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Originally Posted by swa(y)
this is why....a long time ago of course...i got a lot of shit on THIS message board for saying most "poor" people i know are cooler than most (not all) of the richer people i know.
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I totally agree.
That's not to say that I havent had really awesome friends who happen to have a lot of money. Its just that people who have to go without, often arent as caught up in meaningless problems, and know how to have a good time with next to no cash.
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but...we're fucking taught that our DVD collections, the TYPE of stereo we have, the cars we drive, the houses we live in, the SHIT we own DOES matter...and none of that shit hardley matter at all. atleast...it shouldnt.
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Its really hard to understand different cultures unless you've been a part of them.. so I can't comment on what it's like in the US apart from the sense I get from TV, internet, books etc. There are a lot of places that are like that here, but there are also a lot of places which are really opposite. It might have something to do with the extent of multiculturalism in my city, or it might just be a general australian attitude, but for most people, what someone buys or wears or owns means shit all if they are boring or an asshole.
This is also a huge reason why I love people who are honest in character... don't really care about what they 'dont' have or try to be something they are not, just because it would make them seem more valuable as a person.