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It's okay to be rich -- just pretend you aren't. Don't have a big car, don't have flashy clothes. In France people have a tendency to be suspicious about wealth
by atestu 13y ago
It's okay to be rich -- just pretend you aren't. Don't have a big car, don't have flashy clothes. In France people have a tendency to be suspicious about wealth. If you're rich you probably either got it from your family or you exploited people to get it. I'm painting a caricature here but it's not far from the truth. French people don't really celebrate financial success.
(I'm French)
- sologoub 13y agoThank you. I've had very similar experience with Russian culture. It seems to have split into two really - 1) people obsessed with wealth and acquiring it, 2) people that are very suspicious of wealth and blame societal/economic problems on the first group.