most tourists don’t realize how rich they are for being able to travel and don’t really understand poverty and the depths of poverty that exist in other countries.
So much this. It’s sure to be a rough figure, but I quickly found someone calculating the percentage of people travelling internationally in 2018: it’s 2 %. Let’s say he’s off by a lot (and assuming only a fraction of people with the money actually travel) and go with 10%, that’s still a pretty elusive circle of rich people right there.
The problem is that they don’t feel rich because they compare themselves to people who are even more wealthy.
That, and they feel that this FACT that they are wealthy invalidates the “hustle” they put into getting there. Some of them ACTUALLY put in that much work, most of them didn’t. ALL of them feel like they put in that much hustle, whether they did or didn’t.
In fairness, “you ARE rich”
most tourists don’t realize how rich they are for being able to travel and don’t really understand poverty and the depths of poverty that exist in other countries.
They rarely understand the poverty that exists in their own countries.
So much this. It’s sure to be a rough figure, but I quickly found someone calculating the percentage of people travelling internationally in 2018: it’s 2 %. Let’s say he’s off by a lot (and assuming only a fraction of people with the money actually travel) and go with 10%, that’s still a pretty elusive circle of rich people right there.
That’s pretty fascinating…
Sure, but back in the home countries the rich are not fleeced for their money for regular services and goods.
People are willing to pay more money but the “I am entitled to your money” makes it feel like they are being taken advantage of.
They might as well go to a relatively more expensive country(more expensive than the “tourist prices” in india) to avoid feeling othered.
Yep, it feels unfair.
Judging by the downvotes, some very aggressively do not want to understand. They’re offended that you should even suggest it.
The problem is that they don’t feel rich because they compare themselves to people who are even more wealthy.
That, and they feel that this FACT that they are wealthy invalidates the “hustle” they put into getting there. Some of them ACTUALLY put in that much work, most of them didn’t. ALL of them feel like they put in that much hustle, whether they did or didn’t.