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Someone Asks “What’s Classy If You’re Rich But Trashy If You’re Poor” And These 40 Replies Really Put Things Into Perspective
As regular people suffered from the health and economic impacts of the pandemic, the rich got even richer. According to the Institute for Policy Studies analysis of Forbes data, the combined wealth of all U.S. billionaires increased by $2.071 trillion (70.3%) between March 18, 2020, and October 15, 2021, from approximately $2.947 trillion to $5.019 trillion.
Of the more than 700 billionaires in the country, the top five (Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page, and Elon Musk) saw a 123% growth in their combined wealth during this period, from $349 billion to $779 billion. We, ordinary folks, are sharing the world with these individuals but the laws that govern their everyday life sound nothing like ours.
To further explore this issue, Reddit user Seraphina_Renaldi made a post on the platform, asking everyone: "What is classy if you’re rich, but trashy if you're poor?" and sure enough, they got plenty of thought-provoking replies. Things like going to the casino or having someone else raise your children. Continue scrolling to check out the answers and upvote the ones you think make the most sense.
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Bored Panda got in touch with the author of the post, Seraphina_Renaldi, and they were kind enough to have a little chat with us about what inspired them to ask Redditors this question.
"I was scrolling through some profiles on Instagram and I just got the thought that some people are celebrated for things I was berated for in the past and then I remembered reading an article years ago about this topic with a few answers and was curious what Redditors might think about it," they told us.
Seraphina_Renaldi believes the post went so viral because everyone has experience with this, whether on one side or the other.
"I also think that it's a topic that can also be a little bit taboo because the financial situation is something very private and people don't talk about it and their struggles openly when not being anonymous," they added. "I've also had my own experience where the struggles of being poor can be downplayed by some people that especially grew up financially stable so it's also hard to talk about it when people won't listen."
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#3
If you are weird and rich people call you eccentric, but if you are weird and poor people call you crazy.
#4
Drinking in the park. When they do it it’s a “banquet” but when I do it I’m “hammered” and need to “get off the swings and put my pants on”
Globally, Latin America and the Middle East stand as the most unequal regions, with the top 10% of the income distribution capturing respectively 54% and 56% of the average national income.
Even though inequality declined in a handful of Latin American countries, it persisted, and even increased, in others. In the Middle East, Gulf countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia) have been marked as extremely unequal with little variation since the 1990s.
Europe, on the other hand, is the most equal of all regions, with the top 10% receiving 35% of income in 2019. This can be largely explained by public investments in education and health (i.e. by predistribution policies), financed by a fair amount of taxes (redistribution mechanisms).
#5
If you live in a tiny home it’s ‘eco friendly’ if you live in a trailer you’re trash
Sandra Taylor 2 years ago
I live in a trailer an I am not trash just like cheaper rent🤭🤭in a low income bracket🤪🤪
#7
Someone else raising your kids
LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago
I don't think childcare is trashy at all, but I do find hiring a nanny so wealthy parents don't have to bother with the hardships of raising their own kids a bit questionable.
As different as their lives are, Seraphina_Renaldi thinks that rich and poor people can still somewhat understand each. Especially if someone's self-made because they know the struggles that come with an empty wallet.
"I don't, however, think that people who grew up rich and poor speak the same language," the Redditor said. "They've had extremely different experiences and were socialized in [different environments]."
"But I think that if both sides are open-minded, it's possible to [relate to] one another."
#8
Asking your friends for money. If you’re rich, it’s a “fundraiser.” If you’re poor, it’s a handout.
#9
Getting things for free. Which makes me viciously angry.
#10
Van lifestyle: Some wealthy people will drop everything and remodel and literally live in a van or bus, traveling and usually blogging or vlogging along the way. On the flip side, many people did not choose to be homeless and are forced to live out of their cars.
#11
Not working
Crease Almighty 2 years ago (edited)
This is more class status than wealth… upper class don’t know the meaning of the word work. Edit: definition of Upper class - British English: upper class NOUN /ˈʌpə klɑːs/ The upper class or the upper classes are the group of people in a society who own the most property and have the highest social status, and who may not need to work for money.
#12
Day drinking
#13
I guess slapping people
RaroaRaroa 2 years ago
Chris Rock would, I presume, have charged a member of any other audience that did this to him. He should charge this idiot. Can you imagine Smith slapping, say, Ricky Gervais if he'd said the same? What does that say?
#14
I saw this on a video some time ago and I'll repeat the response that came with it:
Rich people have mistresses
Middle-class people have affairs
Poor people have side pieces.
#15
Not paying taxes, if your poor your stealing for others but if your rich you have the business savvy
#18
Having 5+ kids
#20
Thrifting
Susie Elle 2 years ago
I'm still laughing at how second hand items used to be called "kringloop" in my country (hand-me-downs, second hand clothes, what have you) and somehow it turned into 'vintage'.
#21
Wearing a bathrobe all day
Crease Almighty 2 years ago
Nothing wrong with this… bathrobes are very comfy… although my boss prefers me to wear a suit
#22
Being completely s**t-faced. I work in fine dining and you wouldn't believe the number of rich, well-dressed, "classy" people who get drunk off their a*ses and make a complete fool of themselves and still act better than you while they are doing it.
Littlemiss 2 years ago
Me ex workmates to a tee. They had loads of cash and slept around, so they were classy. If I got drunk and acted like them, I'd have been arrested.
#23
Casual clothing in a formal environment. Hoodie and cargo pants at a law firm: you're either going over your trust fund or taking on crippling debt to get out of a public intox charge.
Daniel Gisi 2 years ago
Formal clothing should not exist. It's there just to make some people feel superior, at the cost of comfort.
#24
Minimalism.
#26
Rich: Vintage collector
Poor: Hoarder
TheHive Guardian 2 years ago
Something tells me there's a difference between a room full of rat infested newspapers and a garage full of vintage cars
#27
Pete Davidson
#29
Lots of sex, when you're rich it's a sexual addiction when you're poor, you are just a wh*re.
#30
Anything to do with making/growing your own food and clothes/home decor.
#31
Rich people say living frugal, we call it broke.
Jhenn Whalen 2 years ago
Living within your means Isa sensible thing to do at any economic level
#32
Moving around a lot.
LagoonaBlueColleen 2 years ago (edited)
I moved around so much in my childhood for various reasons and never because we got evicted, nor am I an army brat and we're not "gypsies" (as people had always assumed).
#33
Clothes with no labels. Not working, not knowing how much money is in your bank account
#34
Repurposing things such as jars, containers, boxes, old clothes, etc.
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
When you're poor you do it because you have to and if you're rich it's because you want to.
#35
Crime
Dunja Blackwell 2 years ago
If you steal 100 $ you are a criminal if you steal 1 mio you are a business man
#36
Casinos
Crease Almighty 2 years ago
Lose what you can afford springs to mind… gambling is an addiction.
#38
Speaking multiple languages, tax avoidance, day drinking, owning exotic animals, and having multiple cars on your property.
Ally MacMann 2 years ago
Speaking multiple languages is trashy if you're poor? I've never heard that before.
#39
Buying expensive things. Someone who has money to afford pricy things looks normal doing so, someone who can barely put food on the table yet has an expensive car, clothes, or other luxury items makes em look like a douche
Nora Petricien 2 years ago
I, a student, get s**t on because I won't eat out with my friends because I said I don't have money after buying a computer...
#40
Owning multiple animals.
What do you think ?
Huddo's sister 2 years ago
One I picked up from watching American tv, so might not be accurate is using a communal pool. You pay fees to a country club, just like you pay entry into a public pool and the experience is the same, but kids that use the public pool are looked down on.
Keisha 2 years ago
That's a good one and should definitely be up towards the top of the list.
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nicehar 2 years ago
How come you never see reality TV shows like 'Cops' or 'Live PD' filmed in rich neighborhoods? I would love to see the police shutting down a house party, being attended by a bunch of snotty, loud, entitled rich teenagers.
JimPanse 2 years ago
Maybe in those neighborhoods they don't call the police and complain about the party..
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Huddo's sister 2 years ago
One I picked up from watching American tv, so might not be accurate is using a communal pool. You pay fees to a country club, just like you pay entry into a public pool and the experience is the same, but kids that use the public pool are looked down on.
Keisha 2 years ago
That's a good one and should definitely be up towards the top of the list.
Load More Replies... nicehar 2 years ago
How come you never see reality TV shows like 'Cops' or 'Live PD' filmed in rich neighborhoods? I would love to see the police shutting down a house party, being attended by a bunch of snotty, loud, entitled rich teenagers.
JimPanse 2 years ago
Maybe in those neighborhoods they don't call the police and complain about the party..
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