Because you (syracuse) are very rude about Americans. You claim to be "judgement" free and "don't care about how much money people make," yet you harshly and critical write about mediocre people.
Sure you don't have to get along with everyone, I DON'T GET ALONG WITH YOU! You are a snob, hypocrite, self-rigteous, and arrogant. "I found I was rarely wrong..." So no you don't judge people on incomes, just on "demenor, body language, taste, carrying themselves, cars, etc."
So please keep on JUDGING. By the way, my dad's a vascular transplant surgeon. He was on many medical school boards an drives a pickup truck. He also wears clothes with holes and slippers. Guess he's a dumb hick driving a pickup.
My DH's old academic boss is a nobel laureaute. He drives a Honda Civic hatchback. Rarely looks nice and has millions. And he drinks beer and watches sports. Die hard Boston Red Sox fan (born and bred from Boston). Gee, I hate to think that these are atypical academic types. Guess they aren't cultured, refined, and classy. Too bad they donate tons of time and money to helping those less fortunate.
So yes Americans may not want to share what they make. Why should they? Obviously we're judge not just by what we make but what we look like, dress, and act. So what's the point of income? You already made judgements about them, and would knowing they make $250k/year influence that?
Probably. But maybe these people with true values would rather you ignore and judge them as boring and poor and clueless than trying to suck up to them at a university.
By the way Warren Buffet still lives in the same neighborhood he FIRST bought in. Hmmm...Food for thought. Everyone there was poorer and cheaper and average, middle class. Wonder why he likes these mediocrities?
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