Not just that, people who have cars are definitely richer in
terms of $$ as compared to those who can't afford one. They look up
to buses as a general means of transport for the middle class,
while they classify themselves as the "upper class". We have such
classic examples right here in the forum, as in the case of the
teenager not paying enough bus fare and all that cyberr1981 and his
clones saga. It demonstrates the fact that people who are richer
tend to look down on people who are poorer. It's more or less an
accepted fact already.
But, that doesn't mean having a liking of buses means being poor. I
can still be fond of buses even if I own a Mercedes, right? Wealth
has no link to hobbies and passion in any sort. Wealth links to
your social status, and not your passion. Even if people turn a
cold eye on you, you can just take them as being idiots. People who
have this kind of mindsets are often just plain childish. Reasons
for such hatred / misunderstanding of buses include:
1) Seldomly take buses. They mostly drive around in their car for
anything from eating out to work. As a result they do not take
public transport often and think that it is for the poorer.
2) Grudge with public transport companies. Like those people who
blah here and there about SBST and SMRT, "they sucks" "I think we
expect more after the fare hike" "Why should we continue to suffer
after paying more?" These people mainly have some sort of outrage
with public transport, for which I don't know the reason. Then they
take it out on the people who love buses. Strange right? It only
displays their childiness even more; having a grudge on public
transport just because of fare hike is already being stupid
enough.
Then, what more we should do is just turn a blind eye on people who
think money = everything. Remember that money cannot bring you your
true passion. Even if you have $1b but you don't achieve anything
there isn't any point in being a billionaire. What matters most is
that you have a passion to indulge in; something for which will
follow you for life.
