> So either Westerners don't realize that people in these places are making less money in a month than the middle class person can expect to spend in an average afternoon
You are making a comparison between two sums of money (the amount middle class people spend in an afternoon, and the amount poor people make in a month).
Obviously I misinterpreted who the middle class people were, but I doubt I'm the only one. I thought you meant middle class Westerners.
i am still confused why that makes a difference. to me the comment only makes sense if the middle class in india is more affluent than the middle class in the US.
I actually have no idea what you're talking about, because I didn't mention any amount of money at all.