You're both correct but relatively so. You're thinking about the poverty line of $1.90 a day, what the late Hans Rosling would refer to as Level 1. And you're

You're both correct but relatively so. You're thinking about the poverty line of $1.90 a day, what the late Hans Rosling would refer to as Level 1. And you're spot on. Relatively speaking though anyone living on level 4 feels like level 2 or 3 is 'poverty' in comparison. From that perspective there is still a lot of potential upside and maybe that's what the parent was trying to say?