TikTok Users Share 30 Stories Of When They Encountered A Rich Person Who Was Out Of Touch With Reality
People with low incomes know what lavish lives the rich live because their aim is to reach that financial freedom. But rich people don’t have an interest in knowing how poorer people live and might not even be aware of the levels of poverty that exist.
That leads to some pretty weird questions and statements that show how out of touch with reality they are, as evident from people’s experiences that they shared on TikTok when user mymentalhealthcannot pointed out that they ask outlandish things like “Do you ski?”
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When I was a barista at a coffee shop, I was kind of standing there cleaning up behind the counter. And then the people that were like sitting out in the lobby, at a table, were talking about something and they were like all pharmaceutical reps. And so one of them says something like, "imagine a really, really poor person, like a really like poor person, like someone who makes like $52,000 a year." And everyone else just stoped because like, I was the manager and I was making $27,000 a year, so rich people can get f**ked
This girl at uni once asked me if I "sail" !? Like yeah, I see what's on sail and that's what I buy.
a rich classmate once told me "we only go to vacation 4 times a year" that's 4 more times than me 😭
My ex at one point asked me "how is it that hard to save up for a brand new car?" Honey there's people that go their whole lives never get one.
I had a classmate a guy asked me why I was working a full-time job in college. He proceeded to say, "well don't you know that your schoolwork is going to be affected by you working at that much? " You think I want to work a full-time job and go to school?
So my wife didn't grow up rich but she grew up very comfortable in a fairly affluent neighborhood and I grew up in poverty. But she one time when we started dating said to me in random conversation, "do you remember when we used to have like astronauts come speak at your school? You know, like the ones that were like the dads of your classmates?" No I do not remember
We had police, teen-pregnancy and abstinence counsellors...and more police.
So I had this one friend in college and she didn't ask me anything crazy, but she definitely made a lot of weird statements. And one of my favorites was when she was telling us how her family only uses the Audi for vacations. And I was like, "Oh, well, if your family only use the Audi for vacations, like what are your parents drive to work? " And she was like, well, the Maserati, of course." Of course, the Maserati like how stupid could I be? Of course, they just take the Maserati to work
…And they use the lambo for shopping and the jaguar for the kids…
A girl in college once told me it’s better to buy an apartment in NYC than to rent one as I was doing. 😂 I was like girl, I have a scholarship
A friend asked me if I have a horse 😭 I was like what the hell do u mean a horse???
This isn't necessarily a rich thing. i new plenty of people who lived in a trailer and had a scraggly horse out back for 4-H. In the country its easy to have horses and you can often end u given them for free.
You are right, you don't have to be rich to have a horse, however, it's not just buying the horse that is a problem. Horses can be expensive to keep, with farrier bills, tack expenses, feeding them (especially if they have any problems), any emergency vet bills, vaxxing them, meds, and more. My family is able to have horses because they have a barn and a pasture and they grow their own hay.
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I have my high horse I tend to ride in on, does that count?
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I adopted an off-the-track thoroughbred for $500. It is the monthly upkeep that costs a ton. And it isn't like there is health insurance for horses, so anything routine medical, and God forbid an emergency, can really set you back. (I'm not rich and this was pre-kids. I was able to make a deal with a horse farm that my horse's care would be free in exchange for my working with and training their horses)
May I ask where you're from? Both my daughter and partner have horses and both have insurance for veterinary bills. I'm in the UK.
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I do agree with the O.P...Idk how it works in other Countries but in Italy having a horse is for wealthy people and nobody live in RV
Sure, I have a horse...like Tina's horse in Bob's Burgers. Not Chariot...Jericho (for those that don't watch the show, he's imaginary and voiced by Paul Rudd...he's hilarious).
I am in fact quite poor due to the fact that I used to own a horse. ;) You might as well just feed them $100 bills.
I grew up on a cattle ranch. For us horses weren't pets, they were farm equipment. Very critical farm equipment that was well cared for, but still not some toy to take out on the weekends.
I work at a horse farm. I make less than my state minimum wage (by A LOT), by getting paid by the day instead of hours (my time and human value isn't worth a living wage, evidently). Ironically, most of the horses people board there cost more than my yearly salary. Also by a lot. (My degree totally was worth it. 🙄)
Of course, of course. I have a horse. I think it may be in the Attic . Ed?
So I grew up around people who had, you know, a good amount of money. And some of my friends had so much money, they didn't need to work. And because of that, they were just so lonely and no one actually liked them for them. They just kind of liked them for the stuff that they had and the experiences that they brought. Anyway, so they would call me in the morning and be like, "Hey, you want to hang out with me today?" And I'd say, you know, "I gotta go to work today. I can't." And they would be like, "well, how much do you make in a day? " And I would tell them how much I made and they said, "Well, I'll give you two times that amount of money. If you skip work and hang out with me today." It doesn't work like that.
I grew up with like a lot of rich Asian kids in the California and one day my friend was like, "How do you tell your parents when you don't like the car they surprise you with? I was like, "What are you talking about?" She's like," Yeah, my mom just surprise me with this car for my 18th birthday. And I hate it because it's like a Mercedes convertible. And I want a four door car like, it is so annoying. Like, how do I tell her to buy me another car?" And I was just like, "I take the bus every day."
Why is there the need for *like* 9 times in one post? *Like* could be removed 8 times and the post would still make sense, of a sort. I'm like, sort of, like, doing this, like, basically, like, actually, like. Sorry, my fault, it's kid speak today, like.
I once had a student asked if the HOA where I live allowed me to put up my own Christmas lights because their HOA was really rigid and they had to hire out a third party contractor. They're saying this while I am eating my lunch out of the container that my lunch meat comes in that I use as Tupperware.
I can relate...a lot of Caribbean people can relate to using those containers as Tupperware. Ice cream kits, butter kits..everything we reuse.
I had a rich friend recommended I talked to my family therapist.
When commercials say, "Ask your doctor if such-and-such is right for you." Oh, yes, my doctor, which is a thing I totally have.
My first year of teaching was wild for many reasons. But one of those is because it was quite the culture shock for me. So I had students who lived in environments so awful that I just couldn't even wrap my brain around it. And then I had some students who at the age of 11, had more money than I will ever dream of making in my entire life. So it's the end of the school year, and I had the student who was, you know, a really strong singer, and I told her, "You really should think about auditioning for this community theater show." And she looked at me so seriously and said, "Oh, I would love to but we summer in Vermont"
is vermont expensive or something? I mean a lot of middleclass people here have timeshares in the game reserves. (SA)
I had this co-worker. Her husband was very high up in McDonald's corporate so they're making a lot of money. Anyway she was trying to put some woman down and she calls her low rent. Low rent? She says that low rent b***h. Ma'am low rent? I've heard white trash, low class, whatever, low rent. I was like, "Isn't low rent a good thing?" Am I a low rent b***h?
I think it's more of the person's value if they were to sell themselves. It's an awful thing for her to say of course.
My ex thought it was my choice to not go to college and called me uneducated in front of his whole family. Sorry I don't have money or an army dad
I was telling my friend I didn't have money to buy tickets to see my family in Dominican Republic. And my friend that has money told me "use your credit card." I was like, "Dude, I don't even have credit."
I can't even afford to see my family at the other end of the state. Like 5hr away.
One time I had a rich person convinced me to go jewelry shopping with them, because they were like, "Tiffany, you have to go to this diamond store with us. The diamonds are literally so cheap." And I was like, "You know, I'm not really in the market for diamonds right now." And they were like, "No, you have to come." And so I was like, you know, maybe they are really that cheap. I get to the store and I can't afford anything. Nothing. And then that rich person comes up to me and she's like, "Oh, Tiffany, you're not getting anything?" And I have to be like, "oh, yeah, you know, it's just there's so many options. I'm overwhelmed, overwhelmed by the price tags."
They were trying to figure out where we would go for a grade 12 trip and my friend suggested Punta Cana and I just like flat out said there's no way I'd be able to afford that. And she was like, "Well, can you just ask your parents for like, $2,000?" Yeah, yeah....
If I had ever asked for that much money to go on a school-sponsored trip and made clear expected I wasn’t going to have to work for it, my parents would have been absolutely livid with me over my entitlement and ingratitude!
People who grew up with money like literally look into your eyes and ask you something insane like "do you ski?"
In some parts of the world, such as northern countries its a regular part of gym class. Everyone skiis and a lot of the kids hate it
This reminds me of when I was in college and I was talking to this girl who was in a sorority and I was like, "oh, sorority Greek life. That sounds fun." I knew nothing about sororities, by the way. And she's like, "Yeah, I pay like $400 a month and then I spend 40 hours a week volunteering and hanging out and I have all these commitments." I'm like, I have to pay to have a full time job, that I don't get paid for? How do you afford that?
So for the last two years of high school, I transferred to a private school in Orange County, southern California. And one of my friends at the time, was asking like, "what color do you think I should make the BMW logo on my car?" Because not only did her family give each of the kids a BMW when they turn 16. They got to customize the colors of the decals. She chose pink
In college my rich housemate went and bought a vacuum for the house because we needed one. And I was like, "yeah, cool, just like let us know what our portion is." And she comes back home with like a $600 vacuum. And I just straight up said "I'm not paying my portion. I can't afford a $600 vacuum and you did not consult me on this at all."
600 bucks is way to expensive, but they did delegate the task, if not to the most suited party, so the answer comes over as quite rude.
I had a friend that asked me if I have ever used public transport in my life bc she never used and she was curious about the feeling 😂
In the US this isn't wealth indicative. If you live in or near a major city, than this is probably an indication of privilege. But it could also mean someone has never been anywhere public transportation is an option. I'm solidly middle class, but I've only ever used public transportation on vacation, it just doesn't exist near my home.
when a girl from my uni asked me if I'd ever been to Paris. I've never even been on a plane but thanks for asking
Paris....We have a Paras Variety Store where I live does that count? Lol
When they start going off about different cuisines and restaurants they like and I consider McDo as a seldom treat.
As someone who has had the chance to travel to a few countries, McDs has some interesting cuisines in different parts of the world. Like in Israel, the French fry pack was blue instead of red and while in India they serve a spicy peri Peri mix to shake your fries with, in Egypt it was a cheese mix.
Insane like, multimillion dollar house custom couch that came with the house, but it doesn't match the kitchen backsplash and asking should she get a new couch or remodel the kitchen? I haven't even remodeled any kitchen. Never have I ever chosen my own backsplash.
I had to buy a new laptop for some reasons and people in my class (basically all rich) told me "you can find cheap one tho, mine only cost 1200€" 🤨
Those were the same kids in high school that told you their vacation plans at the end of the school year. "We're going to Disney and then we're gonna go to the beach and then my mom was thinking that we might go to Italy. I don't know it just seems like a lot of traveling." Nobody f**king asked, Bethany.
Depending on how old she was, it might not been Bethany's fault. She grew up listening to parents, relatives, friends of the family talk like that, all who are also wealthy and that was her sense if reality. I don't think anyone should be "ashamed" of being rich, (and the same goes for being poor) but I always thought the parents of the most fortunate ones should teach their children how life works for people who don't have that kind of money. 🤷🏻♀️
Just met my roommate this week and we're going to the grocery store together and she was like "I'm gonna go to Trader Joe's" and she had the audacity to ask "can you afford it?"
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Not saying it's right or wrong, but, rich folks live in a different reality, just like middle class folks live in a different one than the poor. It's all about perspective. And, yeah, I know this is Wrongthink and I'll be downchecked.
I agree. I went to a K-12 school that cost over $35k (before books, meal plans, trips, etc. - and I graduated 12 over 20 years ago!), and of course no kid thinks about money. My mom drove home two of our friends one time, and asked what their fathers' did - one said, "He's a chef!" My mom asked where, and he responded "Checker's" (a chain fast food joint.) - we dropped him off at a house we, even as kids, recognized as low income (turns out his dad really was a grill cook at a local Checker's - turns out his grand parents were paying his tuition.) The other kid responded, "He works at McDonald's." - we dropped him off at a friggen mansion (obviously "at McDonald's" meant up the corporate ladder!) By high school I thought we were definitely poor because I got ~7 year old used Camaro and my twin sister got a similar used Mustang for our 15th birthdays, while most my classmates got new BMWs, Mercedes, Range Rovers, etc. Wasn't till university I realized we were at least middle class.
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I had a coworker who definitely was brought up in a wealthy home. She lacked so much common sense ideals, like keeping your fridge and pantry stocked with grocery items because she ate out every day. She would overspend and find it fine to have her electricity cut off if it meant the newest designer bag. It was kind of sad because she really had no idea how to take care of herself because all she knew was how to spend everything as fast as she could. She considered grocery shopping to be like a hobby, said she didn't "like" to do it. I asked her, "Do you think I enjoy it? It's not optional sometimes." She was genuinely confused.
I did laugh at a lot of these, mostly because so many of them apply to "rich" people. My kids ski, but feel the same way about those kids that take the trips to Disney and Italy. I know the ones that go to Disney and have a holiday home in Italy feel that way about the ones that have the $10M homes. And those feel that way about the ones that have private jets and vineyards. And each one tries to keep up with the one above. It takes an extraordinary amount of money to not feel poor if you can't be happy with what you have. It is just the way America works. Everyone looks up to what others have. I feel Europe tends to be more subtle, and generally people more grateful than Americans.
On the other hand, there are wealthy parents who raise their children like common folk. I went to Stanford University in the early 1960's. One of the students I knew was the daughter of David Packard, one of the founders of Hewlett Packard. She did not have a car or a credit card. She did not have designer clothes. She went shopping to the Stanford Shopping Center and because of the way she was dressed, none of the salespersons would wait on her. Although David Packard was a what would be a multi-billionaire in today's economy. He drove a 3 year old Chrysler to work. I was invited to stay at the Packard's home over the Thanksgiving break. They were having a party for the executives of HP including some who flew in from Europe. The Packards had to rent glassware and real silverware since they did not have real silverware.
I am not rich but my family and I travel a lot. It is purely because I'm an only kid, my mom finds amazing deals and my dad's work(Military) sent him to places where it was good to travel. Like we lived in Germany so we went to other European places because my mom looked for good deals.
Anyone else get weirdly set off by the over abundant use of the word “like,” or is that just me?
I've even heard high school english teacher use "like." It's a language virus.
Load More Replies... Not saying it's right or wrong, but, rich folks live in a different reality, just like middle class folks live in a different one than the poor. It's all about perspective. And, yeah, I know this is Wrongthink and I'll be downchecked.
I agree. I went to a K-12 school that cost over $35k (before books, meal plans, trips, etc. - and I graduated 12 over 20 years ago!), and of course no kid thinks about money. My mom drove home two of our friends one time, and asked what their fathers' did - one said, "He's a chef!" My mom asked where, and he responded "Checker's" (a chain fast food joint.) - we dropped him off at a house we, even as kids, recognized as low income (turns out his dad really was a grill cook at a local Checker's - turns out his grand parents were paying his tuition.) The other kid responded, "He works at McDonald's." - we dropped him off at a friggen mansion (obviously "at McDonald's" meant up the corporate ladder!) By high school I thought we were definitely poor because I got ~7 year old used Camaro and my twin sister got a similar used Mustang for our 15th birthdays, while most my classmates got new BMWs, Mercedes, Range Rovers, etc. Wasn't till university I realized we were at least middle class.
Load More Replies... I had a coworker who definitely was brought up in a wealthy home. She lacked so much common sense ideals, like keeping your fridge and pantry stocked with grocery items because she ate out every day. She would overspend and find it fine to have her electricity cut off if it meant the newest designer bag. It was kind of sad because she really had no idea how to take care of herself because all she knew was how to spend everything as fast as she could. She considered grocery shopping to be like a hobby, said she didn't "like" to do it. I asked her, "Do you think I enjoy it? It's not optional sometimes." She was genuinely confused.
I did laugh at a lot of these, mostly because so many of them apply to "rich" people. My kids ski, but feel the same way about those kids that take the trips to Disney and Italy. I know the ones that go to Disney and have a holiday home in Italy feel that way about the ones that have the $10M homes. And those feel that way about the ones that have private jets and vineyards. And each one tries to keep up with the one above. It takes an extraordinary amount of money to not feel poor if you can't be happy with what you have. It is just the way America works. Everyone looks up to what others have. I feel Europe tends to be more subtle, and generally people more grateful than Americans.
On the other hand, there are wealthy parents who raise their children like common folk. I went to Stanford University in the early 1960's. One of the students I knew was the daughter of David Packard, one of the founders of Hewlett Packard. She did not have a car or a credit card. She did not have designer clothes. She went shopping to the Stanford Shopping Center and because of the way she was dressed, none of the salespersons would wait on her. Although David Packard was a what would be a multi-billionaire in today's economy. He drove a 3 year old Chrysler to work. I was invited to stay at the Packard's home over the Thanksgiving break. They were having a party for the executives of HP including some who flew in from Europe. The Packards had to rent glassware and real silverware since they did not have real silverware.
I am not rich but my family and I travel a lot. It is purely because I'm an only kid, my mom finds amazing deals and my dad's work(Military) sent him to places where it was good to travel. Like we lived in Germany so we went to other European places because my mom looked for good deals.
Anyone else get weirdly set off by the over abundant use of the word “like,” or is that just me?
I've even heard high school english teacher use "like." It's a language virus.
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