I talked to my friend some more about India. He comes from a well to do area but he said in America that would be considered the same as living in shacks. He said the poorest Americans live better then the working class does in India. Clean houses aren't the norm, isn't that much thought about. Laundry isn't done that often, clothes are worn more than a few times between washings. He said after coming to the US as a student he knew he would never go back to that lifestyle. The rich have better clothes and bigger houses but they aren't all that particular about clean from the ones he has known there.