http://beta.thehindu.com/news/international/article102659.ece
Victorian police chief Simon Overland has advised Indian students in Australia to keep a low profile and “try to look as poor as you can”
There are several advantages of looking poor
- Fewer people are jealous, so less attacks
- You don’t attract gold diggers , the kind who will after becoming “friends” say - we have an outstanding credit card bill, can you pay it off.
- People let their guard down and show their true character – after all very few bother to be nice to a poor person.
- People think you are stupid, so they lie to you and foolishly try to cheat you.
- People underestimate you, so do not prepare well when they attack you professionally or in business.
- Looking poor is low maintenance, a less expensive lifestyle option