You know how some outfits look great on some people but worse on others, even though they’re more or less the same build, age, and the outfit is exactly the same? That’s because sometimes something impalpable, like a skip in their step or their confidence, can make all the difference.
In some situations, it’s money—and the biases that come with it—that make all the difference. This becomes evident after taking a look at some real-life examples, some of which you can find on the list below—that’s where we put some netizens’ two cents on things that are considered classy if you’re rich and trashy if you’re poor. Scroll down to find them below and see for yourself how big of a role wealth-related biases can play.
#1
Having multiple baby mommas, not raising your kids, filing for bankruptcy, being a felon, eating fast food, not being educated and using the word very to describe things, this is all our president
#2
Showing up to a work meeting with your child while wearing a baseball cap and a t shirt while everyone else is wearing a suit.
#3
Marrying your cousin.
#4
Knowing a judge by name.
Living on a boat.
#5
Asking for money. When you’re poor it’s begging, when you’re rich, it’s a fundraiser
#6
Government handouts (the poor call it social security. The rich call it contracts)
#7
Someone else raising your kids
#8
Having a lot of kids. If you’re poor, it’s “irresponsible.” If you’re rich, it’s building a legacy.
#9
Immigrant (if you’re poor), expat (if you’re rich)
#10
Having a barren house. If you’re rich, it’s called minimalism. If you’re poor, it’s not being able to afford furniture.
#11
Substance abuse. Rich people are ‘troubled’ whereas poor people are just junkies
#12
Day drinking, speaking two languages, hard d**gs, tax avoidance.
#13
Literally everything. When you’re poor everything you say or do is trashy and means nothing. Whereas when you’re rich, everything you do makes sense and get praised and everything you say carries weight.
#14
Rich people collect. Poor people hoard.
#15
Free stuff. It’s called charity if you’re poor, and swag if you’re rich.
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#16
Not working
#17
Invisible and/or revealing dresses; Red Carpet vs Street Corners and Florida
#18
Eating “exotic” parts of the animal. Calf brains in France – okay. Oxtails in Jamaica, not so much.
#19
Riding a bicycle. No car if you’re poor; exercise if you’re rich.
#20
Multiple marriages/divorces
Multiple fathers of your children
“Container homes”
Leasing vs buying
Gambling
#21
Sadly, stealing. Or being corrupt.
#22
Giving your kids odd names.
#23
Just learned, a mattress on the floor. Or as the rich call it, a Montessori bed.
#24
One meal a day diet
#25
A spouse who was born in a different country.
#26
Just look at Balenciaga’s clothing and shoes.
#27
Having someone else pay.
#28
When the rich are dripped out in designer it’s classy, when regular people wear that , the elitist say you’re trying to impress others. I stick it to them and wear the copy version which looks just like the real one. They can think what they want to think, idc I look great
#29
Talking about money
#30
Drinking at noon, wearing old clothes, and having a ‘stay-at-home’ lifestyle.
#31
Outdoor shower.
#32
Home births. Women in LMICs die of inadequate access to maternity homes and qualified personnel. White ppl be doing this whole pool and doula and what jot s**t and honestly that’s only possible if you have a home comfortable enough to give birth in and you don’t have generations of illnesses or complications you could have. Here most home births end in sepsis death or PPH.
#33
Having a lawyer’s business card in your wallet.
#34
Sleeping outside or wild camping as I call it.
#35
Being half naked in public.
#36
Having many pets.
#37
Backyard weddings.
#38
Driving an old car.
Living with your parents.
Not getting a college degree.
#39
Naming your child the name of a piece of fruit
#40
Having kids, eating noodles, being in debt, laughing loudly.
#41
Having a news story about you.
#42
Letting your kids do whatever tf they want.
#43
Proposing with your mother’s/grandmother’s ring.
#44
Eating chitlins. ‘Ghetto’ when poor and/or American. An expensive ‘delicacy’ in France: ‘les tricandelles’..
#45
Toddler’s sticky fingerprints everywhere…. Messy at home, ‘abstract art’ if it’s on a canvas in a millionaire’s mansion.
#46
1. Tax evasion
2. Dirty clothes
3. Cursing
#47
Parking your car on grass.
#48
Not letting your wife have a job.
#49
Brown skin in a mostly white country: People would think you’re an ilegal migrant if you’re (look) poor (like buying cleaning products at Bunnings). Exotic trad wife if you’re wealthy (or arriving to your reformer Pilates class in your Lululemon outfit).
I’ve passed for both.
#50
The monogram signature bag.
#51
Having a coffee to go cup with you.
#52
Eating with your fingers.
#53
Animal print for clothes
#54
Lip filling.
#55
Speaking multiple languages (in the US), substance use (alcohol and other d**gs), dressing down, dysregulation/mood swings/rudeness, self-care
#56
Cereal at midnight.
#57
Trucker hats. I wouldn’t say classy but more so “on trend” vs trashy
#58
Long acrylic nails. Hair weaves. Steak and lobster.