My CAJ Talk
I decided to inform my brother, Christian, about my CAJ, concerning hybrid and electric cars. At first, I thought that it would be a bad idea to talk to him, because everyone around my age has some knowledge of hybrid and electric cars. But my brother turned out to be a complete stranger to the topic. I mean he knew that they existed, but that was it. So, I decided to start our conversation by explaining the functioning of a hybrid and an electric engine.
I then continued to talk about some well-known hybrid car models and about the sale statistics in the US. My brother wanted to know why I had none from the EU, especially from Austria. This led me to another part of my CAJ, the fuel consumption. I described the current car-related situation in Northern America and why many US citizens decided to buy a green car. Then Christian asked me why there were only so few hybrid cars in Europe. To answer this, I had to explain the conventional combustion engine, the diesel engine and why one of them used less fuel than the other.
Although, I understood it myself, it was a completely different thing, to explain it to someone who was never interested in engines. I decided to change the topic of our discussion to the ethical aspect of hybrid and electric cars. As I explained the reasons why someone would buy a green car, despite its obvious drawbacks, I was sure my brother would not believe me.
As it turned out, I was wrong. As a student of psychology, he very well understood that people wanted to be considered “environmentally aware” by their peers. Then, it was me who wanted to know more about it, because I considered buying a hybrid complete madness. But my brother had no interest in continuing our conversation and so he just mentioned some psychological theories, none of which I knew or could remember and left.
I then continued to talk about some well-known hybrid car models and about the sale statistics in the US. My brother wanted to know why I had none from the EU, especially from Austria. This led me to another part of my CAJ, the fuel consumption. I described the current car-related situation in Northern America and why many US citizens decided to buy a green car. Then Christian asked me why there were only so few hybrid cars in Europe. To answer this, I had to explain the conventional combustion engine, the diesel engine and why one of them used less fuel than the other.
Although, I understood it myself, it was a completely different thing, to explain it to someone who was never interested in engines. I decided to change the topic of our discussion to the ethical aspect of hybrid and electric cars. As I explained the reasons why someone would buy a green car, despite its obvious drawbacks, I was sure my brother would not believe me.
As it turned out, I was wrong. As a student of psychology, he very well understood that people wanted to be considered “environmentally aware” by their peers. Then, it was me who wanted to know more about it, because I considered buying a hybrid complete madness. But my brother had no interest in continuing our conversation and so he just mentioned some psychological theories, none of which I knew or could remember and left.
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