Situations you do or could feel smug in

[Erudite geezer]

Walking back to the house yesterday past some cars waiting at a red traffic light.

In the queue was a rather tidy mid 80s E28 BMW 5 series. I thought if I was the driver I would be rather enjoying that, savouring some German classic.

Behind the 30 year old beemer was a brand new 3 series diesel and it too looked quite tidy.

I then thought I would feel smug looking at the 'boring' repmobile behind me.

But what about the driver of the efficient, refined, tech-laden 3 series - surely he'd be feeling pretty smug too?

[thelawnet]

he was feeling smug before he bought the BMW, that's why he got a matching car.

[LittleEnus]

What the hell are you talking about?

[zcacogp]

LittleEnus said:

What the hell are you talking about?

I'm wondering the same.

Maybe he's a candidate for the least appropriate username on PH?


Oli.

[Riknos]

zcacogp said:

LittleEnus said:

What the hell are you talking about?

I'm wondering the same.

Maybe he's a candidate for the least appropriate username on PH?


Oli.

C'mon chaps it's not that hard! OP was referring to a situation in which someone can feel smug having a 'nicer/better/etc' car than someone else. But then the other person could very well think they had the 1 up themselves on the aforementioned person. A sort of "smugness is in the eye of the beholder" situation?

[Doofus]

I feel smug when somebody who calls themself "Erudite" cocks up the grammar in their post's title.

[ADEuk]

Both would be more jealous than smug I reckon

[vikingaero]

I feel smug when:

(1) I'm stuck in a traffic jam and I have my stash of drinks and mansnacks.

(2) I get to motorway services and I see people walk out with their £1.50 bottles of water, when I have 6 of the same bottles in the car for £2 just by planning ahead and purchasing at a supermarket.

But I don't care what you drive. I'm as likely to covet your barge as your premium car.

[Eighteeteewhy]

First two posts immediately slating the OP?

For me, sun comes out, roof goes down, smug face.

[J4CKO]

Feel how you like, problems only arise when someone tells you otherwise.

[iva cosworth]

Eighteeteewhy said:

For me, sun comes out, roof goes down, smug face.

This mostly but I don't need Sun.

As long as it's not throwing it down,roof goes down.

[SV8Predator]

Eighteeteewhy said:

First two posts immediately slating the OP?

No, it's simply the irony of a fine fellow who thinks he's "erudite" (and calls himself such) but cannot string a sentence together.

Added, of course, with talk of BMWs and smugness, when he's the original poster of the "List of insurance group 1 cars please" thread...

[Matttracker]

I think I get him, sorta!
Who should be smugger?

Driver of a Ferrari 328 gts or a brand new one behind him.
I'd covet the 328 in that situation