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It used to be one's financial affairs were considered private and your business and sort of rude/ignorant to bring them up during casual conversation. Especially if the occasion was for something else. Know people who are constantly talking about money and their financial status good or bad. They even lost relationships because others felt they were fishing for money from them.
Finances were like health, especially at the dinner table, no details please.
Are bringing up one's personal financial matters and/or money still considered rude, ignorant or impolite?
Last edited by anononcty; 11-03-2019 at 09:09 AM..
Yes. And sometimes all three.
Similar applies to bringing up someone else's private matters.
In general company yes. And/or those not a very close friend, family or in a similar situation.
I don't like complaining either in casual settings. Some people are always complaining. And if one complains they better have found a solution by next holiday dinner for example.
I see people be polite and let others talk about it. But those fishing for money get frustrated when someone doesn't jump in oh I can help you with that. But no one wants to jump in and say it's impolite either. It's one thing to talk about very public stock market news and another to give personal updates and thoughts on one's own situation.
it all depends why they are being discussed .. numbers are freely discussed on many financial forums ...
not here so much because there is to much friction between the haves and have nots ..
but on many forums numbers are routinely discussed and worked with.
if there is reason , we have never been shy discussing numbers .. in fact our financials were published many years ago for 12 million people to see , when money magazine and fidelity investments magazine did a story on us .
It used to be one's financial affairs were considered private and your business and sort of rude/ignorant to bring them up during casual conversation. Especially if the occasion was for something else. Know people who are constantly talking about money and their financial status good or bad. They even lost relationships because others felt they were fishing for money from them.
Finances were like health, especially at the dinner table, no details please.
Are bringing up one's personal financial matters and/or money still considered rude, ignorant or impolite?
I think context, or extent of what is discussed can vary. Also what type of company, who is in the discussion all play a part.
Hard numbers I think many consider too personal, but financial actions are not.
I think this comes down to the crowd or small group you are with. Closer friends limitations are diminished, where general company they may be more frowned upon or judged.
The etiquette rules here can be confusing for newcomers and I imagine it is the same everywhere. A Turkish friend was bemoaning how hard it was for him initially when in Sydney, until he figured it out. So it is rude to ask someone how much they paid for their new house but acceptable to discuss what it is worth if you are not intending to sell. It is also acceptable to offer the information of what you received or paid but rude to comment too much on this information. it is not polite to discuss what your salary is unless you are very young and just entering the workforce. Or perhaps discussing the hourly rate at McDonalds or whatever.
Our Turkish friend said that there, you can discuss the price of everything as it is regarded as a way of gaining information.
I don’t consider it ‘rude’ as much as it is socially awkward or inept (especially depending upon the circumstances).
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