Contrary to popular belief, we are educated, civil, friendly
people. Yeah there are some who always make the headlines for being fucked up and in gangs. That is not most of us. I like poor
people better than rich
people because most of the rich people I know are snotty and
don'
t talk to you unless you have the right designers. I was enrolled at a fancy prep
school on scholarship for two years, and it was horrible. A girl was ridiculed for having the 'right' 200 dollar jeans, but she wore them too often, and that was considered poor. Some of them would laugh and give themselves joke makeovers to make them look like 'dirty Mexicans' (their words) for fun.
My
friend went to the mall with me and her
mom dropped us off at the mall with 'just a couple hundred dollars'. She bought a 400 dollar designer dress with the
money, then started crying and yelling when her
mom wouldn't let her buy the matching 200 dollar shoes. I was like wtf!!
On the other hand, when I went home, I would chill with all my neighbors and friends. it was more normal. Guys went out with you for the way you looked and acted, not just the labels on your clothes. We would go to Payless and put stuff on hold for when we could afford them, and it was never a big deal. Somehow I think that if you
don't have
money, you are generally happier, because you accept what you have and what you
don't have, and that's not an issue when you're hanging out with your friends and shit. You chill with them, go get food, whatever, but it's so much realer where I live than the gated communities where other people live, and go shopping at elite designer boutiques to show off for fun.