Moving to another country for work.
Moving to another country for work.
Yip Harburg's lyrics from the song "When The Idle Poor Become The Idle Rich" from "Finian's Rainbow" covered this many years ago:
When a rich man doesn't want to work
He's a bon vivant, yes, he's a bon vivant
But when a poor man doesn't want to work
He's a loafer, he's a lounger
He's a lazy good for nothing, he's a jerk
When a rich man loses on a horse
Isn't he the sport, oh, isn't he the sport
When a poor man loses on a horse
He's a gambler, he's a spender
He's a low life, he's a reason for divorce
When a rich man chases after dames
He's a man about town, oh yes, a man about town
But when a poor man chases after dames
He's a bounder, he's a rounder
He's a rotter and a lot of dirty names
dunrunny12 wrote:
Oral sex.
Actually, any kind of sex.
And space travel, too. No one has mentioned that one.
Owning several dogs.
Taking the bus
Poor - can't afford car
Rich - you're being "environmentally friendly"
Collecting old things..they are antiques if you're rich; junk if youre poor.
Homosexuality
To continue my list:
Working out at home
Listening to country music
Thrift shopping
Checking out younger women/ older men
Wearing Nike Sports Wear
Supporting Hilary Clinton
Playing football
Kinky sex
Not having to pay taxes.
Going to church.
Get dressed and attend services at a church in the nice part of town. Afterward, go out for Sunday brunch.
vs
Sitting around in your pajamas, watching your favorite televangelist on a 19" tube tv.
Owning a RV...
pusher diesel bus towing a matching enclosed trailer containing a small car
Vs.
converted school bus
Bring Back the 880 wrote:
Going to church.
Get dressed and attend services at a church in the nice part of town. Afterward, go out for Sunday brunch.
vs
Sitting around in your pajamas, watching your favorite televangelist on a 19" tube tv.
many of you are missing the point of the thread
If you have to explain your answer, you're not doing it right.
missing the point wrote:
Bring Back the 880 wrote:Going to church.
Get dressed and attend services at a church in the nice part of town. Afterward, go out for Sunday brunch.
vs
Sitting around in your pajamas, watching your favorite televangelist on a 19" tube tv.
many of you are missing the point of the thread
+1. To spell it out, it has to be the SAME activity. It is perceived one way if you're rich and another way if you're poor.
Pole dancing
spending winters in Florida/south, summers in the north.
vegetarian meals at least weekly
taking testoboost and/or alpha male supplements.
Eating organ meat
...the rich eat classy pâté
...the poor eat a pig nose sandwich
...your mom eats...
Bring Back the 880 wrote:
Eating organ meat
...the rich eat classy pâté
...the poor eat a pig nose sandwich
...your mom eats...
Again, you're missing the point of the thread. We're not talking about things that rich and poor people do differently. We're talking about things that are perceived as classy when done by rich people, and trashy when done by poor people despite the activity itself being the same.
Very few of the items are exactly the same.
I think an activity being nominally the same qualifies.
Drinking was a popular one, but we ain't drinking identical swill if you are rich and I'm poor!
(partly mentioned already) Primary residence in the heart of a major city
Relying completely/almost completely on other people's money to fund things