Not so at all. In fact Comfy’s GF comes from a province where people do live in poverty. She is not far from Angeles City, a city well known for ill repute and crime is rampant there.
So a young lass who worked at a factory in Taiwan, saved up as much as possible, is now earning a very good income running her own business and employing other people. That’s condescending to you? She went to open an bank account in the Philippines and they turned her away at first not believing her about her business. Now she is a VIP Customer.
The Philippines is full of very wealthy people. Forumosa is owned by one of them.
He has written about it on this forum many times. Goose Egg.