Out with the Range Rover, in with the Rolls-Royce....
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 9:59 pm
http://jalopnik.com/one-of-poorest-coun ... 1588020171
I don't even have words for how clearly this points out what's fucked with this country, and how much they ignore that it's pointing that out....
The average per capita income in Cambodia is $1,000. A Rolls-Royce Phantom is 470 times as much. Would it be smart for Rolls-Royce to open a showroom in Cambodia? Yes — and there's a reason why they're doing so.
Rolls-Royce is opening its first dealership in Cambodia because despite it being one of the world's poorest countries — #147 in 187 countries contributing to the International Monetary Fund, #143 of 182 countries aided by the World Bank — there is a small sliver of wealth in the country, and those buyers want the best of the best.
I don't even have words for how clearly this points out what's fucked with this country, and how much they ignore that it's pointing that out....