one half of the world does not know how the other half lives

proverb People cannot fully understand the lives of others, especially when their lifestyles are very different. I don't understand how people are just oblivious to the growing homeless population in our city. Truly, one half of the world does not know how the other half lives.

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half the world knows not how the other half lives
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