“What’s Classy If You’re Rich But Trashy If You’re Poor?”: 30 Of The Most Illuminating Answers

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that is very oddly specific.

Trumpets for some; banjos for the others.

Different boats for different folks.

Unless you're Public Broadcasting in the USA and in that case you are poor and ALSO fundraising.

Social security is neither, it's what we pay into, I just hope I will be able to collect when my time comes and it hasn't been depleted!

Yup a nanny that knows more about your kids nuances than you do. As well as the all of the grandparents who are stuck with your kids because your not ready to grow up and take up the responsibility and be present.

well I mean if you can afford a lot of kids and you want them, why not.

Most expats I've known weren't rich. Most were young people looking to save up some quick money by going where living is cheap, but their American skills or English language were highly valued. And expats are emigrants, not immigrants. You're an immigrant to the country you come to, and an emigrant (or expat) to the country you left. I think "expat" is used because "emigrant" and "immigrant" sound too much alike.

I don't know if this is true. I've found that the difference between the home of a wealthy and poor person isn't the quantity of furniture but the (perceived) quality of it.

Huuuge difference in legal consequences for possession and use.

“You’re in America, speak English” 2 languages for poor. “Well educated” 2 languages for rich. It’s a bs standard.

Inappropriate words and actions. Insane if you're poor; eccentric, if wealthy.

Depends on the collection...

Absolutely. See celebrities getting "gift bags" worth half a million dollars.

"When the idle poor become the idle rich..." as Finian's Rainbow put it...

Still trashy. Even when you are rich.

Doesn't matter what the foods are. The key distinction is whether it's a choice or by necessity.

I feel this one. Haven't driven a car in almost 20 years. I fully committed to the lifestyle. I am also very poor.

This one is dumb. The only poor people I've ever met with multiple marriages were poor because of multiple divorces. Likewise, gambling is how you get poor fast.

Honestly it's hard to be "corrupt" as a poor person. Corruption implies a violation of trust. But when you're poor, nobody trusts you anyway. Not even other poor people. So you knuckle under and make an honest living as best you can.

#Tragedeigh Pronounced Tragedy.

Someone gaslit OP. Montessori beds are for toddlers, not the wealthy. Beds were elevated onto bed frames to keep pests from scurrying across people and to make it easier to get out of.

I am older, retired and am not as active as I was before so I don't need as much food as I did before.

While you decry "immigrants and how they poison the blood of the country'.

The sneakers are gaudy and ugly, why pay all that money!!

I am poor and can pay for myself but if someone wants to pay for me, I have no problem.

real rich do not drip our in designer, its mostly the upper-middle class. I know a few very rich people from the professional world, and they do not outside of maybe a Birkin Bag. They dont flaunt logos. Maybe new money does.

Very rich people never talk about money.

You mean rain?

Worse, on speed dial..

This isn't an income thing, this is "do you also have an indoor home you can return to to shower or in inclement weather?"

Or maybe just a few very strange pets. Then again, I name my house spiders so I might be a bit weird to most people in general.

These are smart, not trashy. F**k the wedding industry.

Not that kind of old car. When you live in a mansion, there's probably a whole wing just for you. Why do I need a college degree, I'm rich.

Banana Von Heffenweisen, IV! Or is it a more exotic fruit if you're wealthy? Cumquat Von Heffenweisen, IV

If the debt is big enough, you're not a debtor, you're a partner

Depends on the story not the income

That's just an idiot!

My husband proposed with his great-great-great grandmother's ring. It was from Ireland around the 1800's. We took the diamond out and put it in a more "modern" ring, put the band in a safe place. I'm very proud of it.

All that great "Southern Food" is the result of desperate black people making do with what they had. Another example: Pulled Pork if you're poor Rillette if you are rich.

Taping a banana to a wall!

I am really shocked by so many celebrities that don't think they need to wash their nasty behinds everyday, that is so 🤢🤮 nasty. Everyone needs a bath/shower EVERYDAY!!!!

Let, excuse me?!?!

Most cringey memory was when I was in the Philippines with my husband (who was born there) and we were on the beach. I asked him if he would mind putting sun cream on my back and he bowed and said "Yes, maam". AGGGGHHHH! It was bad enough with all the bowing and scraping at the airport, insisting I go to the front of the queue, just because I was white.

I mean, 5Below has them for $5...or below.

In some cultures that's what is done, it's the norm for some dishes

I assure you it looks just as trashy on rich people. The gaudiest of all possible fashion concepts.

What really poor people can afford this?

Substance abuse is trashy no matter what your class is, get your ship together people!

What's trashy about that??? That's a midnight snack! 🤤

Depends on what is printed on the hat.

Where is steak and lobster trashy??? Can I go there???