This is the great, seductive thing about America- the people always get what they want, right now, whether it is good for them or not.
The whole of the global economy is based on supplying the cravings of two per cent of the world's population. If Americans suddenly stopped indulging themselves, or running out of closet space, the world would fall apart. If you ask me, that's crazy.引自 Chapter 13
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People, it appeared, didn't want to stroll to do their shopping. They actually wanted to get in their cars and drive to the edge of town, where they could then park and walk a similar distance across a flat, treeless parking lot. That is how American goes shopping and they wanted to be part of it.引自 Chapter 13
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