To be fed up with jealous people who seem to hate anyone who has more money than them?

[SexyClaus]

I seem to epitomise what some people hate - I live in a gated estate, drive a 4x4, am a SAHM and send my children to private school. Why does this mean that some people think this gives them a right to be rude to me or about the choices my family make? I would never look down on anyone who doesn't have or do what I do, so why is it ok to do it the other way round? I am so fed up with it! And you know the ones I really can't stand? Champagne socialists who think they are all left-wing with socialist ideals but are really just like me!

Hmmmm. Clearly you are an arriviste, OP. Certainly you are evidence that money can never buy class.

A gated estate sounds rather lower middle class to me, SexyClaus. Unless you live on an Israeli settlement in Hebron?

Cheer up, OP, at least the mutterers at your youngest's classes think you're posh!

AF - but they are EXTRA stairs - not the main stairs. Spare stairs. You must be a bit posh if you have spare stairs

5 of my friends (yes, that is right) have massive houses, 3 of them have grand gates, automatic with entry phones, and swimming pools Audis/Lexus and Porsches. One of them even has both an indoor and an outdoor pool, in addition to a gym in her basement and a dance studio. I am not jealous. How can I be, they are lovely, kind genuine people! If they have 13 million to spend on a home, good for them! As long as they dont look down on me, in my three bed end of terrace. (Which they dont)

I am wondering how you are coming across to other people real life, you must be very tactless (or badly brought up) if you encounter so much jealousy!!

But from your OP, I can guess two things (assuming you are for real)

1. Your wealth is new as opposed to old, which means that you have not benefited from the humility a privileged upbringing most wealthy Brits have enjoyed
2. Or you are a spoilt brat without much education.

But that is just my view.

The others are jealous and are making it your problem tbh.

"Chavvy" is nothing to do with wealth

Wayne Rooney is very wealthy but could be described as a "chav"

I don't like the word.

But you do clearly lack class, breeding and taste.

You can't buy it unfortuantly :(

Con on then OP, how much have you got?

A gated estate sounds like Strangeways to me.

How on earth would you know Pantofino?

chris, i only trade in festive confectionary. I'll give you 2 tins of quality streets

Do you have electric gates and a jacuzzi?

Sorry, that really was meant to be 'Come on'

hehe Elf

I am going to buy a tin of Roses next year when I get out of Strangeways am rich

OP, seriously, car colour come on now im getting mad and no gates in hell could stop me!!!

Seriously people - stop believing this twaddle!

Unless, of course, you're toying with the cone-headed halfwit? Yeah, must be that!

Or she most likely is a goady twat, Quint.

It's Samantha Brick syndrome op.

If you think so little of them, why feel the need to go onto an anonymous internet forum and justify yourself? Worra calls it right as usual. Woman up.

FWIW I'm a champagne socialist and I've made none of your choices.

What does used to have 'an exceptionally well paid job' mean - how can you afford such a lifestyle now without working and your dh only working part time?

Really?

I ride around in a Stagecoach bus

Ner.

spare stairs ? What like a fire secape ? We have loads of them in Strangeways

I'm not sure whether you are being unseasonable but it's been interesting to read the nasty responses you've received thus far...you may have attracted just the sort that vex you so . Sort of proves your point, doesn't it?

Sorry just to clear things up - you only need gates if you live in Johannesburg and might get shot when parking your car. You probably don't need that in Cheshire or wherever you are.

And a massive tin of quality street is all anyone needs at this time of year anyway.

Hth.