Some Rich People Are Quite Clueless About How Regular People Live And Here Are 40 Stories Twitter Users Shared That Prove It
We all live on the same planet, but it is so diverse that it might seem that we are living in a different dimension. It can depend on the nature that surrounds us, what natural disasters occur, our country’s economic state, the government, the education system and other aspects.
But even people living in the same geographical and political space might not share the same reality. Like how rich people and poor people experience a totally different life. What is the most interesting is that one is not aware of how good or how bad the other’s life is.
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One Twitter user might have had her eyes opened to this phenomenon because she asked “You ever watch a rich person's expression change when you ask a question that's too poor?” People had some very amusing and quite concerning stories about the wealthier part of society that are clueless how the majority of the world lives.
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The person who asked the question is Akilah Green, a writer-producer, recovering lawyer and an Emmy loser. The tweet got 58k likes and a lot of people joined the conversation. They not only shared the questions they asked the rich that exposed them as being poor, but also various stories of wealthy people not realizing they are living a privileged life that not many experience.
A screenshot of the tweet with Twitter user Grace Kelley’s answer was posted on Reddit a few days ago and it has already been upvoted over 34k times. The viral story was about a time she was proud of her outfit and bragged to her coworker that it was actually thrifted. Her boss heard that and told her to not say such things as it makes him look bad: her thrifting her outfit means he doesn’t pay her enough.
For real. Work at a grocery store. 8 or the 10 managers have unused degrees that are still being paid for. College does not equal great paying job.
Shock horror, he didn’t pay her enough. We got to know more about the story as the Twitter user saw the Reddit post and commented saying “It was a fashion company that paid $45k/yr in NYC, so I couldn’t afford to get work clothes from anywhere other than a thrift store. The Devil Wears Prada is a documentary lol. Same guy used to pick on me for bringing my lunch from home and go on rants about ‘entitled Millennials’ who wanted too much money.”
Shock horror, he didn’t pay her enough. We got to know more about the story as the Twitter user saw the Reddit post and commented saying “It was a fashion company that paid $45k/yr in NYC, so I couldn’t afford to get work clothes from anywhere other than a thrift store. The Devil Wears Prada is a documentary lol. Same guy used to pick on me for bringing my lunch from home and go on rants about ‘entitled Millennials’ who wanted too much money.”
Am reminded of one George H.W. Bush, who had no clue how much a quart of milk cost.
Reminds me about a guy at university who told me he tried out working and found it to be very pointless and draining and its not for him. Lol.
It wasn’t the only time the boss showed how cheap he was, but the woman isn’t working there anymore and she says that she is making a lot more money in a different state.
The Twitter thread has many more similar stories and it is quite concerning that rich people are almost like a secluded society, not knowing what goes on in regular people’s lives as according to Statista, 37 million Americans, which is about 11 percent of the whole country’s population, lived under the poverty line in 2020.
That means that a family of 4 was earning less than $26,200 or a single person was earning less than $12,760. And even if you are a little bit over the threshold, it is not a lot at all.
37 million is the same amount as it was in 2007, just before the economic crisis in 2008. Between the years of 2009 and 2016, the number was always higher than 40 million, however, it has been decreasing ever since 2014. In 2019, just before the pandemic came, almost 34 million people were living in poverty and the number increased in 2020 when a lot of people lost their jobs due to businesses closing as a measure to fight the virus.
If we go outside the US, the numbers are even scarier. In many African countries, more than half of their populations are living in poverty. The global average was 9.3 percent in 2017, according to the World Bank data. That means almost a tenth of the world’s population don’t earn more than $1.9 a day.
We know things best that occur in our reality, but it is important to be curious and learn about the world and be compassionate to those who are less fortunate. But for now it’s just fun to read about how the wealthy receive a reality check. We also would like to hear your stories, so put them in the comments!
And now EVERYONE is too poor to go to Disneyland. Thanks heaps, Bob Chapek!
Wow, hope they got wiser. I was lucky my only friend in primary school was loaded but understood my family was the complete opposite, she was never mean about it, but always tried to help, like I couldn’t afford things at sleepovers the rich kids could, so she would spot me etc.
Goodness. This reminds me of the time my college friend's parents visited my home and the first question out of their mouths is 'how many square feet is it in here' as though that mattered more than us as humans. The mom proceeded to ask my mother if she had a 10 year plan for me. During my mother's stunned silence, the mom cluelessly proceeded to offer to make one for me if I didn't have one?????
If I wrote a book of the DANIELLEISMS...anyone who knows me, knows they are true..hilarious, sad, ironic...but true..lol id be a gazillionaire
That's when u say u don't pay me enough for my own living let alone someone's else! Or two someone else's. Edit yes wrote that like that on purpose
You should have said" I have a very similar one from Target..." lol
This honestly explains a lot about how big news papers/magazines end up writing completely out of touch editorials.
You know, at least they made an effort. So many people get immediately offended by stuff like this, but sometimes rich people are people too and they can be awkward in some situations same as poor people. If they're not being condescending or malicious, then why should it put a fn chip on somebody's shoulder? Maybe, in turn, relate to the awkwardness and both people could wind up with an enriching and rewarding friendship or, at least, experience.
What job do you have that only provides $90/week? I assume this is part time or something since it's a student?
This one isn't entirely accurate. I grew up poor in another country and often had mint jelly...with any meal, really. Yes, that includes free lunches and such. In the country I live now, mint jelly is only found in the foreign food aisle, and mostly purchased by people who think they are high class and 'sophisticated'. It's not about being rich or poor...it's simply where/how the food is marketed.
Oh! The humanity. Dear God how does she find the courage to get dressed each day.
Reminds me of that annoying interview question: dO yOu HaVe ReLiAbLe TrAnSpOrTaTiOn??
If she's a goth I could imagine why she would find a beautiful sunny tropic resort lame. In other news rain is wet.
My bil just got engaged to a rich girl l. She loves all our new furniture and is getting allot of the same stuff for them (not even sure why as she had nice furniture B4 he moved in) thing is she is making him take out a loan to buy all this while mine is all second hand. I find this even more hilarious as her favorite piece is my grey loveseat I got at goodwill for $20
While living in New York City after the Wall Street Crash, I was financially struggling and my friend got me a gig for a repeat client of his on Long Island.The job was to build a PowerPoint for the clients son for a school experiment. The experiment was this: in his father's office building he set up cameras that video taped the kid dropping $5 bill. His hypothesis was that rich people would give the money back to him and poor people would keep it because they are struggling and therefore less honest. I was supposed to build a PowerPoint that stated his experiment worked and clearly poor people did not return the money. The footage showed nothing of the sort, and was just crap all together. I politely tried to explain. Economic status doesn't translate into honesty, and that his assertions were offensive but he did not care. He was a rich brat and believe poor people were scum. There were so many things wrong with the whole situation.
Ha! How many people didn't recognize that scene from Karate Kid (original)???
I've had rich people surprised that I couldn't afford things, such as buying my wife a $600 dress or jetting to Las Vegas for a quick night of gambling. On the other side of the coin, I have little idea of what it's like not having access to potable water or sanitation. So, I guess, everybody has blinders on when it comes to the struggles of poorer people.
Definitely the most sensible comment I've seen so far. Although many are quite funny!
I’m poor .. well, I thought I was, until I read a few of these stories and realized I’m not actually as poor as I thought I was .. I have been blessed with the ability to travel , but I scrimped and saved and picked up a massive amount of extra shifts to make it work .. but I’ve always considered that I need to work three jobs to make ends meet as me being poor .. Maybe I should be more grateful for what I have
It's not about having blinders really... It's more about knowing and not acknowledging the things you know.... What I mean is you don't have to experience something to understand it and to be conscious about it.... Like you may not have experienced not having potable water but you are conscious of it and are (hopefully)not going to go around thinking that no one in the world is experiencing it... I
Very thoughtful & insightful!
One time a few people in my class were talking about where they were going on vacation and they said they were going to places like Spain, Greece, Norway etc. They asked me what country I was going to for vacation this year and I said "Um, well we're planning on going to the museum in [very nearby city]..." Then they made a face and started ignoring me.
well at least you know who isn't worth socialising with.
When people ask, why I don't have a drivers license yet (pretty expensive here in germany, around 2000-3000€)...well, my parents are hardworking but also on almost minimum wage working people and I can't s**t gold either. 🤷🏼♂️ It's not that I don't WANT the drivers licence, finally. But I have to work for it and it will take me some months to get the money together.
Wow, that's a lot. That seems like a great way to prevent poor people from having reliable transportation to work. I know you guys have better public transportation than we do here, but I'm pretty sure our society would just fall apart if we did that in the US.
Please keep in mind that most of our health care and education is free, so...
It already has fallen apart lol
dont know if this is the same as in Slovakia but the price of driving license is rising here also due to new requirements a car must have and some added responsabilities. for example they added extra first aid courses you have to pay extra, they added mandatory extra lessons for how to drive with a trailer, mandatory lessons on a simulator and so on. currently I think is around 600-700€+ fees. I paid up to 400€ 10 years ago including fees at the police department. considering minimal wage around 640/month without tax, yes you have to save some money if you are poor. but from what i hear I am glad we actually get a proper course here in Europe instead of just giving a license to every idiot who can kill ppl in their car like tgey do in some other countries.
Holy s**t, Driver's licenses got THAT expensive?? Jeez, so glad I am an old fart.
You have to sign up with a driving school & pay them until THEY say you're ready to take the tests. Fail & it's another $400-500 in classes. It's really a crummy system & yes, it does seem designed to not let poor people drive.
In the U.S. our drivers licenses cost less than $40 and we have to pay that every 4yrs when we renew them. Do you also pay that much to renew yours or does the price you pay cover renewal costs for life?
That is very expensive! Does it include insurance?
I've had rich people surprised that I couldn't afford things, such as buying my wife a $600 dress or jetting to Las Vegas for a quick night of gambling. On the other side of the coin, I have little idea of what it's like not having access to potable water or sanitation. So, I guess, everybody has blinders on when it comes to the struggles of poorer people.
Definitely the most sensible comment I've seen so far. Although many are quite funny!
I’m poor .. well, I thought I was, until I read a few of these stories and realized I’m not actually as poor as I thought I was .. I have been blessed with the ability to travel , but I scrimped and saved and picked up a massive amount of extra shifts to make it work .. but I’ve always considered that I need to work three jobs to make ends meet as me being poor .. Maybe I should be more grateful for what I have
It's not about having blinders really... It's more about knowing and not acknowledging the things you know.... What I mean is you don't have to experience something to understand it and to be conscious about it.... Like you may not have experienced not having potable water but you are conscious of it and are (hopefully)not going to go around thinking that no one in the world is experiencing it... I
Very thoughtful & insightful!
One time a few people in my class were talking about where they were going on vacation and they said they were going to places like Spain, Greece, Norway etc. They asked me what country I was going to for vacation this year and I said "Um, well we're planning on going to the museum in [very nearby city]..." Then they made a face and started ignoring me.
well at least you know who isn't worth socialising with.
When people ask, why I don't have a drivers license yet (pretty expensive here in germany, around 2000-3000€)...well, my parents are hardworking but also on almost minimum wage working people and I can't s**t gold either. 🤷🏼♂️ It's not that I don't WANT the drivers licence, finally. But I have to work for it and it will take me some months to get the money together.
Wow, that's a lot. That seems like a great way to prevent poor people from having reliable transportation to work. I know you guys have better public transportation than we do here, but I'm pretty sure our society would just fall apart if we did that in the US.
Please keep in mind that most of our health care and education is free, so...
It already has fallen apart lol
dont know if this is the same as in Slovakia but the price of driving license is rising here also due to new requirements a car must have and some added responsabilities. for example they added extra first aid courses you have to pay extra, they added mandatory extra lessons for how to drive with a trailer, mandatory lessons on a simulator and so on. currently I think is around 600-700€+ fees. I paid up to 400€ 10 years ago including fees at the police department. considering minimal wage around 640/month without tax, yes you have to save some money if you are poor. but from what i hear I am glad we actually get a proper course here in Europe instead of just giving a license to every idiot who can kill ppl in their car like tgey do in some other countries.
Holy s**t, Driver's licenses got THAT expensive?? Jeez, so glad I am an old fart.
You have to sign up with a driving school & pay them until THEY say you're ready to take the tests. Fail & it's another $400-500 in classes. It's really a crummy system & yes, it does seem designed to not let poor people drive.
In the U.S. our drivers licenses cost less than $40 and we have to pay that every 4yrs when we renew them. Do you also pay that much to renew yours or does the price you pay cover renewal costs for life?
That is very expensive! Does it include insurance?