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Originally Posted by jayswin
Are you sure it's not just because America is incredibly segregated and you being a doctor likely live in a nice area, therefore not having to interact with the American lower class?
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LOL, I interact with them regularly. Yes, there is separation to some extent, meaning my neighbors are not poor, but go a few blocks and you're in lower rent areas very close by.
America's lower classes aren't that different from Canada's. I worked in Forest Lawn for a time, in the roughest part as well. I've found that the lower classes here are full of really great and honest people, very honest in fact. I found the same to be true working in Forest Lawn. It's the rich you have to worry about. Their ethical norms are skewed and warped, and often act out of self-interest only. I've had more run-ins with the wealthy down here than I've ever come close to having with the poor. They're pretty crappy and selfish most of the time.
Basically, it's probably worse living around the rich than the poor. Poor people are usually pretty great. Rich people usually suck.