To ask how often you encounter snobbiness?

[Thatuglywasp]

Before moving in with my partner I lived in a studio flat alone, in a perfectly good area. Not a very luxurious, well-to-do millionaires' row by any means, but not run-down or dangerous either, just perfectly normal, near to a big shopping area, hospital, just completely average.

Saw a friend and her husband and he said 'Oh that's not the best area of that place' when I said exactly where I lived. The friend then gave me a lift home at around 7pm and parked on the street. She asked me if I could walk her back to her car as she'd seen a man walk down that road and was 'scared'. Just a normal-looking man, walking down the road, no reason whatsoever to assume anything untoward.

They live in an area where footballers and real housewives' cast live so anywhere else probably seems like slums to them, but it was ott! I lived there for a year and had no issues whatsoever, I found the area very convenient.

I have a car from the 2010s with a 1.4 engine, it obviously hasn't got all the latest tech but it's a very reliable car known for its durability and is a good size, smooth, never had any problems with it only the usual servicing brake pads etc.. recently someone found out what car it was and said "Oh I assume that's only used for shorter trips then as it can't provide much comfort".

I didn't say anything but laughed to myself, they must think any car before 2020 is some sort of flintstones vehicle that will crumple if it leaves the postcode area, and newer cars eject champagne and canapés from the dashboard and some sort of business class experience.

I think people sometimes just say these things without meaning to be harsh, just stereotypes or comparing to their own lifestyles. I just roll my eyes internally, does anyone else have this?

One does not come across such behaviour very often, though when one does, it is often 'new money'.

@sourglitterfrog My sister had to establish if the friend was from a suitable background for her precious daughter to play with.
If he was a doctor or pilot that was acceptable, if he worked in Tesco or the roads, it wasn't.

Bollocks. Most of us have been to Europe. You’ve got just as many shitty areas and shitty Ubers and shitty taxis as we have in the UK, and we’ve got just as many nice areas and posh cars as you have in Europe. Stop pretending otherwise because you sound utterly ridiculous.

Some adults are just vile, aren't they 🤑

Apropos of nothing, I’ve been asked if my siblings and I all have the same dad and told by the same person that she’d never been friends with anyone from a council estate before 😂. It’s a good job I have a thick skin. She’s genuinely lovely and we’ve been friends for years. We’d just led very different lives.

Other than that, the worst snobbery I’ve seen has been on MN.

@Willreturnforsure2 In my parlance , I would describe it like twee , conservative, school marmish , pearl clutching type of woman . A well known literary description no ? WI , Jam and Jerusalem. Not an insult just a observation.

46 years ago I got married after a very quick courtship. I had a good degree and was training to be a Chartered Accountant. My husband had an HNC in Engineering and worked in the Pottery Industry. One of my colleagues asked how we talked to each other. I'm still laughing about that. Another picked me up from our house one day and said the "I personally wouldn't live here.". It was a very respectable end terraced house. He lived with his parents.

Okay that's definitely snobby, given the context. My auntie used to check our clothing labels on the back of our necks when we were little and comment how good they were (she worked in Tesco, but always had her small Chanel makeup counter shopping bags on show. Mum used to say she was 'champagne lifestyle on lemonade wages' lol.) She wasn't about that life at all. Horrible with money and went on to steal from vulnerable members of family.

You just described my sister!

This is how you regard women from “middle England” @Nofeckingway ?