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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]None of this is rocket science and it is baffling that the OP got any traction on the original post that doesn't seem to be credible.
 
I doubt that in one year (kindergarten) at his kids upscale neighborhood school, he had TWELVE separate families confide the financial arrangements of their households. If you have been on a pcick up line or on a playground, you know that does not happen, even for the most aggressively curious among us.

But, OP does presume that we will believe that folks have confessed these intimacies and then he goes on to OUT them by posting a “shocked” post on DCUM. All of this seems creepy.

Who knows why OP exaggerated facts to create a "SHOCKED" post leading to banal conclusions. But we all fell for a pretty low  level of tabloid click bait ....[/quote]

I think it's probably just a bit of jealousy and also probably being triggered by the reactions (or lack thereof) of the old money types in his neighborhood.  Probably the people back home in Kansas think it's absolutely amazing that OP worked so hard in school and got to their position in biglaw or whatever, and now they're living in *OMG* Chevy Chase.  Then contrast that to the 40-something non-profit worker who breezes past OP in their khakis and polo shirt, unconcerned with whether they'll get a Christmas bonus, living in the same neighborhood despite not caring about money or achievements.  That same person also has a higher status in the local social crowd because they went to a tony Northeastern boarding school, got into an Ivy-adjacent because of legacy or donations, and belongs to the most exclusive country club in the area.  They hang out with a crowd that would probably find OP a grating nerd and try hard.  This seems like a maddening up-ending of the natural order to someone like OP, who DESERVES that house in a way the inheritor did not. And an ultimate reminder that no matter how hard OP tries, there are some things he cannot work his way into. [/quote]

Sure. And the Ivy adjacent country clubber can't raise his IQ two SDs, either.[/quote]

[b]The Ivy adjacent country clubber likely has a pretty high IQ. [/b] And if it wasn't any higher, it doesnt seem it would improve his quality of life nor happiness anyway. [/quote]

really? based on what? [/quote]

Have you ever interacted with these people? most of them have a fairly extensive vocabulary, can be pretty philosophical, etc.  Much more so than the new money strivers, actually.[/quote]

An “old money” artist or NPO child or whatever is living in a $10MM dollar house somewhere, not hoping to inherit their parent’s CC DC house.

The latter is just a failed adult.[/quote]

Some of them are.  You seem to have some kind of Hollywood idea of old money families, no actual experience in the real world. [/quote]

No, my idea of old money is rich…and certainly survives more than one generation…and while CC DC is UMC, it ain’t a place with lots of truly rich people.

For every elderly person who owns a home in CCDC that has some $$$s, there are 10 that were able to buy their house 40 years ago and could never afford that house today and have limited incomes. Their kids aren’t members of some gilded class.[/quote]

Okay, some kind of caricature from a Ralph Lauren ad? I think you'll be sorely disappointed by the reality of most old money people. Theyre not swanning around in Kardashian gowns in marble mansions, most of them prefer to live low key, belonging to the most exclusive clubs, using hand me down furniture that would be worth thousands per piece, and maybe driving a Volvo.  You wouldnt get it because your a striver and a middle America type [/quote]

Huh…you still didn’t describe nearly anyone in CC DC who belong to zero CCs or any exclusive club.

Not sure why you are creating a fictional group of people supposedly living in CC DC.[/quote]

Just because you dont belong to this crowd and never will doesnt mean it doesnt exist.[/quote]

You just keep digging….its clear you don’t live here and are likely poor as you think CC DC is filled with old money.

I’m getting it now.[/quote]

Aw. Dont be mad because youre never going to be accepted within certain crowds. Just accept it and move on. Dont even think about it [/quote]

Hey…sorry you are poor…you should probably comment on the thread about how hard it is for you to afford a 20% down payment.

Sucks to be poor like you.[/quote]

Hey, sorry you're declasse and tacky. I know it probably grates on you constantly, especially when you pass old money types who shun you and turn up their nose at you. Oh well.  Maybe one day you can buy some manners, or maybe get that college degree. [/quote]

Hey…again, sorry you are poor.  At least you now acknowledge it.[/quote]

Right back atcha. And that you're tacky on top of it. Bad combo.[/quote]

Again…you admit you are poor…you are such a loser.[/quote]

Please take your own advice. And a long look in the mirror [/quote]

You are losing it…this is hysterical.[/quote]

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