Do you know what your colleagues earn?
Discussion
H22observer said:
badgers_back said:
H22observer said:
If they wanted to, my aunt & uncle could remortgage or downsize, then have a few hundred thousand to show off with, but they won't.
Bet you they will when the old age medical bills start cranking up...then its bang goes your house purchase plan.....
Thanks for raising the issue of my relatives ill health. My uncle recently had a stroke, but he's recovering well. Stay classy.
All things you wont have..
Sheepshanks said:
Carthage said:
I can't think of a single female friend who earns less than her partner, but this is not a random sample, so your experiences may be different.
And I'm far too poor - no one would ever ask me for £10.
I've noticed that's almost a 'class' thing - ordinary girls we know who have done good and become a doctor, dentist and solicitors, have married ordinary lads who really haven't done that well for themselves.And I'm far too poor - no one would ever ask me for £10.
The daughters of more wealthy families who are often pretty dim, despite expensive educations, have generally married blokes in high paid jobs.
Countdown said:
H22observer said:
Where my relatives live is no secret to my family. The fact that they built or bought their 5 bedroom family home 30 years ago, watched the property multiply in value and have paid off most of the mortgage is no secret either.
The areas they live in are very desirable. None of my older relatives are show offs. They are humble and don't hold some of the disgusting, snobby views that i see on here. They don't hold these views because they see their own children and grandchildren struggling to afford a house and competing for jobs in a competitive market.
So no, they're not peacocking or bragging.
What your relatives have done is similar to what most other people have done.The areas they live in are very desirable. None of my older relatives are show offs. They are humble and don't hold some of the disgusting, snobby views that i see on here. They don't hold these views because they see their own children and grandchildren struggling to afford a house and competing for jobs in a competitive market.
So no, they're not peacocking or bragging.
So why is it that you consider other people to be braggarts and peacocks but your relatives are hardworking humble "salt of the earth" types?
A tad hypocritical, I would suuggest.
Most people didn't buy a plot of land & build their house from scratch with raw materials and their own skills & labour, plus they only have the one house, which may be subject to inheritance tax.
I'm astounded people actually use the word. I don't think I've ever heard anyone say yuppie in actual real life!
Never have I ever come across someone with such a massive chip on their shoulder either. Did some posh people beat you up with their polo sticks once H22?
Seeing as this is piston heads, what would you say if one of your friends bought a new 458 or mclaren? Disgust or appreciation?
Never have I ever come across someone with such a massive chip on their shoulder either. Did some posh people beat you up with their polo sticks once H22?
Seeing as this is piston heads, what would you say if one of your friends bought a new 458 or mclaren? Disgust or appreciation?
Edited by vescaegg on Monday 28th July 19:51
H22observer said:
Countdown said:
H22observer said:
Where my relatives live is no secret to my family. The fact that they built or bought their 5 bedroom family home 30 years ago, watched the property multiply in value and have paid off most of the mortgage is no secret either.
The areas they live in are very desirable. None of my older relatives are show offs. They are humble and don't hold some of the disgusting, snobby views that i see on here. They don't hold these views because they see their own children and grandchildren struggling to afford a house and competing for jobs in a competitive market.
So no, they're not peacocking or bragging.
What your relatives have done is similar to what most other people have done.The areas they live in are very desirable. None of my older relatives are show offs. They are humble and don't hold some of the disgusting, snobby views that i see on here. They don't hold these views because they see their own children and grandchildren struggling to afford a house and competing for jobs in a competitive market.
So no, they're not peacocking or bragging.
So why is it that you consider other people to be braggarts and peacocks but your relatives are hardworking humble "salt of the earth" types?
A tad hypocritical, I would suuggest.
Most people didn't buy a plot of land & build their house from scratch with raw materials and their own skills & labour, plus they only have the one house, which may be subject to inheritance tax.
In order to avoid being a yuppy wkstain you have to build your own and only house with your bare hands.
Use of builders is prohibited purchase of existing buildings is banned
Sorry anyone without building skills, E.G brain surgeons, disabled, teachers, nurses, chiefs et all are all wkstains..
Cool glad we've got that clear.
Adenauer said:
I'm not sure that you should be allowed to partake, Cotty, as you eat slightly more than an average third world country consumes per week and are therefore, in H22 logic, relatively well paid (ie. more than him), and have the classification 'yuppie'.
I can't be a yuppie, too old and not enough wealth to flaunt. Don't mention the Lotus and I think im fine.vescaegg said:
I'm astounded people actually use the word. I don't think I've ever heard anyone say yuppie in actual real life!
I remember hearing it in the 80's. I think some people admired it, they aspired to be a yuppie. I think its a bit like the Harry Enfield sketch loadsamoney "Sometimes the satire would backfire. Left wing comic Harry Enfield was projected to unprecedented success on the back of only a few brief appearances on the show Friday Night Live as the character Loadsamoney in 1987 (pictured). The character was supposedly a plasterer grown rich on the Yuppie boom and reportedly inspired by images of London football fans taunting more impoverished northerners by waving wads of cash at them. Opposition leader Neil Kinnock was soon referring to a "Loadsamoney society". But like Alf Garnett, Loadsamoney became a hero to some. Enfield complained when The Sun newspaper used an image of Loadsamoney to support a bingo promotion and ultimately killed off the character in 1989".
badgers_back said:
H22observer said:
Countdown said:
H22observer said:
Where my relatives live is no secret to my family. The fact that they built or bought their 5 bedroom family home 30 years ago, watched the property multiply in value and have paid off most of the mortgage is no secret either.
The areas they live in are very desirable. None of my older relatives are show offs. They are humble and don't hold some of the disgusting, snobby views that i see on here. They don't hold these views because they see their own children and grandchildren struggling to afford a house and competing for jobs in a competitive market.
So no, they're not peacocking or bragging.
What your relatives have done is similar to what most other people have done.The areas they live in are very desirable. None of my older relatives are show offs. They are humble and don't hold some of the disgusting, snobby views that i see on here. They don't hold these views because they see their own children and grandchildren struggling to afford a house and competing for jobs in a competitive market.
So no, they're not peacocking or bragging.
So why is it that you consider other people to be braggarts and peacocks but your relatives are hardworking humble "salt of the earth" types?
A tad hypocritical, I would suuggest.
Most people didn't buy a plot of land & build their house from scratch with raw materials and their own skills & labour, plus they only have the one house, which may be subject to inheritance tax.
In order to avoid being a yuppy wkstain you have to build your own and only house with your bare hands.
Use of builders is prohibited purchase of existing buildings is banned
Sorry anyone without building skills, E.G brain surgeons, disabled, teachers, nurses, chiefs et all are all wkstains..
Cool glad we've got that clear.
Badger, you claim to have 3 properties so i'm guessing you rent 2 of them out to 'the poor', so i'd like to place you in a special category marked "Boasting parasite wkstain".
I hope you don't mind.
H22observer said:
badgers_back said:
H22observer said:
Countdown said:
H22observer said:
Where my relatives live is no secret to my family. The fact that they built or bought their 5 bedroom family home 30 years ago, watched the property multiply in value and have paid off most of the mortgage is no secret either.
The areas they live in are very desirable. None of my older relatives are show offs. They are humble and don't hold some of the disgusting, snobby views that i see on here. They don't hold these views because they see their own children and grandchildren struggling to afford a house and competing for jobs in a competitive market.
So no, they're not peacocking or bragging.
What your relatives have done is similar to what most other people have done.The areas they live in are very desirable. None of my older relatives are show offs. They are humble and don't hold some of the disgusting, snobby views that i see on here. They don't hold these views because they see their own children and grandchildren struggling to afford a house and competing for jobs in a competitive market.
So no, they're not peacocking or bragging.
So why is it that you consider other people to be braggarts and peacocks but your relatives are hardworking humble "salt of the earth" types?
A tad hypocritical, I would suuggest.
Most people didn't buy a plot of land & build their house from scratch with raw materials and their own skills & labour, plus they only have the one house, which may be subject to inheritance tax.
In order to avoid being a yuppy wkstain you have to build your own and only house with your bare hands.
Use of builders is prohibited purchase of existing buildings is banned
Sorry anyone without building skills, E.G brain surgeons, disabled, teachers, nurses, chiefs et all are all wkstains..
Cool glad we've got that clear.
Badger, you claim to have 3 properties so i'm guessing you rent 2 of them out to 'the poor', so i'd like to place you in a special category marked "Boasting parasite wkstain".
I hope you don't mind.
I tend to live in the cribs before I rent them out so they are all pretty nice, poor couldn't afford them.
In fact the only poor I see here it you.
Don't worry you're pretty little head I have no problem with titles, I've always said at work I don't care what you call me I care what you pay me..
You should take that advice on board, you know help you with your goals.
H22observer said:
Well it sounds like you are jealous.
What's your criteria for 'working hard' then?
If "Buying the land and building a house with your bare hands" doesn't count as hard work, then i'm not sure what does.
Is it only high-earning "hardworking" yuppies that deserve a house in this day & age? Maybe you should decline the inheritance if you think your parents didn't earn it.
If they wanted to, my aunt & uncle could remortgage or downsize, then have a few hundred thousand to show off with, but they won't because they're not flash and they're a different species to the type of people who lurk in the darker corners of PH * , waiting for an opportunity to willy wave with gay abandon.
Why would I be jealous? I still am not sure why you would think that. I already said my own parents did the same thing and did fine for money without the house increase. What's your criteria for 'working hard' then?
If "Buying the land and building a house with your bare hands" doesn't count as hard work, then i'm not sure what does.
Is it only high-earning "hardworking" yuppies that deserve a house in this day & age? Maybe you should decline the inheritance if you think your parents didn't earn it.
If they wanted to, my aunt & uncle could remortgage or downsize, then have a few hundred thousand to show off with, but they won't because they're not flash and they're a different species to the type of people who lurk in the darker corners of PH * , waiting for an opportunity to willy wave with gay abandon.
- (unashamedly shallow and materialistic middle-aged people and consumerist barbarian generation Y yuppies..)
Building a house now and making fk all, and not being mortgage free, is that just as hard work? Or is it only hard work when you ride a wave through no input of your own?
You should tell your aunt and uncle they can't take it with them.
I work hard, I earn good money. It's not my fault if others also work hard but don't earn good money for it. That is a pointless pursuit in my eyes.
Edited by okgo on Monday 28th July 20:46
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