Poll: Salary?
Total Members Polled: 239
Discussion
SXi Lad said:
Just curious...I know there are a few millionaires on here.
Been done to death on here chap, have a search.You will soon see that the average salary here is north of 50k. Apparently. As said there will be a fair few millionaires on here judging by some of the house/car collections that have been posted.
V8mate said:
Salary and wealth are not necessarily linked either.
So you're just saying it's an unfortunate coincidence I'm on s
t money and a peasant? ETA:
Agree with the above statements. British folk are obsessed with money as a means of social status. Discussion usually leads to jealousy and bad blood. Not worth asking.
There are some very well off folk on these forums though. Good luck to them.
Edited by G_T on Monday 8th June 15:07
. I don't see the point of being jealous over someone's success, they achieved something I cannot why get the hump about it. I sit in the middle earnings wise, I am not a millionaire, but I live quite comfortably. However I came from nothing and worked hard to get to the position I am at today.
Whilst in afghanistan I was told by an American civilian contracter,
" It took me along time to relise this, but its not how much money you earn, its what you do with it"
I will never forget what he said, I still know the exact moment and location etc, however...As much as I do belive what he said, its harder for me to belive him when he was earning over 80k tax free.
also there is a fine balance in what makes you happy, Although I earn alot more than I could have in the army, I do miss the life style.
" It took me along time to relise this, but its not how much money you earn, its what you do with it"
I will never forget what he said, I still know the exact moment and location etc, however...As much as I do belive what he said, its harder for me to belive him when he was earning over 80k tax free.
also there is a fine balance in what makes you happy, Although I earn alot more than I could have in the army, I do miss the life style.
Edited by jdbecks on Thursday 11th June 15:30
siscar said:
V8mate said:
Salary and wealth are not necessarily linked either.
Salary and income aren't either. Salary is one of the worst forms of income, very tax inefficient.Mc lovin said:
PistonHeads- Willy waving matters.
As a non-brit (European) it's good to see traditional tall poppy cutting still exists here...It's a strangely unique British trait (European perhaps as well?) that if you have say a £20K income you're fine to log it into a survey (talk about it?) but if you earn say £120K and do the same then it's considered vulgar, brash or willy waving?
Why is this? Genuinely I'd like to understand??
Is there some sentiment of communism (marxism?) exsistant in the UK?
Perhaps it's some reminants of the Class system, Lord of the Manor/Serf kinda thing.
Or is it purely glib statements driven by envy?
Dunno really
UK - Salary Equality Matters
Pistonheads - complete discretion (unless you have a tatty mx5, 944, m3) matters
robm3 said:
Mc lovin said:
PistonHeads- Willy waving matters.
As a non-brit (European) it's good to see traditional tall poppy cutting still exists here...It's a strangely unique British trait (European perhaps as well?) that if you have say a £20K income you're fine to log it into a survey (talk about it?) but if you earn say £120K and do the same then it's considered vulgar, brash or willy waving?
Why is this? Genuinely I'd like to understand??
Is there some sentiment of communism (marxism?) exsistant in the UK?
Perhaps it's some reminants of the Class system, Lord of the Manor/Serf kinda thing.
Or is it purely glib statements driven by envy?
Dunno really
UK - Salary Equality Matters
Pistonheads - complete discretion (unless you have a tatty mx5, 944, m3) matters
...god forbid you drive a flash sportscar in some areas, you would be lynched
bogie said:
robm3 said:
Mc lovin said:
PistonHeads- Willy waving matters.
As a non-brit/European it's good to see traditional tall poppy cutting still exists here...It's a strangely unique British trait (European perhaps as well?) that if you have say a £20K income you're fine to log it into a survey (talk about it?) but if you earn say £120K and do the same then it's considered vulgar, brash or willy waving?
Why is this? Genuinely I'd like to understand??
Is there some sentiment of communism (marxism?) exsistant in the UK?
Perhaps it's some reminants of the Class system, Lord of the Manor/Serf kinda thing.
Or is it purely glib statements driven by envy?
Dunno really
UK - Salary Equality Matters
Pistonheads - complete discretion (unless you have a tatty mx5, 944, m3) matters
...god forbid you drive a flash sportscar in some areas, you would be lynched
Was talking about this to someone from work and they tell me the Brits even call self made people "new money" which is a lower form of "old money" apparently, so even amongst the rich there are class levels. Of course both are hated by the envy types who I guess are "little to no money"
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