Monday, January 25, 2010

One size fits all

We pretty much all know that the real answer to questions of the sort "why does X occur"? is "to get the girl".

You know what I mean right? "why do birds grow elaborate feathers?", "why do rams butt heads at 30 mph?" Why do boys play football?", "why do bloggers blog?".


Now, LeBron informs us that this simple, powerful answer also applies to explaining our current global imbalances, viz:

Q: Why do the Chinese save so much?

A: To get the girl!

1 comment:

Revealed Tricks Charlie said...

Getting the girl may seem like the only reason for our existance, but for the girl, it's about being gotten.

Don't forget that sometimes the girl doesn't want to be gotten by the likes of us...

What happens then???