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Firstly, what is upper-class? Many people think that upper-class just means people who are very rich - well, they are, but a different kind of rich than people who tend to buy luxury cars and clothes. According to Investopedia, a person who holds the highest position and rank in society is referred to as upper-class. In the social order, these individuals are regarded as the wealthiest and are situated above the working and middle classes.

So while rich people are easy to spot from their flaunting of their wealth, upper-class people usually tend to be less noticeable. But there are quite a few things that make you realize that you are probably on a slightly different level.

One Reddit user started a discussion online asking folks to share what in their opinion screams ‘I’m upper-class’. People online listed quite a few different things, varying from the way they speak, dress or act. But what would you say shows that a person is upper-class? Share your thoughts below!

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online I’m British, and it’s interesting reading this thread and seeing what I can only presume are Americans who clearly think being Upper Class and being rich are synonyms and describing behaviours attached to the latter status as being markers of the former.

 

Upper Class over here means something very different – imagine going for a walk in the countryside and running into some old dude dressed like a tramp and driving a beaten up landrover and having a pleasant conversation with him and then going to the pub in the next village only to have the locals tell you he was the Duke of Barsetshire and his family have been maintaining that land for the last 600 years – that is Upper Class. Those who are genuinely Upper Class may be rich, but they usually don’t show it and definitely don’t go in for conspicuous consumption.

 

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Titian
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Totally true. In our "classless" society, lacking an ancestral aristocracy, many Americans think that $$ = class. Those from old families are certainly not about to correct them.

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online Not caring how expensive your belongings are, ppl who flaunt wealth aren't upper class

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Janelle Collard
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Very true. The very wealthy buy the very best and use their stuff until it wears out.

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online Clothes without obvious branding, but the patterns/designs match at the seams.

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online I work in entomology and often have to go to professional conferences and awards ceremonies where people are vying to connect with potential donors. There’s one older lady I always see, and while everyone else is dressed in suits and ties, or formal dresses, she’s dressed like a monarch butterfly. Butterfly earrings, butterfly wings on her back, orange as the setting sun.

If you can dress like a goddamn butterfly in a room full of professionals, you have enough money to not give a s**t about anyone else.

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John Dilligaf
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

exactly, this is what the poster of #1 on this list was talking about. Being rich does not necessarily make you "Upper Class".

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Delenn
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When you grow old sometimes you began to care less and less about what people think of you. It may be age instead of money

Thomas Biorogue
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

NGL, that dress in the picture is legit. My daughter was nominated for homecoming queen this year and that dress would've been awesome.

JB
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow! Just… I want this dress so badly but I’d look utterly ridiculous in it. Anyone know the designer? I just wanna drool over more creations like this.

Pixie
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Found the artist, and they have a lot of wonderful artwork: https://www.instagram.com/artistic_imaginings/ But sadly these dresses are not real, they are AI generated artworks.

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Stargazer Lily
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't think of anything more beautiful and appropriate to wear to a grand entomology event! 🦋

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good for her! People should be free to be themselves.

Ba-Na-Na
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would do this given the opportunity. But I’m not rich in the $ way.

Animal lover
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This picture should have a note below it stating that this is a designer dress and was not worn to any conference. It is just a beautifully designed dress

YetAnotherSarah
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Someone really over-chose on the accompanying image and also I want that dress.

Trista JW
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even though I am not rich by any stretch of the imagination, it's a shame that the dress pictured is an AI-generated thing (AI is not at all art to me, it's things.) If it was a real dress, I would definitely want to wear something like it.

Gavin Johnson
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’m batshit crazy, I wear what I want, where I want and whenever I want. Mad as a box of hot frogs and I’ve not got a penny to my name. You’ll find me standing on one leg in the middle of town, dressed as a combination of Toad of Toad Hall and Edward Scissorhands, playing my mouth harp and then shouting about the damage that Motörhead have done to the childcare system. Yeah, mad as a stabbed badger and definitely working class……..

Rae Rory
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

or...stay with me here...it's a creative, passionate woman who can sew and is taking a new approach to draw donors' attention.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And if she were poor or working class, they would call her a weird, crazy or tacky if she dressed like that in public.

The Original Bruno
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OP should put it together: She's a donor who LOVES entomology. (Or a colleague who doesn't give AF and you should probably get to know her.)

PattyK
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Woman may be wealthy, but not upper-class. Upper-class people don’t show off in public.

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online NEVER talking about money.

Talking about money in public is seen as cheap and distasteful.

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online The way someone walks into a room. At least here in the UK, there’s a kind of old money upper class you can just spot as soon as you meet someone. Their level of self-confidence is wholly uninfluenced by their surroundings, it’s just something built-in. No matter the situation, no matter if they make a fool of themselves, they are completely oblivious and unaffected by it.

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Cthulhu Kitty
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's confidence knowing their place in life and society. Knowing they also probably have the money to make problems go away if needed.

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online My partner and I picked up one of our kids from a play date and the other kids mom commented on my beard because her husband also grows one ‘at the same time’. Confused I asked her if her husband’s beard was seasonal and she explained that he grows one in advance of piloting the yacht to ‘the islands’ but she makes him shave it off after she and the kids have taken the plane to meet him.

I grow mine to keep bits of egg in.

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Being frugal, not cheap, but knowing how, when and where to spend your money

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Captain McSmoot
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some people may downvote or disagree with the above comment. Again, upper class isn't directly tied to copious amounts of money, but a state of mind and a way of being, a higher standard and living in it.

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online Talking about going to your lake house, but not in a boastful way... in an I assume everyone has a lake house kind of way.

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Thomas Biorogue
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I worked for a landscaping company that did regular work for a client. Billionaire. He'd call and ask could we go to the lake house and do this or that for a celebration they were doing. The lake house was a freaking mansion. Employed a full time caretaker who lived in a cottage on the property. The "cottage" was a freaking 3 bedroom, two full bath, enclosed 2 car garage house. The owner and his family went to the lake house maybe 3 times a year. They owned several other vacation homes in and out of the country. Must be nice. I will say though, that I had met him numerous times and we was just a regular guy and very down to earth.

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online No cash but asset rich with a crumbling family home built in the 14th century, that hasn’t been maintained.

Beaten up Range Rover with private number plate.

Family history has so many ‘skeletons in the closet’

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rumple slunkskin
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lol it's me but I'm american so my crumbling estate is from 1960 and my 20 year old jeep was the only thing I could afford that could handle gravel roads. Just not quite as romantic though is it.

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People who say they aren't rich. "We're comfortable."

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online i teach rich kid preschool. i looked up prices for some of the brand name coats they wore over the last winter and they average around $1000usd. they are 4~5 years old. they're not gonna fit in those next winter. they don't realize they're rich, they're mostly pretty wonderful kids.

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online Using the word summer as a verb

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Spain we all use veranear to indicate that we are going on a summer vacation. I think it is the equivalent of using summer as a verb. And we all use it, maybe because we have enough vacation days.

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online "Back when I was the ambassador to ..."

It was at this point I realised I should keep my uncultured mouth shut, refuse alcohol and not delight the people around me with tales of Northern Ireland, especially the ones about incest. Also that maybe wearing a cheap dress from Shein wasn't one of my better ideas.

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Thee8thsense
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't think you should be intimidated by anyone, and I bet the beauty of your humility shines through in any situation.

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online When they visit your tiny house, and say "it's cozy". My upper class friend said this first time she came over and I teased her about it to no end, we had a good laugh.

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Alexandra
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The upper class will, if they are really upper class, never, ever say something bad about your house, job, dress, whatever. They will go to great lengths not to give offense, even if no offense will be taken.

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online I once had a friend who owned one of the Island off the shore of Istanbul. Never once flaunted his wealth.

On the other hand this new rich kid always showed his new watch or something like that.

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online “No, I CAN park there. It’s just $30.”

Said when parking in a “No Parking” zone.

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online Lean and fit when in middle age. Poor people almost always look bad by middle age. This is the biggest giveaway. Also adding not knowing much about their local city as they have no need to venture out of their neighborhoods. And travelling to expensive destinations and staying in branded 5 star hotels each time.

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online Going to a prestigious school despite having mediocre grades.

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online I’ve recently crossed the threshold.

It’s being able to pay for convenience. Skip a line? Yes. One or two steps above general admission/sitting? Yes. Grocery delivery? Of course.

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MrsFettesVette
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Grocery delivery is the greatest, and not super $$ tbh. We tell ourselves we save money by not making impulse buys.

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online Being totally unaware of the cost of common items. I remember an interview with Bill Gates years ago and he hadn’t purchased groceries in so long he had zero clue what things cost. I remember they asked him the cost of a box of instant rice and he guessed $20 I think.

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online Having a maid.

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online Flying private

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Megan Curl
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I dunno. I think that this is a very new money thing - think reality tv “stars” - true, old money “upper class” would be just fine with first on a commercial flight.

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online You ever been chatting with someone and they complain that they drove their beach buggy too close to the ocean, and it got stuck, so they had to abandon it, and their dad won't buy them a new one?

Like, there's the beach buggy in the Florida house, and the south Carolina house, but he destroyed the one in the Nantucket house... And that's where he's living right now. So he needs a new one for there. The Boston house, fortunately, does not need a beach buggy. 😑

I will say, being taken out to dinner by the rich folk is DELIGHTFUL. And being invited to stay at their houses is also DELIGHTFUL.

According to the dad, the best diet is the rich man's diet. Just buy the most exorbitant things. Live off of oysters, lobsters, good steak, fine wine. Dinners in that house are something else.

When they buy new cars, they give away the old ones to friends and family. They aren't usually super fancy cars, but they're decently nice cars, and it's appreciated.

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online Between my well off friends and my average income friends (I'm average) discussions on hobbies tend to either be about "the experience" or "the price".

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online I trash up a very wealthy beach town each summer for a week. I’d say- perfect skin. Like…. Wax looking, perfect skin even on their legs. Also great hair. Never a bad haircut. And they play tennis all day long. That, or tons of white babies with Irish or Jamaican nannies.

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online When 16 year olds throw a tantrum bc their birthday Benz is black not pink.

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"Why don't you just take a vacation and travel? It's not that expensive."

Yes, yes it is, but the main thing here is that most people cannot miss a single paycheck. Hell, I missed two days of work and my paycheck went down like 300 hundred bucks. That's only four days.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When did two days of work become "only four days" by the end of the comment?

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online That Porsche SUV that all the blonde moms drive

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"Do you get to the cloud district very often? Oh what am I saying? Of course you don't"

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David
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People downvoting this. I thought it was funny. That NPC is a pretentious a-hole. Obviously not all upper class are insufferable, but some are.

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online Grey Poupon 🧐

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Saw an old Rolls Royce in a junkyard and someone put an empty Grey Poupon jar in the glovebox. 🤣

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online They believe that police will be there to protect their lives or property.

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Thomas Biorogue
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They don't rely on police, they have armed security force to protect them and their property.

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Complaining about how icy the skiing conditions were…..

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PattyK
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

An upper-class person would not mention this; only a wealthy person with little class would complain about it.

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25 Signs That Scream “I’m Upper-Class”, As Pointed Out By Folks Online Well done tattoos. They are so expensive and it’s hard to get in with a good artist.

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