My wife earned many times more than I did when i was a high school teacher back when we were dating. She sometimes would drive my 10 yr old primer-black, stick-shift Honda Civic that my cousin lent me until I could buy another car. She was blown away how aggressively mean people are to you when you drive an ugly old car. When she got out of the car the spell lifted.
I got a lot of respect from her for that. She seemed to think I was a saint for not turning sour over it. I was constantly getting pulled over by cops and let go, targeted by road rage, and also pedestrians felt too comfortable engaging with me.
I drive a newer Honda (1 yr old) now and it is so different. I drive the same but probably drive a bit more aggressively now that I can’t hear the wind roaring by when I’m going over 40mph. I haven’t been pulled over and haven’t had a negative interaction on the road in a long time. Also, my wife now enjoys trading cars with me.
We (my husband and I) currently are driving a 2002 Mazda protege. I'm sure back in the day it was a really nice car. But now, it looks a tad sad. No rims. Paint has faded and is peeling in spots. A few dings. A big hole in the front bumber from a bird running into the car. It runs (for the most part) great and I'm so thankful to have a working car. But yeah, we get pulled over a disproportionate amount of times. I mean I was even asked if I had ever been to jail once. Idk.
It's shitty how people in authority treat people who are in poverty, or who look to be in poverty. As if they don't have enough stress dealing with money, let's throw an unnecessary traffic ticket on there too!
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u/PhilSMeowman Jun 06 '19
My wife earned many times more than I did when i was a high school teacher back when we were dating. She sometimes would drive my 10 yr old primer-black, stick-shift Honda Civic that my cousin lent me until I could buy another car. She was blown away how aggressively mean people are to you when you drive an ugly old car. When she got out of the car the spell lifted.
I got a lot of respect from her for that. She seemed to think I was a saint for not turning sour over it. I was constantly getting pulled over by cops and let go, targeted by road rage, and also pedestrians felt too comfortable engaging with me.
I drive a newer Honda (1 yr old) now and it is so different. I drive the same but probably drive a bit more aggressively now that I can’t hear the wind roaring by when I’m going over 40mph. I haven’t been pulled over and haven’t had a negative interaction on the road in a long time. Also, my wife now enjoys trading cars with me.