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Original poster

am i old or is talkng about money just vulgar

30 replies

Mud · 09/09/2005 22:20

i tihnk so

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QueenOfQuotes · 09/09/2005 22:20

old

QueenOfQuotes · 09/09/2005 22:21

either that are you're really a man - as they hate talking about it too

charliecat · 09/09/2005 22:21

when you havent got any no its not vulgar at all

starlover · 09/09/2005 22:21

why, how old are you?

i think it has become less taboo than it used to be

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Mud · 09/09/2005 22:22

not monyeh inm general but howm uch you earn

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Chandra · 09/09/2005 22:22

Yeah, it may be, but sometimes is even more vulgar to talk about how vulgar other people/actions are...

starlover · 09/09/2005 22:24

not if you're invited to...

Chandra · 09/09/2005 22:24

If it's for information purposes I consider it a generous information disclosure from the informer. If it's in terms of showing off... then could be.

Caligula · 09/09/2005 22:24

vulgarity is a construct set up in order to avoid calling a spade a spade, imo.

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Mud · 09/09/2005 22:25

no im posh abd its crude

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starlover · 09/09/2005 22:26

yeah if it is disclosed unnecessarily, and in order to be boastful then i think it is vulgar

soapbox · 09/09/2005 22:28

Oh my word Mud - I think you've got a bit mixed up!

Talking about how much people in general earn, is not vulgar at all. Alluding to your wealth - houses, yachts etc etc is also not vulgar, but don't mention the cost!

Putting numbers on your own wealth and earnings is indeed very vulgar which of course would be why many people posting on the other thread changed their names

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Mud · 09/09/2005 22:29

was what i menat

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nothername · 09/09/2005 22:31

Yes, it is vulgar if you start talking about how much you have or how much you've spent on something without being asked. Tbh I didn't tell any of my friends where we were going on hols this year as I thought it was a bit extravagant. However, the ones that asked, I did tell (and felt a bit embarassed about it), although I wouldn't have dreamt of telling them how much it cost. However, if you are referring to www's thread asking how much sahm's partners earn, then I don't think it is vulgar to answer.

colditz · 09/09/2005 22:31

If you are asked a question outright ("How much do you earn?" etc) and answer it, then no, it's not vulgar.

If the question is something like "how much money do you think is utterly necessary for survival?" then replying that you could not possibly bring your children up properly on less than £150,000 - that is vulgar.

Original poster
Mud · 09/09/2005 22:33

i disagree if asked outright how mnuch uyo earn youj sidestep it or say enough thank you and change the subject

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Caligula · 09/09/2005 22:33

What makes me laugh, is that people are perfectly prepared to talk about how much hair they wax off their laydee-bits, how long their DH takes to come, what's lacking in their sex-lives etc., but then think disclosing their earnings is vulgar.

Why?

QueenOfQuotes · 09/09/2005 22:34

well in that case Mud I like people being "vulgar" as I'm a nosey git

colditz · 09/09/2005 22:35

But this is the internet! Nobody knows me from Adam!

How can disclosing information anonomously to a group of people you don't know be vulgar?

Lonelymum · 09/09/2005 22:36

No more vulgar surely than discussing names of female private parts.

Chandra · 09/09/2005 22:36

I didn't change my name, nor did I provide personal info. Do I pass the test?

QueenOfQuotes · 09/09/2005 22:37

no Chandra - because you've admitted that your child doesn't speak Queens English

Hattie05 · 09/09/2005 22:39

www's original question was not vulgar at all. Quite an interesting topic imo.

It is vulgar to hear how people who admit to earning enormous amounts worked so very hard to get there.

alexsmum · 09/09/2005 22:39

when dh had just got engaged he bumped into an old uni acquaintance and they had lunch.dh told him we had got engaged and he asked how much dh had spent on my engagement ring I think that was INCREDIBLY vulgar! Dh told him to mind his own business! this guy went on to tell dh how much a mutual friend had spent on an engagement ring and dh felt lousy because it was a lot more than we had etc.

Chandra · 09/09/2005 22:41

oh sh*t, how did I missed that!

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