Poor people and credit
Discussion
TurboHatchback said:
I must admit I don't understand how a grown man gets a 'thrill' out of owning a collection of jewelry (which is all expensive watches are) but each to their own I suppose. There are lots of curious hobbies out there.
Maybe it's where he's putting the watches that is causing a thrill. 
Stinkotanko said:
For me the thrill of ownership of my watch collection and my relatively humble fleet of cars is that I own them.
Not the bank, not Bright House, me.
Why do people not simply purchase what they can afford and stop cheapening prestigious brands with the sickening credit culture Britain is tied up in?
It upsets me to see a tracksuit-wearing yobbo sporting a Panerai, it makes me positively incandescent with rage when they bemoan the cost of buckles and purchase a fake.
Thankfully the 0% interest HP deals aren't available on premium cars or they would all be tearing around their council estates in Bentleys.
I guess I just don't like poor people.
Your a poor person, you just think your not, you must be or you'd have a better understanding of the world around you and wouldn't think in such black & white 2 dimensional terms.Not the bank, not Bright House, me.
Why do people not simply purchase what they can afford and stop cheapening prestigious brands with the sickening credit culture Britain is tied up in?
It upsets me to see a tracksuit-wearing yobbo sporting a Panerai, it makes me positively incandescent with rage when they bemoan the cost of buckles and purchase a fake.
Thankfully the 0% interest HP deals aren't available on premium cars or they would all be tearing around their council estates in Bentleys.
I guess I just don't like poor people.
Context is important.
I've got a friend who is the embodiment of Jay from Inbetweeners and very much one wanting to be thought of in a higher social standing than he really is. A few years ago he was sporting an unmissable and quite frankly, tasteless timepiece. We asked him which town hall clock tower he'd stolen it from and he told us it was a limited edition Ayton Senna tribute thing that cost £6000 and there were only 20 in the world etc etc.
There is no way in the world he has £6000 to spend on a watch, and if he did his mum would have killed him (he was nearly 40 and living at home still). We played along and there was no harm done. A quick Google the next day showed that you could buy replica ones for a couple of hundred. No prizes for guessing which he wore.
The point is that unless every other aspect of the person and their lifestyle is of a comparable stature, a hugely expensive (or pretending to be) trinket in otherwise ordinary company smacks of a person desperately seeking validation or compensating for something.
I've got a friend who is the embodiment of Jay from Inbetweeners and very much one wanting to be thought of in a higher social standing than he really is. A few years ago he was sporting an unmissable and quite frankly, tasteless timepiece. We asked him which town hall clock tower he'd stolen it from and he told us it was a limited edition Ayton Senna tribute thing that cost £6000 and there were only 20 in the world etc etc.
There is no way in the world he has £6000 to spend on a watch, and if he did his mum would have killed him (he was nearly 40 and living at home still). We played along and there was no harm done. A quick Google the next day showed that you could buy replica ones for a couple of hundred. No prizes for guessing which he wore.
The point is that unless every other aspect of the person and their lifestyle is of a comparable stature, a hugely expensive (or pretending to be) trinket in otherwise ordinary company smacks of a person desperately seeking validation or compensating for something.
Stinkotanko said:
Elaborate please, what's the sociological theory you're working off?
In the social strata, from what you term 'poor' to 'not poor' you do come over rather like the sub group 't
t'. I apologise if this offends you sensibilities, although I doubt it does, but this sub group are primarily people with a distorted view of reality and spend an inordinate amount of time being oblivious to their gaffes due to having been told by other sycophants that they are right, rather than having experienced the hoi poloi which leads to a more rounded view on fellow humans.AW111 said:
AW11 (MR2) with AE111 (Trueno BZR) drivetrain = AW111 
It's in readers cars.
Sounds great, I keep toying with getting a Mk1.5, with a properly built charge cooled 3S-GTE, but all Mk1s seem to be so so rusty over here. The 1st car I bought was a white Mk1b and at 8 years old had serious rust in the A pillars It's in readers cars.
Just realised my password for here is the Reg number from that car
WinstonWolf said:
DrTre said:
WinstonWolf said:
What is the 'thrill' in a watch? Other than knowing the time.
Doing a "captain koons".Particularly if it's an extensive collection.
That's probably it, I can't think of any other thrill with a watch...DonkeyApple said:
berlintaxi said:
zygalski said:
Taking out finance on a watch? Time to reassess what's important in life.
Why? Zero percent credit leaving the money earning interest in the bank or elsewhere, seems like a no brainer.Also while im on my f
king high horse only three types of people worry about st like this. 1 ignorant d
heads2 people who are jealous
3 people who are owed money by the people buying s
tSo time to ask which one are you?
kazste said:
Completely incorrect, buying things on 0% finance and keeping the money to make more money is the definition of taking care of your saving priorities. If your the kind of chap who spends his money earlier than he needs to then you wont be buying as much as you could.
Also while im on my fking high horse only three types of people worry about st like this.
1 ignorant dheads
2 people who are jealous
3 people who are owed money by the people buying st
So time to ask which one are you?
4. People who have the temerity to highlight the fAlso while im on my f
king high horse only three types of people worry about st like this. 1 ignorant d
heads2 people who are jealous
3 people who are owed money by the people buying s
tSo time to ask which one are you?
king stupidity of man maths in PH. 
Stinkotanko said:
Foliage said:
Your a poor person, you just think your not, you must be or you'd have a better understanding of the world around you and wouldn't think in such black & white 2 dimensional terms.
Elaborate please, what's the sociological theory you're working off?Stinkotanko said:
Foliage said:
Your a poor person, you just think your not, you must be or you'd have a better understanding of the world around you and wouldn't think in such black & white 2 dimensional terms.
Elaborate please, what's the sociological theory you're working off?That we live in a society driven by consumerism and an induced wanting to better ourselves by owning better newer 'things'.
Being rich isn't the owning of more/better stuff or having more numbers in your bank account than 'the other guy' its perhaps better to approach life as the betterment of yourself, not in monetary terms but that of knowledge, understanding, family and friends.
Instead of judging people, perhaps you should endeavour to better understand yourself and your motivation.
Stinkotanko said:
It upsets me to see a tracksuit-wearing yobbo sporting a Panerai
It works the other way too.I own an Omega. I always wanted on but could either not afford one or justify the cost of one. My wife saved up and got me one for my 40th. It is one of the nicest and most special things I own. Because of that, I get quite annoyed at those who buy and treat such items as others would a Swatch or Timex.
Stinkotanko said:
It upsets me to see a tracksuit-wearing yobbo sporting a Panerai
No doubt from a man wearing tweeds and plus fours otherwise people would realise quicker he was a knobhead, so proving wrong the old adage of judging a man by his clothes. No offence, but if there is oh well never mind...
StevieBee said:
Stinkotanko said:
It upsets me to see a tracksuit-wearing yobbo sporting a Panerai
It works the other way too.I own an Omega. I always wanted on but could either not afford one or justify the cost of one. My wife saved up and got me one for my 40th. It is one of the nicest and most special things I own. Because of that, I get quite annoyed at those who buy and treat such items as others would a Swatch or Timex.
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