here, if you don’t have a car you cannot do anything).

So, who buys American cars? Could it be that some part of the fact that the industry is in deep sh… is due to non performant, overpriced cars? It could.

And to balance the post a little, here is an American Car whose design, I personally like: http://www.dodge.com/en/2009/charger/

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1. Taboo
2. Taboo – Afro-Americans
3. Taboo – American Health System