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Re:Experiments find higher social class more likely to have ... by lisper on Monday May 20, 2019 @04:22PM (#19964747)
We were in Rwanda recently to go gorilla trekking. We were told by our guide that in the villages the status symbol that shows you are a person of means is a bicycle.
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Re:Experiments find higher social class more likely to have ... by derp_dee_derp on Monday May 20, 2019 @09:28PM (#19966897)
Dude. You flew to another country to look at a bunch of animals. Your guide knows that your wealth is magnitudes more than his own.

He was lying to you to make you feel better so that you tip more.

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Re:Experiments find higher social class more likely to have ... by sametmax on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @03:26AM (#19968192)
I lived in Africa for 2 years, and both can be true at the same time.
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Re:Experiments find higher social class more likely to have ... by lisper on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @02:05AM (#19967896)
Wow, and I thought I was a cynic.

No, he wasn't lying.

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Re:Experiments find higher social class more likely to have ... by lisper on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @02:45PM (#19973427)
Complete sentences.
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