Fun Loving People
Particularly if you are not an American, the American culture is interesting in its inherent contradictions. The country is facing its worst economic disaster in almost 80 years. American unemployment is at a 14-year high, and getting worse. Companies are going out of business, and the US government is preparing to ante up almost one trillion US dollars to try and get its ailing economy back on its feet.
And in the midst of all of this, the fun loving Americans are preparing to celebrate their biggest non-holiday—Superbowl Sunday. The day is based around a football game—not soccer of course, but American Football—that will last about 3 hours. The entire day is taken up by pregame shows, the game itself and an entertainment extravaganza, and then post game analysis. It’s a huge party and Americans, who have a tradition of holidays based around eating such as their Thanksgiving Day, will eat almost as much on this day. More food is consumed on Superbowl Sunday than on any other day except for Thanksgiving.
During the game, businesses will pay about $3 million (USD) for the right to a 30-second commercial spot, with many companies buying multiple spots. A ticket for the game costs about $1,000, and not only is it completely sold out, but has been for quite some time. Not to mention the fact that since neither team playing in the game hails from the site of the contest—Tampa Bay, Florida—fans will need to add travel and lodging costs to their ticket prices.
Now Europeans are quite fond of their football as well, and are arguably even more fanatical about it. But the fascinating thing about the Superbowl is how willing the Americans are to spend tremendous amounts of money on it, while suffering the early effects of a massive recession, one which they are complaining loudly about.
It almost seems that they, as a culture, are self-medicating instead of getting focused on how to solve the problem. One might argue that this kind of economic event will have a positive impact on the American economy. Perhaps. But of the 75,000 plus people who will be attending, it’s likely that many of them really can’t afford it.
There is no problem with having fun. But when you are in financial trouble, don’t run from the problem. Get a plan in place, and solve the problem. And then go back to having fun.
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