Social Snobbery ( Archived) (446)

Bodecia: A true Child of Thatcher..

Ccincy: I'm sure not many people will admit to it.

At times I am and not afraid to admit to it.

felixis99: I understand where u coming from
but people are people - no one can be more, or less than who they are which inclucdes the sum of their expereince

but ya I come from a wealthy suburb and have known many spoiled people, but even that is relative as to what constitutes spoiled

I tend to avoid the types u describe mainly because in their lack of "street smarts" they make trouble unecessarily (and not meaning to) or simply do not understand what I have gone through so we really have no unspoken connection (important to me)and I simply cannot afford to be a victim of their "political incorrectness" in a street smart sense if that makes ANY sense

felixis99: I suppose that could be true in a general sense and I have seen those stereotypes alluded to before, but they ARE stereotypes. It's best to take peeps one on one and appreciate their contribution to the friendship...a person's value system is so much a part of who they are - I like people who are self made and those who are 9-5ers (which I tend to be because I value my family time and time to decompress) Really I prefer to deal w/ folks one on one and enjoy what we do share amicably and not worry about the rest

when it comes to dating though, it may be more important to find someone who matches my lifestyle more. For example - a tycoon who is mever available is not going to satisfy my admitted need for lots of couple time - just as an example - well, if he can great - but I would have my doubts up front...

Bodecia: Are you a Social Snob? Do you pick your friends and dates based on their levels of education, their occupation, the type of car they drive, the area they live in? Do you even know you do it?Does it matter to you what your friends do for a living and where they went to school? Do you find that your social groups, if you have them, tend to be with similar "types" of people? Would you prefer not to date someone who has no college degree because you dont feel you would have anything in common with them?

In these days of chronic recession, it is amazing how many of us are employed in positions of "lesser" social status that normal; many are forced to do what they have to to pay the bills, so it is increasingly difficult to guage who has the better education - the local mailman or the guy in City Hall.

Robert Green Ingersoll once said:

"“It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.”

How true.

Additionally credit card debt is out of control: and many sufferers of credit card debt are in that situation because of "trying to keep up with the Jonses'" - buying things that will give the impression of wealth and status, like nice clothes, a nice car outside, etc etc.

In a so-called "Classless Society", after listening to others, reading articles and forming my own opinions, it appears to me that snobbery still runs riot in the world, whether it be toward lesser-educated, lesser-financially well off or those who live on "The Wrong Side of the Tracks".

Any thoughts?