Why are Americans always whining about gas prices?

[Alex]

Every day you see news about "skyrocketing" and "outrageous" gas prices in America. You got to be kidding me, right? $4.00 a gallon is supposed to be high gas prices? What rock are Americans living under? The rest of the world is paying gas prices twice as high. If you fools are crying about $4.00 a gallon, how would you feel about $7.00 a gallon in most of Europe and Asia? Honestly... I am sick and tired of hearing this bull$hit about high gas prices in America. $4.00 for gas is dirt cheap, you should be celebrating!
What a bunch of cry babies for real... if you can't afford the dirt cheap gas in the US, I would seriously consider a career change. If your work involves flipping burgers, even a gallon will seem like a lot I'm sure!

I did turn the news off. But every time I have a conversation with an American, all they do is whine and complain about gas prices. Today I was fulling up my Range Rover at a pump and some smug idiot with a hybrid was asking me "how could you afford an SUV with this ridiculous gas prices?!" Well I told him to get a real job (and a real car while he's at it). Freakin unbelievable!

[JensS]

$7.00 a gallon in Europe?!
I wish that was true! it's like 7€ where i live, and yesterday they said in the news that prices will go up again because the dollar is getting stronger :-(

[deb]

Why don't you just turn the news off if you don't want to hear about it.

[NOLAGirlinTexas]

If your gas prices rose to $14 in Europe, I bet you would be whining also. It has nothing to do with having a good job. The oil industry makes crazy profits while you whine about Americans whining. They are winning and you are paying. I'd be mad for paying $7 instead of hating on Americans because we are use to much cheaper rates. Many European countries rely on tourism to stimulate their economy. If Americans stay at home because the tickets rates are too high because of oil prices, then you loose.

I hope one day we will be using technology to solve our energy problems.

[Victor]

I was reading that in Bosnia, regular gas is over $10 / gallon - sadly it also mentioned that in Venezuela it's 12 cents / gallon.

[leikerdaryle]

A Range Rover, one of the most undependable cars on the stinking road. Where the hell are you from, Afghanistan? If not,maybe your country is next to be conquered after Iraq.

[heavy_metal_god_06]

Somebody check the diapers of this crying baby. I think he needs a change. You ridicule Americans for being crybabies about gas prices and here you are acting like a crybaby complaining about Americans. Don't you just love irony?.

And could you at least make your made up BS stories about meeting Americans a bit more realistic?. My 7 year old niece could have come up with better stories. You don't have much of a life, do you?.

[EdF]

We don't live in Europe or other places, we live here.Why should we care what you pay?
These prices are outrageous to us. When I was a kid gas was 29.9 cents a gallon.