Did I insult him???

[Henneth Annun]

Okay, so my friend and I were standing by a popcorn vending machine and he took some salt from it for some reason, and I said "that's poor quality salt." Then he kinda looked a bit offended and started to say something that sounded like "well you-" before he was cut off by a loud noise of some sort and he walked away. Before that we were having a conversation about economics and he thinks I'm all rich and can eat at fancy resturaunts he can't eat at and I can buy all the video games I want and he can't because he doesn't have the little extra money that my family does (and we don't even have that much anyway, just enough to not qualify for government aid, but he does.) We were talking about his country, which doesn't have the greatest economic sitatuation in the world, and he was talking about how hard everyone works over there and they take whatever they can get, and I said that I thought they deserve more for all the work they do and should get more money out of it. He just said "they take whatever they can get" and I said "they should get more". I meant that they should recieve more for the work they do but I think he misunderstood me. Then he said "well you can eat at that fancy italian resturaunt" and I said "barely, it's not even that good." He said "see!" and I said "what? you want me to take you because if I can I will and I'll show you it's not that great" (I meant that having money isn't always great, but I don't think he caught that) Then he just started walked quietly and took the salt from the maching, and I made the comment about "poor quality salt." I think he thought I was making a reference to his economic situation or his countrie's or something, all I meant was that it was low quality salt because it tasted terrible and made me sick last time I had it. I think he took it the wrong way. How do I walk up to him and explain all this without him hating me and walking away? And I really want to show him how I'm not rich and that money doesn't make you happy at all. The only reason he thinks I'm rich is because I'm "white" and my family owns some property we aquired in the 20's and 40's and we worked damn hard for what we do have. I want to show him that I'm not some lazy white person who hires immigrants to do the gardening just because of laziness and pays them 4 dollars and hour. I can do my own gardening, why would I hire someone to do it for me? How do I make this guy understand what I meant and not take it the wrong way?  

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Bless me dark father I have sinned

Maybe he's just jealous.

I've done it before and I'll do it again

 

[SC_Anubis]

Well I myself was raised in poverty and have gone from that to wealth and back again. Such is buisness right? Anyway, I can attest that money alone can't make someone happy. However, Having alot of money does make you at least a little happier than having none. With money you can buy what you want and eat wherever and whatever you want. Living off of cheerios and Top Ramen isn't good at all compared to eating at the Lion House and other spiffy places around here. So I believe that he is a little jealous because he can't experience what you can because of his lack of money. I wouldn't hold it against him because thats just not right. He can't help but desire what he can't have and get jealous when someone else gets it. Its in our nature as humans. We have all experienced this to some degree.

The best way to approach him on this one is just to apologize for the misunderstanding, bacause that is exactly what it was. Then explain to him that you didn't mean to sound snobby or anything and that you understand where he's coming from. Take him out to dinner or something as a 'peace offering' then when everything is in the clear just avoid that topic so that this doeesn't happen again.

Thats my advice, I hope it works out for you!  

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Bless me dark father I have sinned

Youd have to be careful if you ask him to dinner, he may think you think hes a charity case.

I've done it before and I'll do it again