In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Africa, such a group of people live.
Every day, they wear suits and leather shoes, wear gorgeous designer suits, step on crocodile leather shoes worth 3,000 US dollars, and walk with a big swing, looking like a French gentleman.
On the streets of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, you can see these brightly dressed people walking alone or in groups on dirt roads in the slums.
They not only have extremely high requirements for the brand of suits, but also have their own unique views on the matching of accessories and leather shoes.
Not only that, but there will be one or two ragged underlings in front of these people to sweep the clutter on the road so as not to stain their name tags.
The pedestrians immersed in the roadside cast admiring eyes, and they could not help but dance with their hands, straightening their collars and pacing forward.
They are members of the Sapp Society, one of the most glamorous people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and an idol of almost all the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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On the surface, the Sapurs looked glamorously dressed. Not only are they covered with European brands, but a tie may also come from a famous artist.
In our understanding, for this degree of pursuit of clothing, it is impossible to support it without a monthly salary of tens of thousands of dollars.
In reality, however, most Sapur are merely taxi drivers, tailor shop owners, and even factory workers, most of whom earn no more than $500 a month.
If they just saved money, a Zegna suit could consume more than half of their salary.
Not to mention, to get into the Sapp Society, a suit is far from enough.
In a humble brick house, a Sapur pointed to a plastic bag in the corner. It's full of colorful ties.
You have to prepare a lot of different suits to cope with different scenes. Wearing the same suit all the time will attract ridicule from other Sapurs.
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You may ask, why are they not like some Chinese, since they can't afford the genuine product, they turn to buying a cottage high imitation?
In fact, it has been tried.
In the 1990s, Chinese businessmen brought in a batch of high-quality suits to the Dr. Congo, but no one cared.
Because for the Saphurs: wearing fakes, that means being ridiculed by passers-by and being expelled from the organization.
At the same time, the Saphurs are not only dressed in a good way, but the association also has strict restrictions on the behavior of its members:
Members of the Sapp Society could not drink heavily, could not be racist, could not take drugs, could not even have mistresses.
Ironically, however, in France and Italy, across the equator, gentry is not only gradually abandoned by young people, but also often labeled as "male power".
The group of people who most resemble French gentlemen live in the slums of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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In terms of raw material reserves alone, the Democratic Republic of the Congo can squeeze into the ranks of the world's richest countries.
The Dr. Congo is not only stocked with 15% of the world's copper, 1/2 of the world's cobalt, but also a large amount of gold, platinum and diamonds.
In addition, there are huge quantities of high-quality timber, water resources and natural gas resources in the DRC.
If fully utilized, the annual revenue from the extraction of these raw materials alone will be enough to make most of the people in the Dr. Congo rich.
In practice, however, not to mention that most of these resources are exploited at a very low rate, there are still very serious problems such as stealing and digging in the DrUC.
In addition, successive Governments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been extremely corrupt.
The president and bureaucrats have looted enormous amounts of wealth from the people, leaving ordinary people in the DrUC extremely poor.
Not only that, but due to the frequent unrest, these poor people are constantly blackmailed and oppressed by the warlords.
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In front of the floor mirror, a Sapur is getting dressed. The lights on his head flickered, indicating that the blackout was coming again. Strangely, he pulled up his tie and picked up the cigar that had never been lit at the table.
It's hard to imagine that kinshasa, the capital of the Dr. Congo, loses power several times a day, let alone running water, gas and other infrastructure.
After the fall of each government, the people greeted them with hope that they would be greeted by more corrupt bureaucrats.
With the passage of time, hopes for social improvement may have disappeared.
For those soldiers who returned from France after World War II, instead of leaving money for the rulers to loot, it was better to imitate the European gentlemen and use their straight suits to attract the attention of passers-by.
We can laugh at their vainness and flamboyance.
But the sharp contrast between the sapursiers' glamorous clothing and their humble living conditions may be a silent revolt against the ruling class.
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