I was listening to the radio the other morning and there was this funny news about Brad Pitt calling up a store to order something for his wife. The conversation sounds something like this.

Storekeeper : Morning, this is XXX store, how may I help you?

Brad : Hi, this is Brad Pitt. I need…

Storekeeper : Yeah right, you’re Brad Pitt *hungs up*.

In the end, Brad Pitt was forced to call up his personal assistant to handle the gift purchasing thing.

That is when I started asking my question this question “Are the rich and famous really as arrogant as most people think they are, or the society actually made them so without any proof?” I think this is kinda like the chicken-or-egg question which means there is no definite right or wrong answer.

Funny look from the famous president

Some of the rich and famous ARE arrogant (not humble) by nature. They tend to look down on those who are not as famous or not as rich as themselves. Who are you talk to me when I am driving a Ferrari but you’re driving a SLK (small little kancil)? Or even if they don’t say it that way, they will look at you that way. Because to some of them, comparison is the way of life and if you are superior than them, they will treat you as their close friends or maybe even worship you like a god. But if you’re more inferior than them, they will either ignore you or treat you like an alien. This group is the extreme version of the arrogant rich and famous people.

But there is also another group which is …well…innocently regarded as arrogant even though they’re not. Why? Because even some of the normal folks, people like us, treat comparison as part of our life. We might see these individuals as far more superior than us, and thus do not dare to approach them. We “isolate” them. But does that mean they are not approachable? Does that mean they are arrogant and treat us like lowly citizens? Nope. It is us who are isolating them and labeling them arrogant. Not the other way round.

That’s why the next time you want to say someone rich and famous is arrogant, think about it. Have you ever considered approaching the person? Is it really true that he or she is not approachable? Is he or she really arrogant? Or is it just something someone else has told you before and you didn’t bother to find out how valid is that statement? Maybe you should approach and find out by yourselves first because at the end of the day, some of the so-called “arrogant” people are actually nice people who have been made “arrogant” by the society.

Lesson of the day – don’t discriminate people (or putting a big label “ARROGANT” on his forehead) if you don’t know them well enough.