[nadeemk]

I grew up in Delhi in a middle class family but I went to a school full of kids from Upper middle class to filthy rich families. The kids who came from old money families were actually fairly down-to-earth and some of them have worked hard to build their own businesses and startup (of course, having a cushion to fall back makes it easy to take risks but still, it still admirable to have the desire to do something on your own.) But then there were kids from the 'new money' families born out of the new economic boom. These were the ones who drove daddy's expensive cars, flirted with prostitution, drove through traffic stop lights (like it was an inconvenience for them) at full speed.

The thing is that this breed exists in every city in the world - what exacerbates the situation in Delhi is that they don't have any regard for law and order. Couple that with the relatively weak and easily bribed police force - you have these kids running over pedestrians and getting away with it, shooting waitresses in the head when they deny them drinks after closing time (as an extreme example)

I don't care about their depression problems, a good ass whooping can fix that, I care about the unsafe environment they create in the city.

[vdaniuk]

> I don't care about their depression problems, a good ass whooping can fix that

While I agree that the behaviour you wrote about is reprehensible, please do not trivialize depression. Perhaps if their mental health issues were easier to treat, their impact on the society would be more positive, dont you think so?

[rossjudson]

I think his point is that these people aren't depressed; they're enabled sociopaths.

[xradionut]

They are still children, that never had to grow up.

[nadeemk]

Of course, I definitely didn't seek to trivialize depression. Maybe the comment came across as too dismissive. I meant to apply in this particular context and not to the ailment as a whole.

[xradionut]

"Old money has class, new money is crass."

I've seen the differences in the US as well. It was an interesting being a fly on the wall at a gym where old and nuevo riche worked out.

The main difference was how they treated others outside their class. Old school folks usually didn't flaunt their worth, were respectful, had manners and raised their children as well. Many were willing to offer valuable advice and such once they knew you.

New? Treated people as disposable, parked in fire and handicapped zones, littered, and had a pack of spoiled brats. You could smell the attitude. I wanted to drop them without resources in one of the lower class neighborhoods or a disaster zone for a week, just so they would realize how lucky and fragile they were...