Luxury Next to Extreme Poverty
In Luxury Next to Extreme Poverty, host Simon Reeve compares extremely impoverished areas to places of extreme luxury, many of which are located in the same geographical areas. This video is excerpted from BBC's Incredible Journeys With Simon Reeve, a series that highlights one journalist’s travels across the globe and the diverse cultures and peoples he meets along the way.
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Q: Describe the apartment complex in the impoverished neighborhood that Simon Reeve visited.
A: There were many small units in one building. The outside had sections of the building that seemed to be falling apart. The patios looked dirty.
Q: What were some of the things that the luxurious hotels from around the world had in common?
A: The luxury hotels and resorts had clean rooms, well-landscaped exteriors, fancy décor (such as chandeliers), large spaces, and personal assistants or drivers around every corner.
Q: Simon Reeve says there are roughly 2,000 billionaires in the world, and their net worth is equivalent to the poorest four billion people. If the world population is roughly eight billion, what percentage of the world are billionaires? What percentage of the world is considered the poorest?
A: Billionaires make up 0.000025% of the population and the poorest in the world make up 50%.