First, yes, it definitely looks like a "rice" car.
<<If this is what rice is, why is there so much vitriol about it? It just looks to me like kids doing what kids do. Every generation has it's own quirks and styles that it calls it own. I don't see where this is any different.>>
Honestly, you're right that it's just what kids do. Despite this, I think that what bothers most of us here is that it's completely superficial and in many cases the car actually performs worse than it did when stock. I know this seems odd that it would bother us, but consider the type of people assembled here. By and large the people here are more concerned with what goes on "under the hood" and don't care about ornamentation as long as the product works well. (Witness the large number of people here who have never had the case cover on their computer.) The idea behind "ricing" a car is completely opposite this view and I have a feeling that most of us simply are not able to understand why someone would spend thousands of dollars on parts to make his car look faster when that person could have spent the same amount of money on the engine and transmission and actually made the car go faster. Essentially, I think that the idea of "rice" simply runs 180 degrees from the way most of us think and that we dislike it because we view it as a waste. Also, many people who drive "riced" cars tend to be a little slight on the driving skills. Just my opinion and idea, however. If anyone has a better theory, I'm quite open to it.
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