Re: PRC new citizen blamed deceased taxi driver Cheng Teck Hock for causing fatal acc
holy fuck now not only is getting money an issue trying to be accepted amongst the old money crowd is a problem. Here's the thing. Not all nouveau riche are crude and seriously even if the old money does not accept them so fucking what? Seriously so what? Ppl with old money are simply ppl born into rich families that they didn't obtain but due to their birthright. Typical example would be a scion of some tycoon's family. His dad or grandfather established the business he didn't do anything just that he was lucky that he was born as the son or grandson of the tycoon. Of course his manners probably aren't going to be coarse since he didn't really have to hustle or fight hard to make the business succeed since it was already established. Contrast this to a person born in a poor family maybe the son of a fish monger for eg that became a hawker and grew rich from selling his food. Of course this person will have the coarse manners of someone from such a background but do you think he deserves less respect than someone born into a rich family? In this case i'm sure you think LHL is pretty high class. LHL's family has old money and LHL already had the sophistcation from what his dad had already accomplished.
It depends on perspective. From the perspective of the peasants, they obviously have more respect for the nouveau riche than old money since they seem to have made it the hard way.
But from the perspective of the old money crowd, nouveau riche are still 2nd class citizens. It takes time to earn their respect because not all nouveau riche people will be able to pass down their wealth for many generations. Most tend to squander their wealth on expensive toys and other expensive items trying to impress others.
Examples are NBA basketball players who came from peasant background earning multimillion dollar salaries and endorsements during their career. But once they have retired, most of them end up broke being chased by their creditors.
The old money will only be impressed if wealth has been passed down for many generations. It's more difficult for wealth to pass down from one generation to the next and still kept intact than for a 1st generation nouveau riche to make his new fortune. Why? Because wealth gets diluted as it passes down from one generation to the next. Also, wealth is constantly under attack from many different angles; i.e. bad business decisions, con artists, friends and relatives borrowing money that never get repaid, divorce settlements, investment losses, frivolous lawsuits, cash flow problem, gambling, and the unrestrained urge to spend on expensive things trying to impress others.
That is why nouveau riche people who drive loud Ferraris and Lambos on the road by revving up the engines have no class and no breeding in the eyes of the old money. Don't ask me why? That's just the way the old money crowd view the nouveau riche.