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Why do some swingers brag about their wealth?
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"if i spoke of my wealth.it wouldnt be bragging.it would be begging. "Ditto  | |||
Honestly does nothing for us either. We like fun modest types over boring braggers | |||
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"Ive never heard anyone on here bragging about their wealth x" I have only seen it occasionally on the forums but I got a message saying he could take me out in his Bentley. It didn't annoy me but it did make me wonder if I should have been impressed as it did the opposite. | |||
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"you cant shag a bank balance... id sooner judge them on their merits that are relevent "No early withdrawals and a large deposit?  | |||
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"Ive never heard anyone on here bragging about their wealth x I have only seen it occasionally on the forums but I got a message saying he could take me out in his Bentley. It didn't annoy me but it did make me wonder if I should have been impressed as it did the opposite." Lol you should have took him up on it he would probably have turned up in an old robin reliant x | |||
"you cant shag a bank balance... id sooner judge them on their merits that are relevent
No early withdrawals and a large deposit? "with plenty of interest | |||
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"lol money dont make the person manners Do ," well that's us fucked! | |||
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"lol money dont make the person manners Do ," That's true but when people drop hints on there acquired wealth do they assume it will impress people and make them more desirable? | |||
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"you cant shag a bank balance... id sooner judge them on their merits that are relevent "you shag them on their,relevant merits. i'll go out,and pick up a couple of shallow birds, with their bank balance.
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"Some swingers brag about their wealth because they have nothing else to brag about." Actually you might have a valid point there. It could be something to do with feeling inadequate in other ways. | |||
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"Some swingers brag about their wealth because they have nothing else to brag about." I wish I'd said that..I will at some point | |||
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"lol money dont make the person manners Do ," Well said Jo,- and may I say you carry the manners bit perfectly! X | |||
"Does it make them more desirable? Personally it puts me off but what about you?" Puts me off immensely,theres a lot of it about | |||
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"It doesn't impress me and there is a lot of it about. My biggest turn off is over the top sucking up to people. There's a lot of that about too "wish youd stop changing ya bloody name lol, yes agreed brown noses all round | |||
"It doesn't impress me and there is a lot of it about. My biggest turn off is over the top sucking up to people. There's a lot of that about too "as opposed to over the top sucking off of people,which is to be applauded,nay encouraged even | |||
"Does it make them more desirable? Personally it puts me off but what about you?" One of my top turn offs.They so it because they think money makes them desirable...only to a sex worker imo. | |||
"It doesn't impress me and there is a lot of it about. My biggest turn off is over the top sucking up to people. There's a lot of that about too
as opposed to over the top sucking off of people,which is to be applauded,nay encouraged even "Well now that's different   | |||
"It doesn't impress me and there is a lot of it about. My biggest turn off is over the top sucking up to people. There's a lot of that about too wish youd stop changing ya bloody name lol, yes agreed brown noses all round "I'm keeping this one lol. I've just about used my yearly name change thingies already anyway and we're not even out of January | |||
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"if i spoke of my wealth.it wouldnt be bragging.it would be begging.
Ditto "ditto ditto | |||
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"I think I may have divulged this before on here, but in case I haven't.... The best shag I ever had was with a guy who was a refuse collector. "A Garbologist surely? | |||
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"Can't say I've noticed to be fair. I know some people appear to live in amazing habits and have foreign holidays every month, but it didn't cone across as bragging, it was in context with the post! This isn't a case of the green eyed monsters is it?!! "From my part not at all but I don't go on about what I have and have or not. I will say you have to be blinkered on this site if you have not encountered it though. | |||
"Does it make them more desirable? Personally it puts me off but what about you?" I just don't like people who brag about anything. Be satisified with what you've got | |||
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"Can't say I've noticed to be fair. I know some people appear to live in amazing habits and have foreign holidays every month, but it didn't cone across as bragging, it was in context with the post! This isn't a case of the green eyed monsters is it?!!
From my part not at all but I don't go on about what I have and have or not.
I will say you have to be blinkered on this site if you have not encountered it though. "Oops, I must be one of the blinkered people cause I've not noticed it. 
Maybe it's because I automagically ignore forum posts made by other males and the females simply don't brag about their supposed wealth..?
I used to be materialistic and impressed by people's wealth but as I've grown up I've realised that all that glitters ain't gold
Oh, and this thread is a great opportunity to post this link... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHo2pXO_XAI | |||
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"Can't say I've noticed to be fair. I know some people appear to live in amazing habits and have foreign holidays every month, but it didn't cone across as bragging, it was in context with the post! This isn't a case of the green eyed monsters is it?!!
From my part not at all but I don't go on about what I have and have or not.
I will say you have to be blinkered on this site if you have not encountered it though. "I don't read every post. Certain posters I avoid their posts and threads and by the time you scroll past the love ins... so probably I have missed it as my life will never be long enough to read everything posted here! | |||
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"You lost me when you said that rich people tend to be much better looking.... "They have more pride in themselves and therefore tend to look after their health and bodies better. | |||
"You lost me when you said that rich people tend to be much better looking.... "Damn...I'm piss poor | |||
"You lost me when you said that rich people tend to be much better looking.... "Well i cant help that
And it suprisingly helps find some real dishy guys with which to play with.
Must be me aura
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"You lost me when you said that rich people tend to be much better looking....
They have more pride in themselves and therefore tend to look after their health and bodies better. "I have never heard such a load of bollocks in all my life. So people who are not wealthy are scutters are they?? Whether someone looks after their appearance comes down to whether they have self respect and bugger all to do with how much money they got. Of cause money has its benefits and of cause you can lead a full and interesting life but anyone can lead an interesting life just depends on your outlook. I know many wealthy people and i can tell you the nicest ones are those that have worked for it and not inherited it or been given it on a plate. Old money never rears its head. I know many people that are not wealthy and the nicest are those that are not bitter and twisted about those that have got more than them | |||
"You lost me when you said that rich people tend to be much better looking....
They have more pride in themselves and therefore tend to look after their health and bodies better. "Just when I think I've read it all... | |||
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"You lost me when you said that rich people tend to be much better looking....
They have more pride in themselves and therefore tend to look after their health and bodies better.
I have never heard such a load of bollocks in all my life. So people who are not wealthy are scutters are they?? Whether someone looks after their appearance comes down to whether they have self respect and bugger all to do with how much money they got.
Of cause money has its benefits and of cause you can lead a full and interesting life but anyone can lead an interesting life just depends on your outlook.
I know many wealthy people and i can tell you the nicest ones are those that have worked for it and not inherited it or been given it on a plate. Old money never rears its head.
I know many people that are not wealthy and the nicest are those that are not bitter and twisted about those that have got more than them"Agree
some of the nicest people i have met have been flat broke and would still give you their last penny.
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Couldn't find the 'face' I wanted so...used 'em all! | |||
tho that big and all | |||
Coming back to this tomorrow night. Off to bed soon so must go out and put my lamborghini in garage number four. Night night everyone. | |||
"Oh yes! Ive pressed some buttons. Those big red buttons that say clearly 'DO NOT TOUCH'. I love these forums!
Coming back to this tomorrow night. Off to bed soon so must go out and put my lamborghini in garage number four. Night night everyone."Probely cause youve dug yourself a great big hole you cant get out of | |||
"Oh yes! Ive pressed some buttons. Those big red buttons that say clearly 'DO NOT TOUCH'. I love these forums!
Coming back to this tomorrow night. Off to bed soon so must go out and put my lamborghini in garage number four. Night night everyone."hold on jamesy,thank you.i thought i was poor. it works out i'm rich. i've got the looks,now where did i put all the f****** money. | |||
"Does it make them more desirable? Personally it puts me off but what about you?" Well it doesn't make them more desirable to me at all. If you were to ask if someone who was scruffy and dirty and living below the bread line using most of their money for cigs and booze i would have to say it would have the same effect. | |||
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"Makes a note never to meet the poster,shallow people are the biggest turn off" That's a bit of a shallow thing to say when you don't meet single straight men isn't it? | |||
"Makes a note never to meet the poster,shallow people are the biggest turn off" Agreed. I'd much rather talk to someone about what they've experienced in life - regardless of whether that involved money or not - than talk about where their holiday home is located or how big their plasma telly is. I don't have any problems with someone being wealthy and wouldn't exclude someone simply because of their financial situation - it's just when they're shallow and materialistic that they bore me. As I said, I used to be impressed by that kinda stuff but as I've got older I've become a lot more worldly. ` ` ` ` ` Anyway, talking of Plasma TVs... If anyone's interested I'm selling my 47" Sony Plasma TV for £100. The volume button doesn't work but at that price you can't turn it down! | |||
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"Wow this is all a bit much. We're only here to have sex with people we like the look of. Mostly they are lords, ladies, earls and knights of the realm but we hope that doesn't make us seem shallow "I`ve never seen so many happy poor folk in one place before. | |||
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"Wow this is all a bit much. We're only here to have sex with people we like the look of. Mostly they are lords, ladies, earls and knights of the realm but we hope that doesn't make us seem shallow
I`ve never seen so many happy poor folk in one place before. "Well i am happy but its because i am fit and feel alive. I may be not as well of as some but i am happy with my life | |||
"Does it make them more desirable? Personally it puts me off but what about you?" theres always going to be a percentage of any group of people that will brag about their money as well as other things, why would swingers be any different? | |||
"Ive never heard anyone on here bragging about their wealth x" One person comes to mind instantly, and it is a massive turn off, I don't mind anyone doing well in the world but I do believe personal wealth should be kept private, bragging about it in here from time to time makes them sound like they are above everyone else, and that just isn't the case | |||
"Ive never heard anyone on here bragging about their wealth x One person comes to mind instantly, and it is a massive turn off, I don't mind anyone doing well in the world but I do believe personal wealth should be kept private, bragging about it in here from time to time makes them sound like they are above everyone else, and that just isn't the case "i think i may know who you mean cause when i read the post one person sprung to my mind too | |||
"Because they are proud of what they worked for. And from my experience richer people tend to be much better looking" What a load of bollox .... Have you looked at Mick Jagger recently ? I believe he's not exactly waiting for his next Giro, but good looking ? Blows that theory out of the water ... | |||
"Because they are proud of what they worked for. And from my experience richer people tend to be much better looking What a load of bollox .... Have you looked at Mick Jagger recently ? I believe he's not exactly waiting for his next Giro, but good looking ? Blows that theory out of the water ..." and Bill Gates | |||
"Because they are proud of what they worked for. And from my experience richer people tend to be much better looking What a load of bollox .... Have you looked at Mick Jagger recently ? I believe he's not exactly waiting for his next Giro, but good looking ? Blows that theory out of the water ... and Bill Gates "I rest my case  | |||
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"You lost me when you said that rich people tend to be much better looking....
Damn...I'm piss poor "Same here so must be as ugly as hell, yep just looked in the mirror | |||
"Makes a note never to meet the poster,shallow people are the biggest turn off Agreed. I'd much rather talk to someone about what they've experienced in life - regardless of whether that involved money or not - than talk about where their holiday home is located or how big their plasma telly is. I don't have any problems with someone being wealthy and wouldn't exclude someone simply because of their financial situation - it's just when they're shallow and materialistic that they bore me. As I said, I used to be impressed by that kinda stuff but as I've got older I've become a lot more worldly. ` ` ` ` ` Anyway, talking of Plasma TVs... If anyone's interested I'm selling my 47" Sony Plasma TV for £100. The volume button doesn't work but at that price you can't turn it down!" | |||
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"I have the princely sum of £7.36, bet you are jealous as fook..... and yeah I'm devastatingly gorgeous too!! "Well I hopw that you are prepared to explain to us all how you accrued your vast wealth | |||
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"It's not just about wealth, bragging about anything puts me right off! Sharing knowledge and experience is fine, however, bragging is not. And I hate those who keep going on and on about where they have been, what they have done, etc. etc., without taking a breathe in between sentances to allow others to contribute. People who cannot small talk bore me! "some people cannot listen... they only wait to talk | |||
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"You lost me when you said that rich people tend to be much better looking....
They have more pride in themselves and therefore tend to look after their health and bodies better. "And they can afford plastic surgery | |||
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"lol money dont make the person manners Do , That's true but when people drop hints on there acquired wealth do they assume it will impress people and make them more desirable? " It dont. We are who we are with or with out money .. I would never go for a man just for things he had MONEY NICE cars and nice home never. I am after him for who he is ... not what he has x | |||
"I have the princely sum of £7.36, bet you are jealous as fook..... and yeah I'm devastatingly gorgeous too!! "And your happy x and your having fun just being who you are xx you have alot more then most x | |||
"You lost me when you said that rich people tend to be much better looking....
They have more pride in themselves and therefore tend to look after their health and bodies better. "so you only meet rich people then? blimey you could be in for a long wait on here lol or are you after a bit of rough this week | |||
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"You lost me when you said that rich people tend to be much better looking....
They have more pride in themselves and therefore tend to look after their health and bodies better.
And they can afford plastic surgery "Well ive just come into some money, what will £600 get me? | |||
"You lost me when you said that rich people tend to be much better looking....
They have more pride in themselves and therefore tend to look after their health and bodies better.
And they can afford plastic surgery
Well ive just come into some money, what will £600 get me? "ME!!! | |||
"You lost me when you said that rich people tend to be much better looking....
They have more pride in themselves and therefore tend to look after their health and bodies better.
And they can afford plastic surgery
Well ive just come into some money, what will £600 get me?
ME!!! "for how long? | |||
"You lost me when you said that rich people tend to be much better looking....
They have more pride in themselves and therefore tend to look after their health and bodies better.
And they can afford plastic surgery
Well ive just come into some money, what will £600 get me?
ME!!! for how long? "Any BOGOF offers | |||
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"Why do they have pictures of BMW's in their profiles?...women do you think...'wow what a guy he's got a BM..he must be soooo important and I bet he has got a massive cock'" No personally I am not that materialistic, not that shallow, much prefer a personality and a person over what they have | |||
"Why do they have pictures of BMW's in their profiles?...women do you think...'wow what a guy he's got a BM..he must be soooo important and I bet he has got a massive cock' No personally I am not that materialistic, not that shallow, much prefer a personality and a person over what they have" Dead right GreyK...I would have thought most women were like you too..and in our opinion..personality is the biggest turn on of all... | |||
"Why do they have pictures of BMW's in their profiles?...women do you think...'wow what a guy he's got a BM..he must be soooo important and I bet he has got a massive cock'" Do I detect a touch of jealousy there? Why single out one prestige make when you could say that about any luxury car? Surely if someone wants a picture in a car, or on a car even and the car they happen to own is either one of the presige brands, what else can they use? I don't think most of what has been talked about is showing off. I can remember when we got our first diswasher back in 1972, we got used to it and probably mentioned it in everyday conversation! People were round for dinner and we naturally said "I'll go and load the dishwasher". Same when we got our CD player, I didn't say I"'ll put a record on" I said "I'll stick a CD on! How many times have we read on these very forums about who has what on their I-Pod! Why not just say music player? No, it is part of your everyday life and you call it what it is! I don't think it is so much people showing off, more the green eyed monster raising its ugly head... | |||
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"we can only be who we are here xx even if we have alot of money x alot tied up in all sorts....... you can have milon and feel poor x" And no matter how much a person has, they can never buy class. xx | |||
"Why do they have pictures of BMW's in their profiles?...women do you think...'wow what a guy he's got a BM..he must be soooo important and I bet he has got a massive cock' Do I detect a touch of jealousy there? Why single out one prestige make when you could say that about any luxury car? Surely if someone wants a picture in a car, or on a car even and the car they happen to own is either one of the presige brands, what else can they use? I don't think most of what has been talked about is showing off. I can remember when we got our first diswasher back in 1972, we got used to it and probably mentioned it in everyday conversation! People were round for dinner and we naturally said "I'll go and load the dishwasher". Same when we got our CD player, I didn't say I"'ll put a record on" I said "I'll stick a CD on! How many times have we read on these very forums about who has what on their I-Pod! Why not just say music player? No, it is part of your everyday life and you call it what it is! I don't think it is so much people showing off, more the green eyed monster raising its ugly head..." Nah...no green eyed monsters here Rumour.. Plus..I wouldnt have a BM even if I won the lottery.. But if someone (man) is going to have a car in their profile it always seems to be a BM.. Very good point about the Ipod/music player..and it reminds me of the joke..'how do you know if someone has an Iphone?..they tell you!'...but I think the Ipod thing is a bit of a generic term these days for any mp3 music player....I wouldnt say I have a jealous bone in my body, I always believe people deserve what they deserve in this world..and good luck to them.. The nearest thing is envy I guess...and we are envious of the swinging fraternity..as its something we will never be a part of..but would like to be in another world maybe. xx | |||
"we can only be who we are here xx even if we have alot of money x alot tied up in all sorts....... you can have milon and feel poor x And no matter how much a person has, they can never buy class. xx" Both so true, it also can't buy what most people need! Love and friendship! Of course like Hefner, you can buy people to prop you up when you are d*unk, to pick you up when you fall and yes, even shag you when you are lets say... Unattractive. But friendship and love are beyond price and there is no substitute, in my opinion. | |||
"we can only be who we are here xx even if we have alot of money x alot tied up in all sorts....... you can have milon and feel poor x And no matter how much a person has, they can never buy class. xx Both so true, it also can't buy what most people need! Love and friendship! Of course like Hefner, you can buy people to prop you up when you are d*unk, to pick you up when you fall and yes, even shag you when you are lets say... Unattractive. But friendship and love are beyond price and there is no substitute, in my opinion. " yes thats very true x true friend are hard to find x | |||
"we can only be who we are here xx even if we have alot of money x alot tied up in all sorts....... you can have milon and feel poor x And no matter how much a person has, they can never buy class. xx" class thing is boring to me x i meet people who have loads no better then me steven fry in my Anties farm up the road i know him me at the manor we are only people no matter what we have he is so down to earth and so am i x | |||
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"i think some just have hang ups if perople do well ,,,,,,,,, and say all sorts of crap ,,,,,,, to make them selfs feel better x people with money are no better then people whos do not have it, AND THATS THE TRUTH X" I agree and often find folk that brag about money have little else of interest to say | |||
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"we can only be who we are here xx even if we have alot of money x alot tied up in all sorts....... you can have milon and feel poor x And no matter how much a person has, they can never buy class. xxclass thing is boring to me x i meet people who have loads no better then me steven fry in my Anties farm up the road i know him me at the manor we are only people no matter what we have he is so down to earth and so am i x" Nothing like a bit of name dropping. Well we all know your lady and lord of the manor now lmao. Talk about bragging! | |||
"From my experience, people tend to brag to cover insecurities or distract you from their flaws. Just have to ask yourself what they're hiding!
"Total agreement on that one. Give me a normal person who isn't up there own arse any day. | |||
"we can only be who we are here xx even if we have alot of money x alot tied up in all sorts....... you can have milon and feel poor x And no matter how much a person has, they can never buy class. xxclass thing is boring to me x i meet people who have loads no better then me steven fry in my Anties farm up the road i know him me at the manor we are only people no matter what we have he is so down to earth and so am i x" Forgive me, I meant no social, wealth or educational status. I meant class as in poise, elegance, manners and good grace. All things inherent in every decent person, rich or poor. xxx | |||
"Ive never heard anyone on here bragging about their wealth x I have only seen it occasionally on the forums but I got a message saying he could take me out in his Bentley. It didn't annoy me but it did make me wonder if I should have been impressed as it did the opposite." true peeps to "subtley" mention "things", just by the way. Perhaps they feel it gives them some influence. | |||
"i think some just have hang ups if perople do well ,,,,,,,,, and say all sorts of crap ,,,,,,, to make them selfs feel better x people with money are no better then people whos do not have it, AND THATS THE TRUTH X" "even the greatest spacemen have to shit and pee" Donovan - Cosmic Wheels | |||
"From my experience, people tend to brag to cover insecurities or distract you from their flaws. Just have to ask yourself what they're hiding!
"their flaws - probably not parquet at all just laminate. | |||
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"'Flaws'...are part of us all and are nothing to be ashamed of." not even laminate? | |||
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"Carpet diem " I got one of those, brings em up lovely, better'n cillit big bang. | |||
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"We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stardrops." cue for a song? Raindrops keep falling on my .......... c'mon all join in | |||
"we can only be who we are here xx even if we have alot of money x alot tied up in all sorts....... you can have milon and feel poor x And no matter how much a person has, they can never buy class. xxclass thing is boring to me x i meet people who have loads no better then me steven fry in my Anties farm up the road i know him me at the manor we are only people no matter what we have he is so down to earth and so am i x Nothing like a bit of name dropping. Well we all know your lady and lord of the manor now lmao. Talk about bragging! "LOL i say it how it is x i hope i am a nice person .. i had nothing when i was first married at 18 ... all i new is with 4 kids who like me can not read and right well i had to do well and so did john to send them to schools had a go at normal schools but thay never cared.... I have a good life but worked hard for years and years taking very big risks alot of people would never ... and did payed off it makes me no better then no one it makes me lucky as it all could have gone tits up. Like most here money come and go and it makes you no better just maybe do more in life. You should have a go sending 4 away to school .. but its been worth it .. Sons at un fist one in our family to go. others read and wright well i only have this house as no one would do it up as was so so bad still doing stuff after 10 years .. I take old houses and make them live again thats how i see it... when i am Dead a gone my houses will i hope still be here. | |||
"Forgive me, I meant no social, wealth or educational status. I meant class as in poise, elegance, manners and good grace. All things inherent in every decent person, rich or poor. xxx" . Well said! | |||
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"'Flaws'...are part of us all and are nothing to be ashamed of. not even laminate?" . I have ceremic tiles on the ground floor that looks like Travertine except for the price, does that make me a snob?
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"I think I may have divulged this before on here, but in case I haven't.... The best shag I ever had was with a guy who was a refuse collector. ". He was probably trying extra hard for his boxing day tip. No offence meant, I used to do the same job before I signed up for the Navy and they had me doing worse jobs. I think some people think having money makes them powerfull and they think women are attracted to power, which can be the case at certain mainstream non swinger clubs or cattle markets,But making someone laugh or cum Is quite powerfull. With people who brag about their good fortune perhaps it helps make them feel more sexy, as part of the super ego or id or something. Ego's are quite important and everyone uses something to reinforce theirs. That about two pences worth. | |||
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"we can only be who we are here xx even if we have alot of money x alot tied up in all sorts....... you can have milon and feel poor x And no matter how much a person has, they can never buy class. xxclass thing is boring to me x i meet people who have loads no better then me steven fry in my Anties farm up the road i know him me at the manor we are only people no matter what we have he is so down to earth and so am i x Nothing like a bit of name dropping. Well we all know your lady and lord of the manor now lmao. Talk about bragging! LOL i say it how it is x i hope i am a nice person .. i had nothing when i was first married at 18 ... all i new is with 4 kids who like me can not read and right well i had to do well and so did john to send them to schools had a go at normal schools but thay never cared.... I have a good life but worked hard for years and years taking very big risks alot of people would never ... and did payed off it makes me no better then no one it makes me lucky as it all could have gone tits up. Like most here money come and go and it makes you no better just maybe do more in life. You should have a go sending 4 away to school .. but its been worth it .. Sons at un fist one in our family to go. others read and wright well i only have this house as no one would do it up as was so so bad still doing stuff after 10 years .. I take old houses and make them live again thats how i see it... when i am Dead a gone my houses will i hope still be here."You go girl, good on ya! Some people will never understand. | |||
" You go girl, good on ya! Some people will never understand." kisses xx i did take what thay said to heart i never see myself like that .. just say things how thay are. Thats me i am truthfull about stuff . x | |||
"Jo there is no need to defend yourself .Even though you had a tough start you obviously have a business head on your shoulders ,so well done .im a pretty clever lady and work in finance but my business skills are Zero...i just dont have the drive ,hence i dont have much materially,but im happy as larry living that way ....doesnt make me any better or worse than anyone we are all who we are and we should embrace that ." I built two businesses. One I let go to raise a family the second I left to my ex and kids when we separated. I don't have much now, the simple life but I love my work, my uncomplicated life, and I am happy. | |||
"Jo there is no need to defend yourself .Even though you had a tough start you obviously have a business head on your shoulders ,so well done .im a pretty clever lady and work in finance but my business skills are Zero...i just dont have the drive ,hence i dont have much materially,but im happy as larry living that way ....doesnt make me any better or worse than anyone we are all who we are and we should embrace that ." you have alot more then alot being happy and you come across here as a lovely person my business skills some not to good but good at art and can see things not how thay are but how thay could be .. .. yes your right we are who we are .. I hope i am a nice person and say things how i see it ... thats me x | |||
"I work hard to have nice things and a lifestyle to please myself, not other people. OK, I have been fortunate to have a good start in life, thanks to my parents, however, I still have to stand on my own two feet. My parents did not pass the various exams for me - I worked hard to pass them myself! Bragging, IMHO, is a sign of insecurity. My wise mum says that if she does not wear anything expensive or drip in fine jewellery, one would not assume she does not have anything nice. Whereas if she wears expensive clothes and jewellery all the time, peeps would say that's all she's got, hence the need to flaunt them. I love my mum, even though she drives me nuts at times! "Mine drives me nuts too | |||
"i think some just have hang ups if perople do well ,,,,,,,,, and say all sorts of crap ,,,,,,, to make them selfs feel better x people with money are no better then people whos do not have it, AND THATS THE TRUTH X" This is a good point - I've seen threads started by people moaning about those who they perceive as being rich but obnoxious or uncouth, yet I've not seen any threads started by these rich people criticising the poor people. Finding something to moan about someone who is/has been successful is a very British trait, in my opinion. Whether it be Premier League footballers such as Wayne Rooney, or celebrities such as Katie Price... it's considered "fair game" to find something about them to moan about - simply because they're successful and more wealthy than most of us. I was watching this video... . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc4HxPxNrZ0 . ...earlier and it made me think of this thread for some reason, but also kinda put things into perspective. We're moaning about whether somebody is posting photos of their BMW or talking about the size of their house, when 13% of the world's population don't even have clean drinking water and 38% of the world lack adequate sanitation. I also heard that in America 85% of all privately held wealth is owned by just 20% of the US population, with 35% being owned by only 1%! The remaining 15% of privately held wealth is shared amongst the remaining 80% of the population. I'm pretty sure that if we were American all of us on here would fall into that 80% category | |||
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I didn't really explain my last point very well.... I'd got bored writing such a long reply that my mind had started to wander.
What I meant was that it kinda put it into perspective for me. I don't consider myself rich... I've got a good job which pays my mortgage and leaves me with beer tokens each month, but I still have to budget for stuff that I want.
But by having running water and a toilet I can use, I'm already better off than a large portion of people on the planet who have neither of these.
I'm trying to be grateful for what I've got rather than what I've not got. | |||
"Good point about Dickie Branson and Suralan Sugar... I hadn't thought about people who have become famous for being rich rather than the other way round - although, as you say, some like Miss Price are famous simply for being famous
I didn't really explain my last point very well.... I'd got bored writing such a long reply that my mind had started to wander.
What I meant was that it kinda put it into perspective for me. I don't consider myself rich... I've got a good job which pays my mortgage and leaves me with beer tokens each month, but I still have to budget for stuff that I want.
But by having running water and a toilet I can use, I'm already better off than a large portion of people on the planet who have neither of these.
I'm trying to be grateful for what I've got rather than what I've not got."key to contentment sweetie xxx | |||
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" Suralan Sugar.." You noticed that too then...how irritating was that every week..'good morning'....good morning srallen' Thank god they made him up to be a Lord! | |||
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" Suralan Sugar.. You noticed that too then...how irritating was that every week..'good morning'....good morning srallen' Thank god they made him up to be a Lord!" Yeah, that used to really do my head in. Talking of Alan Sugar, have you seen the YouTube video called "Cassetteboy vs The Bloody Apprentice" - it's hilarious | |||
"Nah, it's just I'm turning into an old fart "Dont think so. Your come across well and your right in what you say .. we have alot more just having food and water and a home then alot do around the world .. X | |||
" Suralan Sugar.. You noticed that too then...how irritating was that every week..'good morning'....good morning srallen' Thank god they made him up to be a Lord! Yeah, that used to really do my head in. Talking of Alan Sugar, have you seen the YouTube video called "Cassetteboy vs The Bloody Apprentice" - it's hilarious "Just reading his biog at the moment...highly recommended...fantastic read...I check that utube vid out.. | |||
"Nah, it's just I'm turning into an old fart Dont think so. Your come across well and your right in what you say .. we have alot more just having food and water and a home then alot do around the world .. X "Aww, thanks... I luv u | |||
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"Nah, it's just I'm turning into an old fart Dont think so. Your come across well and your right in what you say .. we have alot more just having food and water and a home then alot do around the world .. X
Aww, thanks... I luv u "i may like to love you back but miles away , lol xxx | |||
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