Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Rich v. Poor...don't categorize me

Rich V. Poor...o boy, are we faced with this everyday in our society. Let me come from a personal experience of mine, which might be all too familiar to someone reading this blog as well.

The first you realize how much weight people put into being rich or poor is the most interesting. I have a class currently in which I get into good conversation with my classmates. One in particular started up a conversation with me about school and work telling me how she was able to quit her job just to go to school and "experience the wealth of knowledge". She told me she was able to just jump into classes and jump out without getting reimbursed, take classes here and there with no aim and whatnot. When I told her how I had the aim of graduating because going to school is way expensive to just take things for the sheer "experience", she gave me the "you poor girl" act. Quite hilarious to me but you realize how people put the "poor" label on you so quick sometimes.