Flatbread is pizza? Really?

During my senior year at an Ivy, someone told me that America was 40% Jewish and like 5% total black and hispanic.

My teen half siblings aren't aware of government assistance. They just don't understand why people can't get jobs and make decent money. My parents have approx 200k HHI.

This thread has been a nice self-own as rich people willingly reveal what they don't know about poor people

Anonymous wrote:What Hot Fries are.. and no, not actual hot French fries!

I just had to google it. So, chips basically? Is that an economic thing strictly?

What Hot Fries are.. and no, not actual hot French fries!

Rich people don't know that it's difficult to eat well and healthily if you live in a food desert.

I was really surprised about the thread asking "What does living paycheck to paycheck mean?" I really couldn't believe so many people on this board did not know what that meant.

Rich kids don't know that there are people who can't afford to eat out, get starbucks, get a passport...

List could go on a while.

Anonymous wrote:My in-laws didn't know that you could return aluminum and steel cans for money.

This depends on the state. Every time I visit my grandparents in Michigan I'm jealous when I see the return machines in grocery stores. If you can do this in PA where I grew up, I've never seen it. Maybe they have it somewhere in the most inconvenient location possible. Of course, since, my family doesn't drink soda and drinks beer only rarely, we don't really have any aluminum or steel cans in any great quantity.

Maybe that proves the "rich people don't know" thing ... although if you have to travel significant distances to return, it probably defeats the purpose.

Rich people don’t know that kids that grow up without parents with connections have a hard time watching rich kids never have real problems. Poor kids have to work out their own problems.
Rich people don’t know that they are doing their kids a grave disservice by solving their problems.
Rich people don’t know they are depriving their kids of a sense of accomplishment and happiness.
Kids that grow up poor and earn their way often think rich kids get bigger and become whiny bigger people.

You can fix many things and do a lot of the maintenance on your car quite easily. I just saved $600+ on a one-hour repair I did inside my garage on Sunday afternoon, in between shopping errands and a ballgame. $600.

My in-laws didn't know that you could return aluminum and steel cans for money.

Rich kids don't know that flatbread is really just pizza?

I am a highschool teacher and this week we had some career volunteers/ life couches come and talk to the kids. One guy made his speech about being a first generation college grad and did a list of "things poor kids dont know but need to." My kids liked it and there has been a lot of chit chat about it this week. I decided to reverse the topic and ask them what they think might be some things rich people dont know and these are some kid bits of that convo...

1.) flatbread is really just pizza. "I was so confused about that word but every time its literally just been pizza."
2.) its awkward/embarrassing when you associate having a license to having a car. "Me turning 16 means nothing, Im poor"
3.) We dont grieve not having a father. We dont know another family structure. "Thats like crying because I dont have a brother, when Ive never had a brother. No one does that."
4.) One kid thought it was odd that the people who have the most clothes usually have washer and dryers at their house so in reality they need the least clothes. "If i didnt need quarters to wash I would only need like 3 shirts"