Why Do Brits Hate Success So Much?

[RWD cossie wil]

Just a general observation, but anyone who does well for themselves seem to get done down, and hated by everyone else? The amount of times you hear people saying stuff like " he's got a Ferrari/Porsche etc etc" so he must be a C**t, or other such nice things is depressing. The Phrase "Rich C**t" seems to get used a lot as well.

It just seems to be the mentality of it's far easier to drag someone down than go out and achive yourself?

Obviously there are exceptions to the rule for people who are born into serious £££ and act like complete knobs (Hilton Girls anyone?), but generally if you have worked hard and made a good living, IMHO you deserve everything you have worked for.

Unfortunatly I am in no way well off, but I am always working on bettering myself. I just have to work on the getting rich bit now , but just wondered if anyone had noticed this attitude recently?

[RWD cossie wil]

kambites said:

It's by no means unique to the UK.

Americans seem to have a much more open mind I have found....

[RWD cossie wil]

jayfish said:

I hate capitalising every word in a thread title more than success...