I don’t know what the situation is like in your countries, but in Croatia, the majority of the population places a lot of importance on how they present themselves to others. For example, my father drives an Audi A6, but he doesn’t even have a toilet seat at home. When I asked him whether it’s more important to have a toilet seat or an A6, he told me, “The village doesn’t know if I have a toilet seat or not, but everyone sees the Audi.” Since my views on life are completely different, unfortunately, my relationship with my father has been strained for a very long time. There’s even a joke about it:
A German arrives at the gates of heaven, and St. Peter asks him what brings him there. The German says, “My neighbor bought a Porsche 911, and when I saw that, I bought a Porsche 911 Turbo just to have a better one. I went to the autobahn, full throttle, and... I crashed.” “Come on in,” says St. Peter. Shortly after, an Italian arrives, and St. Peter asks him why he’s there. The Italian says, “My neighbor bought a Ferrari Roma, and when I saw that, I immediately bought a Ferrari Stradale and went on the autostrada to see how fast it could go, but it was raining, and... things went wrong.” “Come on in,” says St. Peter. Not long after that, a Croatian arrives... “What happened?” St. Peter asks. “Well, you know, Peter, my neighbor bought an Audi A8, and not to be outdone, I immediately paid the first installment for an RS8 the next day... OK, OK, I get it. You bought an RS8, went to the highway, and crashed somewhere.” “No,” says the Croatian. “I died of hunger after two weeks.”
A German arrives at the gates of heaven, and St. Peter asks him what brings him there. The German says, “My neighbor bought a Porsche 911, and when I saw that, I bought a Porsche 911 Turbo just to have a better one. I went to the autobahn, full throttle, and... I crashed.” “Come on in,” says St. Peter. Shortly after, an Italian arrives, and St. Peter asks him why he’s there. The Italian says, “My neighbor bought a Ferrari Roma, and when I saw that, I immediately bought a Ferrari Stradale and went on the autostrada to see how fast it could go, but it was raining, and... things went wrong.” “Come on in,” says St. Peter. Not long after that, a Croatian arrives... “What happened?” St. Peter asks. “Well, you know, Peter, my neighbor bought an Audi A8, and not to be outdone, I immediately paid the first installment for an RS8 the next day... OK, OK, I get it. You bought an RS8, went to the highway, and crashed somewhere.” “No,” says the Croatian. “I died of hunger after two weeks.”
