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My Views On the Uncouth Rich
People nowadays tend to call the newly rich ' Tuhao ', which means that though they might be materially rich, they are indeed spiritually poor. The term is so widely-used that the majority of people use it as a sarcasm. Sometimes people are even under the illusion that the all of the wealthy have bad tastes and lack sophistication. Meanwhile others agog want to make friends with them for their own sake.
There's a WIDE spectrum of opinions on the phenomenon. On the one hand, people mock them not because how terrible their tastes are but because they are / feel begrudged about being subordinate to them. People are prone to look down upon them partially owing to their jealousy and dissatisfaction. Yet, not everyone is hostile to them. On the other hand, the springing up of the 'rich' triggers people's anxiety. Undoubtedly having the right connections with the rich seems to be a shortcut to success. Although not glorious and solid, it is better than struggling at the lowest end of society. However, It's hilarious to see people in such a contradiction, treating them with scorn while being eager to get along well with them.
From where I am standing, I think we should view it in a more rational way.
With the development of the economy, an increasing number of people has have found the business opportunities which they have been always looked for and has have made their first pots of gold. What they are possessing possess * has a bearing on what they've contributed.
However, the phenomenon also reveals to us that the widening gap between the rich and poor in China, which gives rise to the people's dissatisfaction to with / towards the richer ones. Wealth alone does not help the society to real affluence. Although the rich may help soar the GDP, the government should figure out effective means to fill the widening income gap.
In regard to us, what matters most us is to spare no effort to do everything except be a backseat driver and be disdainful of them.
We should be a man who is wealthy both spiritually and materially in the foreseeable future.
*(verbs of possession are only rarely used in continuous - have, own, belong, possess, etc )
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