Signs someone grew up rich
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Anonymous
Really? At the very least, you should know how to change a tire. The other 2 are basica things that can save lots of money over time, especially the oil change. The light fixture is just more about basic home maintenance/work. Things like, replacing a fixture/hanging a tv, painting, etc can also save lots of money over time |
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Yeah, rich may not be entirely correlated with having manners.
My dh grew up poor but he has very good manners to the point I'm annoy with it. I want to put my elbows on the table! Is that ok! My siblings and I grow up poor but we have less manners. But, we don't cause trouble to others. |
Anonymous
True that in my poor household we took on very traditional male/female roles. That being said, I cannot think of the last time I ever heard anyone say that they changed the oil in their car themselves. We all know people to call and places to go for that and replacing a light fixture. |
Anonymous
It depends on how much your time is worth. If you make much more per hour than a handyman costs, it makes sense to pay for the service. |
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They keep domestic staff and they also know how to retain domestic staff. These are the people who will take the contact address of that woman who can cater dinner for 4 in short notice, the person who makes lovely flower arrangement in your house, the person who can take in your pants, the bartender for private parties, the woman who puts together the dessert table, the guy who hangs up the Christmas lights...
They love to have a directory of service providers through word of mouth recommendations. |
Anonymous
| Good table manners, polite to almost everyone, well-travelled around world but don’t tend to brag, private schools, nice reliable car, well groomed but not a show off, ——however—-they can and will throw a little temper tantrum if they are told no (but only because they aren’t used to being told no). |
Anonymous
That’s not rich that’s waspy specifically American. Americans are performative in wealth bc they tend to be upstarts so they think table manners are a sign of wealth. Other countries who have had longer histories of class don’t sweat the performance bc they are confident in their actual place in society |
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Taste in clothes.
Well traveled. They are familiar with fine foods and cultural knowledge. They do not act confused or clueless when you raise cost-saving tips (like going to a thrift store for a lamp). |
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Had manicures/pedicures as a teen.
Have been to more spas than campgrounds (growing up). |
Anonymous
Ivanka. Not his coked-up appearing son. The women they choose are far from classy. But then again, look at their father. |
Anonymous
Why would Bella Hadid not have a stylist? |
Anonymous
No. The obsession with painted nails is not a rich person thing. |
Anonymous
| Their mothers ask on DCUM if it is appropriate to send out their laundry for their son when he is in college. |
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When a college kid gets their car booted and decides to by a new car instead of going through the hassle of getting the boot off, they probably grew up wealthy.
Yes. I knew someone who did this. |
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What they did on their summer vacations. If they talk about their trips to the Maldives, going on safari in Africa, or being a high school intern at a prominent Wall Street firm (nearly impossible without a parental connection) they are rich.
If they talk about working shifts the McDonald's they are not rich. |