What's wrong with BMW?

What's wrong with BMW?
Apr 16, 2007 20:15
JIMMYB Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: offline	On April 6th, a driver of BMW hit a person who rided a bike. When the incident happened, the driver escaped and the injured was taken on the car. No one knows whether he is alive or not. On April 9th, the mass media reported this piece of news and aroused heat discussion. Traffic accidents almost happens everyday. But why do so many people focus on such incidents? The reason is simple because the driver drives BMW. In recent years, such accidents with BMW is always the focus. If you search on the website 'baidu', there appear 124,000 pieces of news of traffic accidents related with BMW. It is strange. BMW is the symbol of 'evil'. A socialogist said it is the reflection of people's emotions. People think that those who drive BMW have lower moral quality. They are rich but cruel. One of the BMW drivers said that he performs very carefully when he drives. However, he is still blamed by other people. In his opinion, those who dislike the owners BMW becasue they hate the rich people and they have not got enough money to buy one. To some extent, what he said is reasonable. However, the key does not lie here. Why do they hate those rich people? Maybe it has something to do with the disparity between the rich and the poor. Guys, how do you view this issue?

Apr 16, 2007 20:15

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On April 6th, a driver of BMW hit a person who rided a bike. When the incident happened, the driver escaped and the injured was taken on the car. No one knows whether he is alive or not. On April 9th, the mass media reported this piece of news and aroused heat discussion. Traffic accidents almost happens everyday. But why do so many people focus on such incidents? The reason is simple because the driver drives BMW. In recent years, such accidents with BMW is always the focus. If you search on the website 'baidu', there appear 124,000 pieces of news of traffic accidents related with BMW. It is strange. BMW is the symbol of 'evil'. A socialogist said it is the reflection of people's emotions. People think that those who drive BMW have lower moral quality. They are rich but cruel. One of the BMW drivers said that he performs very carefully when he drives. However, he is still blamed by other people. In his opinion, those who dislike the owners BMW becasue they hate the rich people and they have not got enough money to buy one.
To some extent, what he said is reasonable. However, the key does not lie here. Why do they hate those rich people? Maybe it has something to do with the disparity between the rich and the poor. Guys, how do you view this issue?

Apr 16, 2007 20:21	#1
BETHANYBETHANY Points: Join Date: Aug 9, 2006 Status: Offline	In China, BMW owners are rich. It it aslo true in other countries?

Apr 17, 2007 04:32	#2
MAY001 Points: Join Date: Sep 28, 2005 Status: Offline	I don't think so. It's nothing wrong about BMW, but the quality of Chinese people. Sadly, many new-riches and officials made us disappointed.

Apr 17, 2007 06:04	#3
KEVIN0518 Points: Join Date: Mar 13, 2007 Status: Offline	Yes. The rich should know how to behave themselves. Showing off is very stupid.

Apr 17, 2007 06:46	#4
CHRISWAUGHBJ Points: Join Date: Feb 26, 2007 Status: Offline	The rich should know how to behave themselves, you're absolutely right, but as we can all see, although they're not all bad, there are too many bad apples. It's hard to trust anybody driving a car these days, and the more expensive the car is, the harder it is to trust the driver. Sad, but that's the way things have become. Still, things here in Beijing at least seem to be improving.

Apr 17, 2007 12:59	#5
GRIZ326 Points: Join Date: Jun 12, 2006 Status: Offline	>>>the more expensive the car is, the harder it is to trust the driver<<< I did not understand this, Chris... Can you elaborate please?

Apr 17, 2007 22:39	#6
CHRISWAUGHBJ Points: Join Date: Feb 26, 2007 Status: Offline	I mean, the more expensive the car, the richer the person, we've seen this kind of bad behaviour from rich people before, so people stop trusting them. I know, it's weird logic, but that seems to be what's happening. People see a BMW, assume its driver must be as arrogant and selfish as he is rich, therefore don't trust him.

Apr 18, 2007 01:37	#7
BBQQ Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	In China we call this kind of people为富不仁

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