Do you think that women are unfairly judged for being more materialistic than men?

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We all know that if a man makes fun of another man, he's just being funny or perhaps is bringign up a good point...but if a woman makes fun of another woman, she's being catty. And we all know that if a man flips out, he must've been angered to that point, but if a woman flips out, she's automatically being irrational and probably has her period. We all know that if a man flirts with a married woman, he's just being a guy (that's what guys do!), and if a woman flirts with a married man, she's being a homewrecker.

These double standards aside, what about when it comes to materialism?
If a man spends $2000 on a frivolous electronic device like a phone or an ipad, thereby spending WAY more than is practical or should be necessary for such a device, if one is needed in one's life at all, we accept this as being part of the modern age and maybe even make up some absurd excuse like he HAS to be able to contact mars on his new-fangled watch or something like that.

But if a woman wants to spend $2000 on a designer handbag, we call her... well, let's see:
Shallow
Superficial
Materialistic
Financially irresponsible

oh and we guilt her by saying that children are starving .. whilest she carries a $2000 bag just for fun.

Have you ever heard a man being scolded because children are dying of AIDS while he has three different devices on his person at all times to check his fantasy football stats?
Johnny -- Dude yes they do ! Women get made fun of and judged harshly over the designer bag thing and it's not fair.

Answer
Men get the same judgment, when you have a $2000 new toy though, you don't care, because you got a new toy, and they don't.

So that's the tip right there, if you pamper yourself with an expensive handbag, just ignore the hate, and enjoy the luxury.

How is the Recession effecting Brazil?

Kendra Har

We are studying Brazil in Geography and all our videos are from the year 2000. It got me wondering what effect the current economic climate was having on Brazil.

Answer
Not much, Ciara.

I hope the videos are not based on the news of CNN or movies from Hollywood...

I don't know where are you from and what you learnt at elementary school, but, I know that many people around the World imagine Brazil as international news and idiot movies from Hollywood pictures my country.

Many people in Brazil have standard of life similar and many others, better than millions in Europe and USA. Brazil is not the richest nation of the World but is too much far to be one of the poor part of the World. But, many persons thinks they knows enough about Brazil to teach a class, then all they explain are stereotypes based in their own thinking as Brazil must be. They don't care about how Brazil is.

Brazilian economy is growing (4-6%/year) and inflation is about 6.1%/year. Brazilian ministry of economy expects some extra number of person will be unployed in 2009 due the international crisis. Since Europe and USA are submerse in crisis, international demand may to dimi but some bailout is given for agricultors, among others. Brazilan Central Bank was authorized to realize currency "SWAP" operations.

Brazil is a great nation with a large territory and a big GDP almost 2 trillion dollars/year. It is at level to belong the G7. Canada and Italia, to be more specific. And this put us in the 9th place, in terms of economy, behind the G7 and Spain. Medium class is strong and have an incomming about 9,000.00/year (medium), but, wages can vary only US$ 500.00/month to more than US$ 25,000.00 dollars/month for a typical person of medium class. Even people in the slums have microwave stove, TV, DVD player, etc.
Is this a poor nation?

The medium class passes the life expending the money in the shopping centers where many prices are highest than in the USA. As I told in another answer, a guy of the middle class from the EUA can buy a Ferrari F430 because it is very cheap there. I see in the movies "my 175,000 dollars Ferrari..." while the cheap price for a Ferrari in Brazil is more than 1 million dollars.

A simple marriage cerimony/party like these below, may costs more than 200,000 dollars, here. It's a luxury for the riches ones in the USA, but a goal to the brazilian high middle class families.

http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=3pDnygEVans
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=T4hGtBb5l30
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=c5NpvN9csic
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=LWgJs6CHsAs
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=m_GshJy_uV0
http://br.youtube.com/watch?v=91U16s9dPc4

Note that many prices are different in Brazil. Some things costs much less, but, some, are more expensive than in the USA, due the taxes for importing (60% over the price in the country of origins).

Brazilian imports are toys (from China), some musical instruments, mahines and parts for machines, locomotives, some motherboards and other hardware for computers, etc.

The best salaries are for managers, business men/women, publicitaries, experts in marketing, programmers and systems analists, TV anchors/reporters and hosts, designers, electronic/telecommunication engineers and tecnicians, DJs, videomakers, professional photographers and all that works in communication or business, special. The worst wages are for office workers, sellers, nurses, teachers, police men/women and others.

Some examples (all are incomes/month):

LOW CLASS/ LOW MIDDLE CLASS
- Teacher (basic education): less than R$ 1.000,00 (US$ 625,00);
- Taxi driver: R$ 1.200 - 4.000 (US$ 750 - 2,500)
- Driver of company's director/president: R$ 1.615,43 to R$ 2.102,34 (US$ 1,000-1,300)
- Marketing Assistent: R$ 1.600,00-3.540,00 (US$ 2,180)
- Marketing manager/Director: R$ 12.000,00 - R$ 35.000 (US$ 8,000 - US$ 21,700)
- Designer: R$ 4.500 (US$ 2,8000)
- Art director (computer/cartoon) in a small/medium studio or agency: less than R$ 9.000 (US$ 5,500)
- Secretary (of manager/director/president): R$ 3.500 - R$ 5.100 (US$ 2,180 - 3,180)
- Export / import analyst: less than R$ 4.700,00 (US$ 2,900)
- Export / import manager: less than R$ 7.600,00 ( US$ 4,750)
- Account analyst: less than R$ 3.900,00 (US$ 2,470)
- Account coordinator: less than R$ 9.000,00 (US$ 5,600)
- Account controller: less than R$ 16.000,00 (US$ 10,000)
- PC (computer) technician: less than R$ 2.000,00 (US$ 1,200)
- Chief Technology Officer: R$ 11.000 - ? (US$ 6,870 - ?)
- Director of TI /network: R$ 16.000,00 (US$ 10,000)
- Systems manager: R$ 14.853 - 21.456,00 (US$ 9,280 - 13,410)
- Colonel / batallion commander (Police of Rio de Janeio State): R$ 8.000,00 (US$ 5,000)
- Federal agent: less than R$ 7.300,00 (US$ 4,500)
- Federal Marshall: R$ 13.000,00 (US$ 8,120)

HIGH MIDLE CLASS
- Judge / Deputy (congressist) / senator: R$ 25.000,00 (US$ 15,600)
- General manager: R$ 15.000,00-30.0000,00 (US$ 11,000-18,000)
- TV Anchors: more than R$ 30.000,00 or 19,000.00/month.
- Senior Market analysts: the same
- Other jobs.

HIGH CLASS
- CEO/President of company: US$ 300,000 - 3,

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