You may want to ask yourself how often people from a lower social class are welcomed into Western homes. For example, how often have you seen a well-off professional with an important government position enjoying long conversations in his living room with an uneducated farmer from a different ethnic group? I see this exact situation most afternoons at a friend’s house. In Harar, people of a lower status may sit on a lower platform, but at least they’re allowed onto the property! In the West we love to pretend everybody is treated equally, but anyone with one eye and half a brain can see that’s a lie.
Oh, and if you don't like elitism, you might not want to proclaim that you can "do without" an entire culture you know nothing about.