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I'll agree with you, parts of the east definately have a complex regarding "blue blood", "old money", or "private school" that many aren't used to. If you watch the show Gossip girl, you'll see what I mean.
I think the word you are looking for with SF is smug, which I agree with, but definately not snobby. The money here is too new for that
1) I would take a look at sf's boards or even members who post in thiis forum.
Interesting perspectives here from everyone. Admittedly, the Northeast in general has its fair share of snobbery, but those types of people are pretty few and far between. In my experience, I think the flashy "nouveau riche" types are the worst. While "old money" families may have their own habits/traditions that come off as "snobby" to some people -- simply because some people directly equate wealth with snobbery -- I've found that those people are not nearly as inclined to show off their wealth as those who "come into" it.
Of all parts to forget in Dallas. BUT, the Park Cities are "Old Money" by Texas standards. People in Dallas may have a different perception. One of the posters in the Dallas thread remarked that people in Southlake came off more snobbier than people in the Park Cities. YMMV of course.
Why the hostility towards San Francisco and most of California? Very curious because I gave you a rather benign response.
Whether you can accept it or not, California including its wealthy new money celebs, birthed the trend known as Raunch Culture. Go to the california board and look at the thread "raising children in socal". And look at specifically what the Moderator Sassberto says about california life.
If you are going to sit here and pretend that california, in particular it's new money residents are some how out classing its old money, I'm going to call you on it. A strong old money contingent(and lifestyle), backed by a middle class that aspires to ascend to it, is pretty much exactly what california is lacking in general.
I have no hostility towards California. It's not possible to have hostility towards an object that is not alive. What I have is a hostility towards is people deliberately presenting falsehoods for the sake of regionalism/provincialism.
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Based on this site, definitely NY. There are actually some NY'ers that believe that they are celebrities in other states when they visit
Made me laugh when I read that one
(Most NY'ers are NOT like this, only the delusional ones)
Personally, I don't regard myself as being above people in other cities solely for my address but funny you mention this!
From what I gather, you're a Texan. I've been in Houston for a few days and I went to the YSL in the Galleria over the weekend and I was at the register and they saw my address in their registry and the lady was like "omg omg!". Something similar happened when I had to read out my zip code at another store in another dreadful shopping mall.
But in this instance, I was there for a few minutes after my purchase because they seemed so impressed with me residing in New York City. One of them was like "OMG, you look so Manhattan too!" and mentioned how the Houston Galleria location is tiny and crap compared to the two Midtown Manattan locations. The snooty Manhattanite in me felt like blurting out "duh, how many people in Houston know what YSL is, let alone wear it?" But I just smiled and left.
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Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax County, VA. There is a lot of money here and people have no problem showing you how much they are worth financially.
As a former resident of this area, I could not agree more. WTH goes on there? My sister and I both lived there and were in total agreement about that.
I was just up there over Thanksgiving...I decided to give the people there another chance, and so I decided to bend over backwards to be nice. Did it work? Hell, no. They were just as 'snooby' as ever. At some points I wanted to laugh out loud at their rudeness.
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Of all parts to forget in Dallas. BUT, the Park Cities are "Old Money" by Texas standards. People in Dallas may have a different perception. One of the posters in the Dallas thread remarked that people in Southlake came off more snobbier than people in the Park Cities. YMMV of course.
My cousin lives in University Park...I think the people I have encountered there are some of the nicest I've ever met.
Whether you can accept it or not, California including its wealthy new money celebs, birthed the trend known as Raunch Culture. Go to the california board and look at the thread "raising children in socal". And look at specifically what the Moderator Sassberto says about california life.
If you are going to sit here and pretend that california, in particular it's new money residents are some how out classing its old money, I'm going to call you on it. A strong old money contingent(and lifestyle), backed by a middle class that aspires to ascend to it, is pretty much exactly what california is lacking in general.
I have no hostility towards California. It's not possible to have hostility towards an object that is not alive. What I have is a hostility towards is people deliberately presenting falsehoods for the sake of regionalism/provincialism.
That must be the lamest comment I've ever heard on CD.
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Of all parts to forget in Dallas. BUT, the Park Cities are "Old Money" by Texas standards. People in Dallas may have a different perception. One of the posters in the Dallas thread remarked that people in Southlake came off more snobbier than people in the Park Cities. YMMV of course.
