Quote Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF View Post
Uh... because when we're paying twice as much as you are, and have been for ages, and we're not starving because if it, it's hard to see how it can be difficult for you? This isn't one-upmanship. We're not saying "We have it worse so STFU". We're saying "We have it worse and we're perfectly fine so STFU".
I really don't get what's so hard to understand about "people are struggling." You guys are fine over there, so good for you. Gas prices here are putting a financial strain on people and THAT'S why they complain. Obviously if people are saying that they're fine with their gas prices then you're not in a worse position despite the higher price of gas. The person in the worse position is the one who is having a rough time paying for gas.

When gas went up to $3 I didn't complain. You know why? Cause I could still afford it. Other people couldn't, but I could, so whatever. But gas has gotten to the point that it really has become a financial burden for me. I drive a LOT. Tomorrow I have a job at a location that's 50 miles from where I live. Going and coming should eat up half my tank (factoring in traffic). It's not rare for me to fill up twice a week. $120 a week on gas is NOT ok. I don't give a if someone across the world pays $100 per gallon because that has nothing to do with me. I'm concerned with what I'm paying and how much it's hurting me financially. If I were rich, I wouldn't be complaining about $4 gas. I wouldn't even complain about $10 gas as long as I could comfortably afford it.

People aren't complaining because gas is $4 a gallon now. People are complaining because gas prices are $4 a gallon and it's getting harder and harder to pay for the cost of gas. I will complain about gas directly in relationship to how much it affects ME, not how much better or worse it is somewhere else in the world.