To wonder why “new money” is so frowned upon in the UK?

I think you are projecting massively there.

Is there something wrong with having very little education or being working class?

You haven't seen conspicuous consumption if you haven't seen middle eastern conspicuous consumption.

It really is only in the UK and areas deeply steeped in British culture that the value judgements are made wrt how you present yourself.

There is no innate virtue in driving a clapped out old Volvo that reeks of wet dog, but there are British people who sincerely believe this makes them Better People than those who drive a shiny new BMW and get it cleaned regularly.

Even worse, there are British people who have very little by way of prospects who accept the lowly status of their lives because they believe the myth that only the upper classes and the lowest classes are happy and secure, and those in the middle who want better for themselves - who do not know their place, in other words - will never know happiness, because happiness comes from knowing your place.

Hence the self-limiting attitudes that work against education.

People who choose flashy new cars, other signs of ostentatious wealth and holidays to Dubai are, in my experience, those who have little education beyond secondary school or are very working class.

A lot of your critics have money but you are assuming they don’t because they are choosing not to spend their money on those outward displays of wealth.

I agree. I think the UK places high value on modesty and this is maybe what op is referring to... It is 100% yuck to talk about your wealth or flash it to people who are never likely to experience the same. I have some rich friends who are modest and just wonderful people. I know one couple who make my skin crawl because of the way they flash their wealth and prosperity in the face of others.

I agree with your final point, but I think the first about a hierarchy of families is very outdated. I know plenty of creaky old aristo families who don't feel " above" other well-connected, well-educated families who have certain values. Class exists, but it isn't quite as rigid as a spanning out from one "top" family in a kind of numbered sequence.

You make a fair sensible point.

The behaviour is the big one for me. I don’t expect others to pick up after me, I don’t look down on those who wear Primark etc.

Regarding my occupation, I won’t give too much detail as it would be outing, but I am a consultant in my industry and have been for 15 years, and have 25 years experience and education in total. I have three degrees. Only one is technically required, but the others add depth to my knowledge and experience.

OP, this is your third thread on this topic since yesterday! What's going on with you?

Nobody cares about cars - except you!

I can't imagine anybody defining their position in life by a car. Ffs! Who cares?

Get whatever car you like. Just stop going on and on and on and on about this!

There's a difference between walking around in designer clothes and walking around in designer clothes and looking down those who wear Primark.

Greed is the root of all social injustice according to the Prophet Muhammed. So it's not just British culture that frowns on "flashy".

More skilled, more valuable to the economy etc. but you make a valuable point on behaviour. I think OP buys nice stuff to enjoy and feel good instead of rubbing it into the faces of the have notes.

What do you do btw if you're okay sharing?

I feel a lot of the responses here are v disingenuous- look at any of the ‘class’ threads it will mention all the things OP has listed with derision. OP for what it’s worth I think it is particularly seeped into British culture as it is an old county with a hereditary monarchy which suggests that one family is the ‘best’ and everything flows down from that point. There is therefore an in built class system and what you are experiencing is class snobbery - obviously if you had stayed on the estate and ‘knew your place’ you wouldn’t get this as you would be surrounded by others who are similar. In a slightly less serious and cultural way I think people are irked by seeing people with money who spend it in a different way that way would if they had it and everyone thinks their own taste is superior of course

No one is saying you can’t. It’s how you behave. Do you believe that your money makes you better than other people and is a license to behave badly?
I am a high earner before you accuse me of jealousy (as in £500,000 high earner). However I don’t think my money makes me better than anyone else.

edit for typo.

Op ( or her clones )
posts frequently about how people are negative about her wealth

I read the thread, OP has nice stuff but doesn't rub it in the face of those that don't. That's fine.

It’s conspicuous consumption also it’s expecting adoration because you have money as though it’s proof of your high moral state and innate worth

Tall poppy syndrome, Rachel Reeves types.

You’re seeing it on MN because the British philosophy is that talking about your wealth and assets is crass yet so people like you OP just don’t get this.

I work with a few rich people with 8 figure value houses but you wouldn’t know it if you spoke
to them.

It wouldn’t occur to them to do what you’ve done on this thread. You seem to have a pathological need to talk about money.

What you're saying is that your class markers are superior to the OP's class markers.

You're proving her point.

(And I personally think it's crass and embarrassing to blather about your ties to the RF and your old money. I come from old money and the ways it was come by were utterly shameful. Most old money found its way into the coffers of the rich by way of the exploitation of the poor and the powerless. The RF are nothing to brag about these days).

The phrase 'conspicuous consumption' is loaded with judgement and I'd like to suggest it's a mischaracterisation of others' behaviour related to feelings of the beholder.

It's not conspicuous if you don't make it your business to find out about it. It's not done to rub your nose in your own lack of consumption. There's a strange psychological dynamic going on there.

Couldn't agree more.

Inferiority complex and envy, and self hatred that they project onto you.

Fair point. I didn't read the whole thread. Just the OP

As lots of us have said repeatedly it's the conspicuous consumption not the actual money earned.