I have always had one firm belief – no one is better than anyone else. No matter your education, background – or wealth – everyone eats, sleeps, dresses and uses the bathroom exactly the same way. And yet, certain people choose to act as if they are of a higher class or stature than everyone else they come in contact with – and that, quite frankly – makes me sick.

When I was at the Harrison Convention Center on Friday and Saturday, which is a very expensive and very high class hotel – I encountered many people who looked at me as if I was their servant or slave rather than their equal. In addition to the Cushman and Wakefield seminar that was being held, which is what I was taping – there was also a wedding booked that was going to be held on Saturday night. Many of the guests of the wedding, including the bride and groom, arrived Friday night – and instantly displayed their “hoity toity” behavior from the moment they walked through the front door.

Being one of Lonnie’s cameramen, and also being in charge of making sure that the other rooms were running smoothly, I had to literally run all over the hotel, ensuring that there were no glitches in any of the equipment. As I did this, I passed many people in the hotel, and got some amazing reactions as I did so.

Dressed casually in a pair of black slacks and a gray button down shirt, I said hello to anyone that I passed, because I am a courteous person and have no problem with my fellow man. As I passed some of the guests and greeted them – some of them actually looked at me with disgust – as if I had the audacity to even try and engage them in conversation. I will admit that I noticed that this behavior was emanated more by the women than the men.

On Saturday, which was the day of the wedding, most of the guests arrived – and the behavior I experienced the previous day nearly tripled. I remember sitting down to breakfast with my friend Lisa at a table that could seat eight. As soon as we sat down, we realized that there was a family of four already sitting there – who, once they returned to the table from the breakfast buffet – could not believe that we were sitting there. They looked at us as if we were rifling through their belongings. And all throughout breakfast – I felt uncomfortable as if I did something wrong – when in reality, all I did was sit down for a hearty breakfast at a public table.

I may not have wealth, but even if I won the one billion dollar lottery – I would never turn into a stuck up person who feels that anyone with less money than me was less of a person than I am. But yet, people with wealth and power always act that way, and I will never understand why – because even if you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth – you still use it the same way that I do.