THE United States of America isn’t to everyone’s taste. Capitalism served raw, unapologetic consumerism, and many other isms that would put your back into a spasm, set the tone for a seemingly brutal society, one where dog eats hotdog (and every burger eats hamburgers).
Yes, there is something quite freeing about giving in to a life where McDonald’s can be breakfast followed by Burger King for lunch. And never more so than when driving a humble car across several states, guzzling more gallons of gasoline than there is Coca-Cola in your paper cup.
Ah, the American Dream. “That dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement,” announced James Truslow Adams back in the 1930s when the USA was really starting to click back into gear after that minor Wall Street breakdown.
