Originally Posted by
LailaK
^^^ I think a large part of it is character and upbringing too.
Not every poor person is a thug and not every rich person is an entitled a**hole. There is something that happens to some people that makes them disrespect other people whether they are poor, wealthy, black, white or purple. Food for thought.
I'll point out that most thugs are poorer though, and that most assholes with a sense of overentitlement are rich. Of course there are exceptions to every rule (respectable poor people and generous rich people), but usually the large concentrations of 'trash' are poorer people who use every fiber of their being to look like someone they want to be. I've seen BMWs and Mercedes parked outside of what looked to be vacant homes in Baltimore, but that is where the person lived. They drive fancy cars, and wear fancy clothes to appear to be what they want to be (but will never truly be). Eventually they lose everything or turn to crime to get more money.
The "rich thugs" are more worried about how they will spend their money and how they look rather than holding someone up or starting petty fights.
...one can be sure of nothing until it has already happened...