200 years ...Time to Reflect

Wow 200 years are too much; it is a very important time to reflect about our evolution and development as a country in different aspects such as social, economic and political among others; I think that Chile is in a good way in these different aspects, but it has a lot to improve.
In general terms I think that different activities made these last days were very funny and amazing and accord with the date, but some people overreacted with the celebration of our 200 years, this overreaction were translated in a lot of people spending a huge quantities of money in food, parties, alcohol, transport, etc. In my way of see the things I think is not necessary to spend a lot of money for spend a good time and is not necessary to get loans and get into debts to supply some unnecessary expenses; The most important things in those days is to share with the family and your friends and for these is not necessary spend a huge quantities of money. This behavior is very typical in the Chilean population for example in Christmas and New Year, this is the reason and the answer because the great majority of Chileans are gets into debts.
In my personal case I spent a very good time with my family and friends, and I ate a lot and delicious food and drunk a very typical drinks, it was a very funny bicentennial celebrations and I hope a similar celebration the next year.