"much less the former minister of a country" An MP or elected official doesn't necessarily mean that much in many places. Even in wealthy nations, a lot of ele

"much less the former minister of a country" An MP or elected official doesn't necessarily mean that much in many places. Even in wealthy nations, a lot of elected officials are basically just citizens who one way or another ran for office and found themselves elected. MP's are often voted in on the basis of their party, not their personal stature. So the 'selection criteria' is really one of the party more than the voting public, and often filters are vague, often with write-in candidates in many ridings where a loss might be expected. Even more so for a less developed country. That said, I very much appreciate this man's attitude - a 'job is a job' and we should all be so lucky to have one, and there's nothing remotely demeaning about delivering food. The real issue is one of appropriate compensation i.e. making sure that people are paid well enough for their contributions. One thing about this kind of work is that it's definitely material: every delivered meal is a delivered meal. White collar workers, where there's a ton of slack and lack of efficiency cannot always say that their contributions have mattered, although it's a complicated story there as well.