AIBU to think there is a problem on MN discussing anything at all to do with income

[amillionyears]

There are a lot of threads started nowadays, that are causing offence to people who are on low incomes.

It is getting increasingly difficult for those on higher incomes to discuss quite a lot of things.

I dont know if the answer is for those with more income, to not talk much about anything, or those with less income to let them talk about what they want to talk about.

I dont know the answer to all of this.
I would like both sets, or indeed anyone in the middle, to be in harmony on MN!

A compliance quiche would be unbelievably dull and would only ever discuss the circumstances in which posting would be ok. No actual posting would be necessary.

They would be snotty about the actuary quiche.

There are a few barristers being snotty about solicitors groups on Facebook.

Work pressure versus cantfeedmykids pressure.

High earners are getting paid for the pressure they are under. Theres a difference.

I don't have a problem with people I higher incomes than myself talking about their income and expenditure.

I just struggle to show any sympathy for them when they say they are struggling. I mean people on 250k a year; I am on about 10k a year and I just get on with it. I've heard about real hardship, and deciding you can't afford your £1500 a month mortgage because you want to send your child to boarding school is not hardship. Talk about it, discuss it, moan about it, but don't expect sympathy from someone like me :)

Ofcourse money doesnt equate to happiness Pag. But if you have an income of £250k and you are still unhappy then your problems have damn all to do with money. Therefore money is irrelevant to any thread you need to post.

ethel

I don't care about you one way or the other. But if anyone makes a false statement I will pull them up on it. That is not a witch hunt.

It would also be nice if people stopped mixing me and Paggy up...probs nicer for her than me.

And thanks wannabe for attempting to help!

Yy wannabe.
That's kind of my point.

I only mentioned it because I have seen 'money = happiness" which it doesn't. All the money in the world does not prevent grief, depression, disability. That was all I meant. I have read on here the idea that rich people have no reaon to be unhappy eve, which is nonsense.

In my circle of friends some are high earning professionals, some are on benefits. Everyone knows everyone's circs, everyone is sensitive about each other's circs.

The richer might speak privately about issues that would seem insensitive to the poorer. The poorer would talk about all their issues to everyone because it is not going to upset anyone, apart from wanting to help.

No one mentions actual sums.

One time this was said by an extremely poor friend of mine, "I realised you were rich (in her terms), when I popped round and you had four Dominoes pizza box on the side. I could never afford to have Dominoes delivered."

It's all jsut wrong.

My point is yes you can moan about it, it's important to you, a source of stress and equally valid to anyone else's worries.

Just don't refer to it as poverty. That was what was offensive.

Yes but I see people's point. Posts like we are so so hard up but have five children at private school are not going to attract a lot of sympathy and why should they when lots of people are struggling. Or we can't buy a house but we absolutely have to live in Central London so all we can afford is a small flat to rent. I don't really sympathise very much with either of these 'problems'.

you're not the first chunder...

it's just not fair on ol Paggy (she's the lovely one with the nice house)

I'm the horrible horrible one who shouts at right wingers.

Irrespective of various people's annual salary you always get the green eyed monster in all society so it will still happen whichever social group you mix with so advice never discuss your finances with aanyone not even your best friend

I think it's the love thing Everlong.

But Hully is much cleverer and funnier than me. I am Ernie to her Eric.

I reckon you should add that lovely naked painting of yourself to your profile, Hully, nobody could forget you then

Oh I had quite forgot that, maybe I should Tony

I'm laughing now at that pic, all those people trying to be tactful..

That pic was fabulous.

Poor chunderella. Copious amounts of shit makes me get muddled too

Hahahahahahaha...just realised you meant Eric morecambe and ernie wise and not bert and ernie from Sesame Street!

Hully - Your posting style and language used - ie Why are you ignoring my question? You still haven't answered my question. Paste quote from MNetter. This is what you said earlier. Now, will you answer my question?- reminds me of a certain poster from Kent.

Are you "related"?

Bert and Ernie indeed.