What do you think of my answer

This was my answer to what someone said to me as well as my coworkers (keep in mind this individual does not even live in the united states, he is just visiting). what do you think of my answer:

Number one: haven't you heard the united states is in a recession right now and americans are more worried about their jobs, wondering if their jobs will be there for them when they wake up in the morning or their job will be downsized. People are afraid of losing their homes due to the mortgage crisis. Companies (large and small) are having financial problems.

Number two: in addition there are two wars the united states is fighting: iraq and afganistan. Us citizens are more worried if their loved ones will come home the way they left or even if they will come home at all.

Number three: your information is all wrong. People no matter where they live do not care how much money someone else has. What they care about is getting food on their plate, their rent paid, etc.

Number four: and what someone else said - people can be poor one day and rich and powerful the next.

This is what the person said: I figured out what the real problem with america is, what do you think?
It all comes down to the foolish pride of the american working class. For example, in britian, our commoners accept their place in society and do not feel as if they deserve the same luxeries that the nobility has earned. Granted, they may wish they were nobility but they recognize that they do not deserve it. However, in america, the commoners have rejected the term 'commoner' and have replaced it with 'working class.' they are basically trying to imply that they are of greater importance than what they are. Also, have you noticed that americans tend to look upon their royalty (celebrities) with jealousy whereas british commoners look upon our royalty with respect.this also applies to religion. The american working class tends to be much more religious than the british. I believe this is because religions tend to express the importance of the individual (eternal life, a god that loves you, etc.) and makes these people feel much more important than they actually are. I believe the only solution to the problems in america is for the working class to submit themsleves and recognize that they are not quite as smart as they think they are and be willing for people of higher intelligence to guide them in the right direction

Your answer is ok but it didn't really cover everything that the other person said. I mean if you wanted to retort to every point and defend another point of view it wasn't a hundred percent successful. For example, I don't see what people being worried about a recession has to do with what the person was implying. Better luck next time!

This person who said what he said to me was NOT even living in the United States. He was visting for the first time for two days. He is from England. What he is saying is that all we care about is our place in society. I told him that the citizens in the United States have the recession to be worried about, the wars we are in right now, etc.