To just hate rich, braying people today. I know I am, but I am just not thick-skinned today, angry, RANT alert

[Lauriefairycake]

So we went out for a lovely afternoon waffle at the fabulous waffle house in St Michaels (St Albans). We don't go out much so it was a real treat.

Middle aged almost (mid 50's) couple next to us - him in burberry jacket, Hackett scarf and shirt. Her with £800 quid Chloe bag.

They were on the table next to us and came in the same time. They kept saying how lovely it was and how quick the service was. They had virtually the same as us. Their bill came to £16 - they paid with a twenty. They kept the change. The bloke said what about a tip. The woman said "that'll do, she's only young".

When they left they put 40p on the table for the waitress

well said harpsichord

YABU

You have no idea what their life is like, how much money they are, what they spend it on, how much they gice to charity and god causes, etc. And it is also none of your business.

Just concentrate on enjoying your day out and don't worry about others around you who are out enjoying their day out.

Inverted snobbery is just as bad as snobbery itself. Live and let live.

is inverted snobbery really just as bad, i don't think so.

I don't think so either, south east. In fact, even calling it inverted snobbery reeks of snootiness
Those who claim to be affronted by the OP's remarks have behaved very badly.
Give me chavs over these lot any day

Of course it is as bad - it is still discrimination. And discrimination just isn't good is it?

I don't see how the OP has discriminated against anyone

i can't help the way i feel about things. it smacks a bit of 'you must think this way'.

I rally want a link to the Chloe bag... it's been bothering me all evening.

I just think the Op had made negative judgements about people she doesn't know anything about, because the Op percieves them to be rich. To me that is just as bad as making judgements about someone because you thing they are poor - neither are right.

she's just describing them though, if she'd just said a couple and no other words it'd be hard to picture

chloe handbags

So none of you make any judgements on people you think are poor-

tinylady - why would I?

ah, she was just well ott with the hatred stuff. thats all. if shed posted about being out and having her attnetion drawn to the fact that v 'well' dressed people had left only 40p tip - most everyone would have said 'tight gits' (they were imo) and that would have been the end of it.

the world wont end, for laurie or anyone else, just because people have answered her surprising level of tangible hatred with hostility.

and no, i dont think inverted snobbery is 'as bad' or hurtful as snobbery... mostly because snobbery is kicking people when theyre down. making assumptions about people is always crappy, lazy thinking.

as for throwing out 'oh but i volunteer at samaritans so please stop hating me', well that was just naive, given the way everyone was all warmed up to the subject. its great that you volunteer at samaritans. im certainly glad someone does.

does being poor now make you a better nicer more generous and altruistic person kerry? were you more of a bitch when you could afford those designer clothes?

That's utter tripe

I flogged all my designer stuff to enhance the redundancy package I used to get the hell out of the US.

Oh, no, I wouldn't have fit that stuff now.

I was a UK size 6 when I left.

oh come on lighten up. laurie has clearly had a bad day and was venting, and they do sound v annoying.