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Indian Reddit Users Who Grew Up Poor Share What They Considered Luxury, Hit Internet With The Feels

Indian Reddit Users Who Grew Up Poor Share What They Considered Luxury, Hit Internet With The Feels
Indian girls walk to a school at Burha Mayong village about 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Thursday, April 9, 2015. According to the UNESCO Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2015, only half of all countries have achieved the most watched goal of universal primary enrollment. The report launched Thursday says, India has reduced its out of school children by over 90% Since 2000. (AP Photo/ Anupam Nath)
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Indian girls walk to a school at Burha Mayong village about 45 kilometers (28 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Thursday, April 9, 2015. According to the UNESCO Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2015, only half of all countries have achieved the most watched goal of universal primary enrollment. The report launched Thursday says, India has reduced its out of school children by over 90% Since 2000. (AP Photo/ Anupam Nath)

"Indians who grew up poor, what did you consider a luxury?"

When a Reddit user asked this question recently, it opened up some serious emotional floodgates. From talking about the beloved Hero Puch to coveting the then-expensive pencil boxes with magnet-operated lids, the responses will hit you with the feels, especially if you've grown up in the 80s and 90s.

For Those Who Grew Up Poor, What Did You Consider A Luxury

One newspaper report perhaps sums up the situation of these Reddit users rather well, "Is the middle class anything more than simply a large group whose income makes it neither rich nor poor?"

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