Poverty And Tolerance

I move between what I call "two worlds". My own culture has some tendency to be intolerant, arrogant. My other culture has some tendency to be tolerant, gracious. This  manifests itself in all kinds of ways. The acceptance of me, for instance. What happens if a drunk walks into a reception. What happens if a child gets dirty. What happens if a person talks too long. And so on. I asked someone why this was, and the answer surprised me: "Because we are poor."