Learn the Definition of the Slang Phrase 'Rat Race'

Yes, I feel tired of this rat race we live in. I´m also worried about people around me who suffer from stress and depression just because of modern times routines. I would love to end up far from the madding crowd when I grow older :)

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My neighbor kept two white red-eyed RATS. They used to eat, sleep, sometimes “staged races” all around their cage. I never saw them worrying about the morning rush hour and they didn’t look stressed or tired.

Those idioms are strange sometimes :). For example, bad living conditions are called “a dog’s life”. Though I’ve seen some dogs… xD

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So, let us return to the lesson.

Is Jason and Devan’s house/apartment at six miles’ distance from work? Many people in my city prefer a work where they could get on foot. City transport and gasoline rise in price. Well, things are not so bad yet. In our city gridlock may happen but very seldom.

we didnt feel rat race yet because we lives in village

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I was born and grew up in Sao Paulo and although all of those problems with traffics and rat race i loved that big city. I have moved to small city because here i found an excellent opportunity to increase my career and this city is booming. I would go back to Sao Paulo one day if i had a good opportunity there. Why not? 

Well, I don’t have that problem because I live in a small town and when I go to a city I don’t really matter the noise or the cars. I could live everywhere and I’m happy about that.

yep!sometimes ,i really felt tired of the rat race in a big city. even big cities usually were full of oppotunity,it often made you feel exhasted.

yep!sometimes ,i really felt tired of the rat race in a big city. even big cities usually were full of oppotunity,it often made you feel exhasted.

ok, so nice lesson.

but i have never experienced such opportunity with a good schedule :))

living in big cities have its own conditions so everybody should match theirself for such a life :))))

it’s ok, i don’t have problem with that.

I live in a little town and this problem doesn’t concern me every day. However the most things I can do only in a big city ( Wroclaw) and when I have to go there in a rush hour I’m sick. I really love this city and I’ve always wanted to live there but now I’m not sure. The rat race drives me crazy. The traffic, these angry and screaming people, lights and luck parking places. I’m happy that I live where I live and I also work in a small town. The big city I visit in the evening, with pleasure ;)

yep Julito, he said it in the dialogue, it was hilarious indeed :)

 snoopy ,hilarious , a bank account as that of Devan and Jason.

It is funny how some of you say you like to live in the Rat Race ha ha!

that is not good that means living like… a RAT! just surving and compiting

As for me I want to be a programer to desing websites and never have to enter the Rat Race

I think Jason and Devan’s wanderlust had finally kicked in. ;)

My reflection on Rat Race

     There are times when you feel you just have to break free of the rat race. You usually feel that way when you’re overcome with tasks (both for work and school) and your overall alertness is skewed due to lack of sleep. When those responsibilities you must attend to are hindered by a standstill parking-lot-traffic to and from home, you may start to get delusional.  You began to wonder; what’s the use of restricting yourself to such demanding environment. A place where it’s all about competiveness and chasing the optimal credentials society has to offer. At times like this you may wish you were on an exotic island swinging from vine to vine or zip lining over a sapphire-hued lagoon rather than being in a seemingly distasteful situation where you’re under immense pressure and noises. It’s just seems fair to pack up and start living, right? But unfortunately we live in a world called reality not reality TV, the dreamy living you wish for is only possible if you’re making a living.  If the term rat race makes you squirm because you have a phobia for rodent, well, make no mistake – making a living is just a less frightful way of saying “partake in the rat race”:). 

      I keep my nose on the grindstone ;). I’m all about earning a living and shaping the rosy future I envision. Now you must be thinking that I must enjoy waking up early every morning and smiling through traffic because I’m so hopeful.  Not true, I don’t like the rat race (I definitely hate living in the city) but the goals I set for myself are only attainable through those sacrifices I must undergo routinely.  I don’t know of any more legitimate path ;)

     If you don’t have the necessary financial means or support, the rat race might be your only option if you’re yearning for a quality lifestyle ;) – but again, quality time is very subjective. However, keep in mind that it might be tough to rejoin the race if you lag too far behind. Plan ahead and very carefully.

   I will never retire from the rat race unless my bank account looks like Jason’s

I live in small city and i like to experience rat race cause its new to me.the rush houre in my city is in the evening.

I was born and I raised in a big city (Casablanca in Morocco), where people comes back home very late due to the trafick and the overcrowded public transport. Fortunately I still went to high school which lies near by our home, but my father had have to commute all the time and face the rush hours. I can remember I saw him mostly only at the weekends. Right now I live in a quite big city (munich Germany), and I don’t feel like I’m facing the rat race because my work is a little bit far from the city center and my habitation lies so close by the work that I can just walk or bike, but I have to say I like living in a big city. However it is important for all people living in a big city to go away towards outside of the town for vacation in order to work off stress and get fresh air…

in my opinion the life without rat race not good but i advice every body to go out the city every week end.i cant live in quote city all my life so im decide to spend my life in rat race city because it makes you so activity

i live in the small city ,i like this ,and very beautifull !my study in the GuangZhou city!

I live in a big city (São Paulo – the biggest city in Latin America). The rush hour is terrible. This commute takes me 2 hours daily. 

I think I couldn’t live without this rat race, but sometimes I really need to escape from this life to a bucolic city. The rat race, with all the stressful commute and all the pressure I face at work make me enjoy much more a vacation.