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After watching The Talented Mr. Ripley, I am curious about how one would behave to blend in with the 'upper class' rich in America nowadays. Are there different forms of etiquette that normal people wouldn't be aware of? What is considered gauche to bring up in conversation, and what social norms are expected?I am curious to hear from people who are rich, or who interact often with people who have quite a lot of money. What are the faux pas that one may not be aware of? What are the unwritten rules?Obviously, even the location of "America" is very broad and one cannot generalize easily. How does it change from the South to the Northeast, for example, or from California to the Midwest?More specifically: if Mr. city, what would he need to be aware of before doing so?
posted by amicamentis to Society bobbi brown for sale Culture (46 answers total) 77 users marked this as a favoriteMr. Ripley is a fictional character. You might look at Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter for a Ripley case. The truth is that a lot more social norms go out the window than in when dealing with moneyed people. That is because wealth creates an envelope of security. Their lives are often, like many people, based on a routine of work, events and meetings. Frankly, they want to be treated like any other stranger you meet at a party. Be yourself.
I work with and know many rich people (for your purposes let's set the bar at Urban decay makeup people with multiple millions of dollars) and they're . . . uh, normal. I live in Seattle and most of these people of whom I speak are first generation wealth derived from the tech industry and live on the West Coast. It's the norm in these circles to be understated about wealth. If you want to "pass for rich" in Seattle go buy a fleece jacket.
The former, the nouveau riche, need to demonstrate that they are rich and so flaunt it with expensive clothes, trips, fancy gadgets and cars, etc. They'd talk about where they've been, who they've seen, where they're going, why what they're doing right now is merely okay but not the best ever, and if you want a better X you'll go somewhere else (far away) and have that X instead. They'll treat domestics and shop clerks like crap, ostentiously pick up tabs, and in general be loud and obnoxious louts. They have a lot of keys, one for each car, one for each vacation home, and safety deposit boxes on four continents.
posted by amicamentis to Society bobbi brown for sale Culture (46 answers total) 77 users marked this as a favoriteMr. Ripley is a fictional character. You might look at Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter for a Ripley case. The truth is that a lot more social norms go out the window than in when dealing with moneyed people. That is because wealth creates an envelope of security. Their lives are often, like many people, based on a routine of work, events and meetings. Frankly, they want to be treated like any other stranger you meet at a party. Be yourself.
I work with and know many rich people (for your purposes let's set the bar at Urban decay makeup people with multiple millions of dollars) and they're . . . uh, normal. I live in Seattle and most of these people of whom I speak are first generation wealth derived from the tech industry and live on the West Coast. It's the norm in these circles to be understated about wealth. If you want to "pass for rich" in Seattle go buy a fleece jacket.
The former, the nouveau riche, need to demonstrate that they are rich and so flaunt it with expensive clothes, trips, fancy gadgets and cars, etc. They'd talk about where they've been, who they've seen, where they're going, why what they're doing right now is merely okay but not the best ever, and if you want a better X you'll go somewhere else (far away) and have that X instead. They'll treat domestics and shop clerks like crap, ostentiously pick up tabs, and in general be loud and obnoxious louts. They have a lot of keys, one for each car, one for each vacation home, and safety deposit boxes on four continents.
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