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Old 08-04-2012, 11:26 AM
 
Location: The Present
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a lot of the people who post here aren't indicative of the people native to the county, but I would agree that there's a good percentage of snobby transplants concerned with name value.
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Old 08-04-2012, 12:43 PM
 
Location: Bellevue, WA
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Name value of what? I've come to learn in my 2 years here that the word "snob" is just a random label given to anyone making over $150k by people that make substantially less in this town.

We work hard. What else are we supposed to do with our money that wouldn't invite scorn? It doesnt matter what we actually believe...the fact that we live in a nice neighborhood, drive nice cars, and take decent vacations means that certain people will always label us as such.
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Old 08-04-2012, 07:00 PM
 
Location: Virginia
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Up there your snobs down here we're rednecks, it's all relative. I think the most important thing in life is to be happy. If you love Westchester then that's maybe where you should reside. Personally I like the country, it's peaceful and I find great happiness here in Virginia although I do miss my New York friends very much. If you enjoy what you do for a living and can provide for your family then in this current economy that's a measure of success in itself. Wether you make 50k and drive a Chevy Pick-Up or 150k and drive a Bentley, what really matters is if your happy with yourself. White collar workers will alway look down on blue collar workers as less educated but that's a stigma, just because you work with your hands doesn't mean your dumb. On September 11th 2001 alot of those blue collar workers died trying to save peoples lives, you should never forget that.
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Old 08-04-2012, 07:11 PM
 
Location: Virginia
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By the same token just because you have a good paying job does not always mean you are a snob either. I have a close friend who graduated from Mary Washington and every time her Toyota needs servicing she'll call me up at the shop and say hey Steve will you look at my car? I've been to her house, we've shared a cup of coffee at Starbucks, and became real good friends. She works for a defense contractor up in DC and does well but she'll think nothing of throwing on a pair of shorts and flip flops and go fishing. She's a country girl with an education is what she is so not everybody who has a degree is a snob, I think that stigma is just as unfair as calling a blue collar worker less educated. Education doesn't always mean college, apprenticeships, technical, vocational, as well as academics all play a part in someones career choice.
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