5/28/2014 The Car as a Status Symbol

        Recently, I am planning to buy my own car. Because I move out of campus in this month, if I have no car, it is very inconvenient for me to go to school. So I think much about this transportation in my free time. 

        Car is very important in our daily life. I used to read an article named American on Wheels told me that American is a country on wheels because people can’t leave their car wherever they are. In China, there are more and more families own a car or more. It is very convenient to hang out when you have car. You can go anywhere you want and no need to worry about you will miss the train or bus and then wait for a long time. Otherwise there are more and more people get rich now. The cars are not like before that only a few people can afford. And some people used to think get a car is a sign that you are one of the rich guys. Maybe the car is not a sign of richness recent years, but a premium and luxury cars still could be the status symbol especially for men. 

        I don’t know much about America, but I know China and some other Asian countries such as Korea well. Sometimes we can judge the level of a man's income and status by his car. Although private car is very common in modern society, the guy who has a better car would be more popular. Society is cruel because almost all the girls prefer to date with the guy who has a better car. If he wants to marry, he must have his own car and house firstly.

        Many Chinese students have their own car at Troy University. As I know, most of the students who have premium car already have girlfriend and be active in Chinese students’ social circle. All of the abroad Chinese students’ social circles are the same. One of my friends told me that sometimes the car is more important than a man’s look. To be honest, I think this society is morbid. But this is reality. The car is a status symbol though I don’t want to admit. 

        The car is playing an important role in our daily life. In my opinion, it just a means of transport that we don’t need to regard it as a burthen or status symbol. Ability is the most important thing for men.