I have often noticed that poor
people are nicer than rich people. I ask myself the question why? I can
identify at least three reasons. First, as they are poor, their present
situation is often difficult, so, especially in a developing country like
Cambodia, they are hopeful about the future. When you talk to them, you feel
like they are open to anything that could be new and better for them, it makes
the conversations very interesting. The second reason is that they have nothing
to lose, so they are not frightened when meeting you. Rich people will always
think that we want to take something from them, to steal them perhaps. That’s
why there is a feeling of generosity when you meet somebody poor, like if this
person was giving everything he has when you spend time with her, and that makes
his presence so nice. At last but not least, there is a great humility in these
poor people, they know that they are not VIPs, they respect you more because
they think that you are better than them, which is not true at all though. Rich
people look down their noses at you because they think that their money make
them superior, which is a complete mistake they make. As a conclusion, I’d say
that I really enjoy poor people’s presence and I wish them to become rich, but
to keep their education, their morality and their respect for the others.