Mariya_B_Money

= Vocabulary =

in our cruel dishonest word today almost everything is baught. some people make money by taking bribes.
= Sayings about money =

Neither a borrower nor a lender be...
=== I think the saying is quite right and fully describes the real life situation. Money has always been very noisy topic for discussion. People don't like to talk sbout their money, whether it is an income, pension, credit or even subsidy. And questions about money are not acceptable in our society. Nowadays money makes the world go round. Everything depends on money. One will have the best cloths, the best food, the best house if has much money. One will have the best treatment, best doctors if has much money. But all these things are just empty, only surface. can't be really happy and pieceful because love, friendship and happiness cannot be baught. Certainly if we are talking about true genuine feelings. Money is also the root of all evil. That's why neither a borrower nor a lender be. Best friends can become furious enemies, two brothers become strangers. Me personslly try not to borrow money at all. But if I do, I try to back them as soon as possible. I don't think money is the most important thing in the life but if we can distroy our friendship or any relation with people I have nothing to do but accept money as it is. ===

= Cartoons = === Well... I had a look on the cartoons about compensation culture. I can say that I didn't catch the idea of them. I guess it's rather unclear for us because the compensation culture is not so popular in our country. So it's difficult to understand their realities. Maybe let's do it together? ! :) ===



= Stella Awards = === Hmmm.. I liked the article about Stella Liebeck. She got huge sum of money because of burning her leg. But on the other hand such cases are rediculous! Just imagine, how a person can earn almost 3 million dollars by hurting him/herself !!!!!! This is the most unfaire and easiest way of getting money. But people do it because the compensation culture is strongly accepted in America. === === On the one hand sure one can go to court and sue for any damage even if he/she did it themselves. But this is not serious.I'd say that on no account would I go to law with such a stupid case! And I'm glad that this compensation culture doesn't act in Russia, otherwise people would nothing to do but always sue, sue ,sue and sue... ===

= TV quiz shows = === One of the most famous TV quiz shows is "Who wants to be a millionire". In our country there is also such a game going on TV. Indeed a lot of people take part there. And some of them have already succeeded to win a million. === === But frankly speaking I think that this way of earning money is not appropriate. For example this Paddy Spooner who made a lot of money by answering questions in such quiz shows. I think he is risky, venturesome, lucky but on the other hand he is rather shallow - minded, naive and not serious. Because a real man in his age should earn for living by other different ways and not to wait some piece of luck in various TV shows. All this is certainly interesting and exciting but I feel sorry for him because he has no profession, no own house, no family which is more important than participating in TV quiz * ===