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To end 25 year old friendship over this comment

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nakedandconcerned · 25/04/2017 21:38

Dh and I were out with another couple at the weekend who we have been friends with for over 25 years (since me and the other woman were pregnant with out first).

Was a lovely evening until the end when they asked who we were voting for in the next election. Myself and dh both said labour. Other couple said they were voting Tory and said that they thought we were stupid to even consider voting for corbyn. Both myself and dh were a bit Hmm at that but I tried to explain I work for the NHS and I don't like what the current government are doing and dh is heavily involved in unions so feels his heart belongs to labour despite their current leader.

Now I should add that when we met current couple we were from similar social-economic backgrounds. Man from other couple owns a business and over the last 15 years it has taken off and they now earn a lot more than us. This has never been a problem in the past except a few occasions when they have chosen restaurants that are out of my and dh's price range.

Back to the evening they went on to tell us that the reason they were better off than us is because they work harder than we do, and that we have easy life's because we have no 'drive'. This is completely not true, I might be a lowly nurse but Im always signing up for new training, courses and promotions despite doing my training 30 years ago. I find the comment that they are better off than us because they work harder as incredibly offensive and dismissive of other people's struggles. It kind of escalated into a bit of an argument at this point as my dh was very offended. We then said our goodbyes and made a swift exit.

The man has a bit of form for making arseholey comments. Last year he got very drunk and told dh that he didn't understand how anyone could be poor 'if you don't have money then don't spend any'.

Aibu to not want to speak to either of them again. I feel very offended.

OP posts:
Deejoda · 29/04/2017 19:58

Let us hope so Tapandgo

bunnylove99 · 29/04/2017 20:03

YANBU OP. I think it's time to cut them loose. It's sad after such a long friendship but they don't sound like nice people at all, and you do. Perhaps money has changed them. Apparently it changes no one for the better indeed! The fact they have already made goady comments in the past and chosen really expensive restaurants without thinking of you shows this isn't just a one off after too much wine or anything too. Flowers

jubi66 · 29/04/2017 23:23

As a NHS nurse myself, I'm really uplifted and encouraged by some of the comments on here acknowledging the work we do and the knowledge that people are aware of what damage this govt is doing to the NHS xx

Jakeyboy1 · 29/04/2017 23:34

They sound like that Harry Enfield sketch "we are considerably richer than yow"

They aren't tories they are twats.

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