They pay less for petrol then me. That's a privilege.

Once I read somewhere that being born in the USA is a privilege. Some American's guy opinion. I don't think so. The only privilege they have - compared to me - is they don't need visa to enter my country whereas I do if I wanted to go there. Knowing some Americans in person – compared to people in my country and other foreigners – they have the same ups and downs as everyone else around this globe, the same feelings of sadness and happiness, the same responsibility for rising their children, the same troubles to find and keep their jobs and pay all their taxes and fees. Oh yes, they still pay less for petrol then me. But as for overweight people the rate is almost the same.
Moreover, all the sneaking changes the Americans have to cope with after September 2001 seem to be sort of both funny and painful – compared to my country. I had the bad luck having to live in a communist dictatorship for the huge part of my life. I know what was it like to be followed by undercover officers, to have your phone tapped, to be accused of being a inner enemy or turned down by employers for political reasons. Either you just went with them or they said you were against them. Either you just sing happy songs and shut up or TV and radio stations will slam the door on you. Doesn't it ring the bell? (Dixie Chicks) I'm afraid it does. I see some significant similarities between those days of oppression in my country and the current situation overseas and find it a bit scary and depressing. No reason to speak about privileges.
But back to those ordinary people for whom Washington, DC is far away and who need to make ends meet above all. Like Laura from Texas, a young lady with a sarcastic sense of humor, which I think is her way to survive some tough days. She just got a new job. At a doctor's office. And she seems pretty happy.
Needless to say I've learned two new words thanks to her – „scrubs“ (to clean sth by rubbing it hard, perhaps with a brush and usually with soap and water + clothing worn by hospital staff in the workplace) and „go haywire“ (to stop working correctly or become out of control).

„It's an admin job and doing the IT work at a chiropractic office. It's kind of small so I'll basically be working by myself with the doctors, but it's cool. Pays okay for the area.
.... and the best part: I get to wear scrubs. I've dreamed of the day to where I'd never have to try to decide what to wear everyday, and now it's come. This is how lazy I am, I don't even want to have to decide what to wear everyday.
oh, and I get two hour lunch breaks everyday. so that's all cool.
but yeah, I got a job and I start Monday and I'm glad because I was seriously about to go haywire.“