What American Really Want ... Really
Chapter One
I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW:
What Americans Really Want in
Their Daily Lives
What women want: To be loved, to be listened to, to be desired, to be
respected, to be needed, to be trusted, and sometimes just to be held. What
men want: Tickets for the World Series.
-Dave Berry
Be glad that you're greedy; the national economy would collapse if you
weren't.
-Mignon McLaughlin (author)
The alarm buzzes insistently, pulling us out of bed and into the maelstrom
of daily life. On comes the television so you know whether your
company has gone bankrupt the night before or if today is going to be a
wet one, and if traffic is going to be a nightmare or just the usual morning
hassle. Set the shower temperature to exactly the same degree, use
the same soap, same shampoo and conditioner, reach for the towel
hung exactly in the same place it was the day before and the day before
that. Stumble to the kitchen for a quick breakfast, or maybe grab coffee
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