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Originally Posted by bronsin
I didnt say they use mind control to make you buy one of their cars.
By their commercials they make the public want fancy expensive cars. Like BMWs.
A large segment of the public thinks their social status is measured by their car.
Fortunately I am unaffected by this so I can warn everybody before its too late.
Or they chop my head off. 
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I agree with you. I used to live in Marin County, CA. I didn't grow up there, but more than one household on both sides of my family (but not the majority of my family) still live there. Marin County has more BMWs per capita than any of the 3,000 + counties in the United States (unless, unbeknownst to me, it has recently lost this dubious distinction). The climate there =

. One of my relatives worries that she will be judged and, most importantly, her child might suffer socially
if she doesn't shop at an expensive enough grocery store.. I'm NOT kidding! Some friends of ours moved to Fairfield County, CT and they say Greenwich, CT and parts of Westchester County in New York are worse. With the limited exposure I've had to Greenwich and to Rye, NY.... l'd have to say I agree.