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Is it at all possible or will there always be animosity between the two of you ?
There is lots of hate in America for well off people due to the economic hardships this country is facing.
Don't be shy. Sound Off.
Do you hate people with money and privilege even if they are nice people and want to be your friend or does jealousy rain supreme ?
Should people with money stay with their own kind ?
Maybe. I think it depends on the people. As others wrote, if one has money and another doesn't, finding things to do together can be difficult as what one can't afford, the other can easily spend. If one is better-than-thou and/or the other is bitter and consumed with envy, it won't work. But if both are respectful of each other's economic status the friendship stands a chance.
It might be splitting hairs, but the things you mention do cost money, just in a different way. You can't have a pool at your home for free to have a pool party, you need equipment and club memberships for tennis and working out, you have to pay for museum memberships and admission. So it's not as if the activities you enjoy are necessarily available to everyone regardless of income.
Even my single mom friends who live paycheck to paycheck in dumpy apartments have community pools.
Many of my friends have $ but still do bodyweight workouts like Camp Gladiator or just run.
Even the crappies neighborhoods feature folks playing bball and soccer.
I'm a person that values socioeconomic status very highly. You can say that I'm elitist.
In general, I only surround myself with people that are upper middle class or higher OR aspire to this goal. I cannot have deep friendships or relationships with poor people.
I'm a person that values socioeconomic status very highly. You can say that I'm elitist.
In general, I only surround myself with people that are upper middle class or higher OR aspire to this goal. I cannot have deep friendships or relationships with poor people.
You do realize that economic status may have no real relationship to "class"? For example, let's say Prince Charles was stripped of every penny he had and left with no income. I suppose you'd be too cool to be his friend?
Is it at all possible or will there always be animosity between the two of you ?
There is lots of hate in America for well off people due to the economic hardships this country is facing.
Don't be shy. Sound Off.
Do you hate people with money and privilege even if they are nice people and want to be your friend or does jealousy rain supreme ?
Should people with money stay with their own kind ?
Depends.
I know people with lots of money and people with no money and a good number of people in between. We are all friends. The ingredient that makes it work?
We are cool with each other and treat one another as people first. Those who would segregate themselves based on money based on the perception of what they think other people will think are people I wouldn't want to associate with anyway.
As someone who grew up in a working-class/middle-class background. I cannot imagine relating enough to well-off people to befriend them. I know I'm surrounded by well off people in Washington DC but I can't really think of very many of those people I'd actually be interested in building a friendship with.
No problem. But, it could in some cases be counted as your loss.
I just wanted to thank everybody again for posting their opinions. I have dealt with this issue for a while now so it was interesting to get other people's feedback.
But rich people may feel like they're being taken advantage of if you ask for favors.
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