Are we (Australia) becomming too american?

[Yaw]

Maybe I am getting old and cranky, I know in myself i am even starting to sound like my father. I was walking through the Brisbane Queen st mall today, I noticed shops like tiffany's, louis Vitton, and I start to notice shows on Foxtel like "My Super Sweet 16", OMG does that not just show every little paris hilton wanna be that can chuck a tantrum and get their parents to cough up anywhere from $100,000 to $500,000 for a friggin 16th birthday party??????????? It bewilders me how any sane parent rich or not would by a 16 year old a $100,000 car for a 1st car. If you must get your kid a new car for a first car get a cheap small one as you know the chances of them wrecking it are very high anyway. Then shows like Viva La Bam, just showing how if you have enough money you can disrespect anyone...even your parents that are stupid enough to give you the money. I know these are only shows on TV but are these the role models we want our kids to become?

God I read this back and I sound like a mad man just rambling but this sort of stuff is just becomming more and more every day.....I guess I am scared that with all the capitalisim going on around its gunna be a mighty big bubble that bursts when it does. It seems the younger generation has never had to go without or found it hard to get work, (evident by the amount of jobs advertised) I was always taught to hold on to your job for secuirty, last hired first fired type thing. I used to hear how tough it was in the depression, and no I never lived through that, but I sure as hell did live through Paul Keatings Rescession we had to have, things were pretty tight for quite a while. I truly feel with all the above type influnces on Australia the younger generation are going to be the ones that cop the brunt of what it is like when things do get tough again. From every economist I have heard predictions such as the jobs boom will blow out before much longer. I would like for anyone to tell me they have the same kind of worries as I do or am I really just going mad? :