I wonder how many of those families ditching their brand new cars bought one with no money down, believing they would not return to America so they didn’t care about trashing their credit score when they dumped their brand new purchase to be reposessed.
Decades ago, I had a Syrian co-worker who returned to Syria with his wife. For the next 2 years, we got a long parade of incessant calls from all the various collection agencies trying to reach him. Right before he left for Syria, he made dozens of purchases of high end clothes and jewelry and things knowing he would never return and they would never be able to collect. He just completely stole from those companies and did so pre-meditatedly.
Those Arabs are real horse-traders and con-men. They see a safe, easy opportunity to rip you off to enrich themselves and they will do it.
Shameless and no morals.
Pinging you tmy post 42 above.
Those Arabs are real horse-traders and con-men...
Not all are like that, but my first roommate was first generation, his parents fled Lebanon. The attitude was basically you come into this world with nothing, whatever you could obtain by “guile and skill” was yours to be had. If the other guy let his guard down, it was your duty to fleece him, and you were to be commended for taking advantage of opportunity. Of course most folks would consider that to be stealing.
One night I watched him steal drinks from bar patrons who turned their backs, and change from a $20, too. When I confronted him, he merely winked and smiled. Needless to say, I moved out after a few months . . .