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RE: The Effects Poverty Has On African Cultures, And Vice Versa
I get the same feeling when I travel in Romania. Living in the capital, full of malls and fancy cars, it's depressing to see the sad reality in so many villages. I cannot enjoy the scenery, seeing the small hut-like houses in many villages. I might be tempted to say our poor are richer than your poor, but then I never travelled to the poorest areas in my country.
I think that there are "levels" of poor in every country, with everyone having the poorest of poor. I know for a fact that even I have been sheltered from seeing the worst cases of poverty here in South Africa, the villages I see are nothing compared to the stories I have heard. I think all we can do is what @joanstewart suggested and work hard to try improve the world ourselves, with our own abilities.