Would you find this rude?

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I flew business for the first time, put a piccie on fb. I’m normal middle class.

An acquaintance who is hugely privileged and snobby, is a Lord, commented “now we all know this is the first time you’ve flown business”.

Would you find it offensive?

Anyone else I would laugh, but not him.

"And now we all know you're a prick."

Some people just can't be happy for other people. It says more about him than it does about you.

Simply reply:

"Yes Lord Voldemort Surname, you really have GOT to try it the next time you fly."

Alternatively:

"Yep, preferred form of travel is private jet, but one must slum it from time to time. 😉"

Answer a sarky joke, with a sarky joke. And then forget all about it.

I think people are being a bit sneery. I’ve never flown business class and I’d be excited to do it. Everything on Facebook is for effect. I’d rather see an excited post about an upgrade than 10 million(not very good) pictures of a child’s every waking moment including when I’m bed sick or chain posts about why x cares so much more about mental health/puppies/the planet.

I haven’t posted anything in ages though partly because I can’t be bothered anymore and partly because I’m not doing any exciting jet setting anymore.

Reply with something snark. He was being a bitch. I'd unfriend him on Facebook who needs friends like that?

Why don't you reply "Meow! Saucer of milk for Lord Dickhead in Cattle'

I don't get this at all. I have one fantastically loaded friend who is always posting up about her amazing trips. She isn't braggy at all, its just her life, and I love seeing her checking in to incredible places and googling the room rate

Honestly it isn’t normal to share you life in that way. If it is what you do it is as normal as popping to Waitrose- you don’t share that.

It is braggy and she is bragging. It is unnecessary. My dds friend is always saying I should put my life on Instagram, in my experience those who do that spend more time taking photos than living life.

30 second drop interest take a photo and off to the next opportunity, no time to savour or understand.

I wpuld ignore his comment as though it doesn't exist. It is a backhanded comment. Just ignore, enjoy your wine and unfriend.

I wouldn't say i am envious but i am someone who is scared flying. Im always pleased to see others who aren't. If i had to fly, who wouldnt love an upgrade if free?

I'd have assumed it was a joke'y comment to tease you about 'boasting' about flying business. Just ignore the comment

I think posting a photo to show you are flying business is a bit naff but not the end of the world. It would depend who did it.

It sounds like a joke that hasn’t come over too well. You know him best, is he usually a bit of a snob, or is he down to earth? That will help you decide if he was being rude, or just trying to make a joke .

MorseandLewis, well braggy or not (and I don't think it necessarily is), I'd rather read about my friend checking into the Mandarin Oriental than read about what someone had for dinner. YMMV. People use facebook differently (and thank god for it).

Well it is slightly rude, but don’t let His Snidey-ness burst your bubble.

I used to travel a huge amount for work, mainly business class long haul, and still loved it when the airline staff made it feel a little bit special & out of the ordinary, even when it was my ordinary, for a few years at leas..;Definitely not now, mores the pity!)

Bitchy wee shite.

He’s certainly no gentleman.

I’m struggling to see why ‘airline staff making [long haul travel in business class] seem a bit special’ is relevant to the OP’s question.

Whatever you think of the comment made by the OP’s Facebook friend, he has taken issue with her boasting about flying in business class, not with the behaviour of the airline staff. I doubt he cares whether they made the OP’s flight ‘a bit special’.