Double Standards for Rich People vs. Poor People

Featured 04/21/2022 in ouch

Classy or trashy? You may think you know the difference. But things aren't always so clear-cut.

Many things we naturally expect from the rich are things we condemn poorer people for. Don't believe it? Thanks to Reddit, we collected a gallery of things that are classy for the rich and trashy for the poor.

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1. Being no a first name basis with your local judge. -u/UpInSmokeMC
2. Having someone else raise your kids for you. -u/CompetitiveVanilla14
3. Being escorted somewhere by the police. -u/I_Love_Small_Breasts
4. Drinking alcohol at all hours of the day, AKA day-drinking. -u/Appleonius
5. Spending all of your money at a casino. -u/twogvio
6. Not working. Actively looking for a job. -u/itspeterj
7. Wearing a bathrobe all day long. -u/tomw_n
8. Giving your kids hard to spell or hard to say names. -u/whoshedasme
9. Doing drugs, namely doing cocaine. -u/MadRockthethird
10. If you live in a tiny home it’s ‘eco friendly' but if you live in a trailer, you’re trash. -u/Kamisquid
11. Buying old, antique, or classic cars. -u/anothersatanist89
12. Moving around to new homes frequently. -u/jellyjoenut031
13. Getting your money from the government. -u/poxxy
14. Thrift shopping, thrifting, being thrifty when it comes to clothes. -u/Heymrpreacherma
15. Minimalism. Poor people can't afford furniture, but for rich people it's called balance. -u/WriteAngry
16. If you are weird and rich people call you eccentric, but if you are weird and poor, people call you crazy. -u/-eDgAR-
17. Having five or more children. -u/g-tron13
18. Rich people have mistresses. Middle class people have affairs. Poor people have side pieces. -u/DarthZoon_420
19. Asking your friends for money. If you’re rich, it’s a “fundraiser.” If you’re poor, it’s a handout. -u/Courbet72
20. Drinking in the park. When they do it, it’s a “banquet,” but when I do it, I’m “hammered” and need to “get off the swings and put my pants on." -u/Ivelostmyreputation
21. Scamming people out of their own money. -u/robcrowley85
22. If you're rich you're a vintage collector. If you're poor, then you're a hoarder. -u/whatsinURfckingbox
23. Not paying taxes. If you’re poor, you’re stealing from others but if you’re rich, you have business savvy. -u/Combest94
24. Rich people say living frugal, poor people call it broke. -u/80sRiverBedScene
25. Casual clothing in a formal environment. Hoodie and cargo pants at a law firm: you're either going over your trust fund or taking on crippling debt to get out of a public intoxication charge. -u/luce202

1. Being no a first name basis with your local judge. -u/UpInSmokeMC
2. Having someone else raise your kids for you. -u/CompetitiveVanilla14
3. Being escorted somewhere by the police. -u/I_Love_Small_Breasts
4. Drinking alcohol at all hours of the day, AKA day-drinking. -u/Appleonius
5. Spending all of your money at a casino. -u/twogvio
6. Not working. Actively looking for a job. -u/itspeterj
7. Wearing a bathrobe all day long. -u/tomw_n
8. Giving your kids hard to spell or hard to say names. -u/whoshedasme
9. Doing drugs, namely doing cocaine. -u/MadRockthethird
10. If you live in a tiny home it’s ‘eco friendly' but if you live in a trailer, you’re trash. -u/Kamisquid
11. Buying old, antique, or classic cars. -u/anothersatanist89
12. Moving around to new homes frequently. -u/jellyjoenut031
13. Getting your money from the government. -u/poxxy
14. Thrift shopping, thrifting, being thrifty when it comes to clothes. -u/Heymrpreacherma
15. Minimalism. Poor people can't afford furniture, but for rich people it's called balance. -u/WriteAngry
16. If you are weird and rich people call you eccentric, but if you are weird and poor, people call you crazy. -u/-eDgAR-
17. Having five or more children. -u/g-tron13
18. Rich people have mistresses. Middle class people have affairs. Poor people have side pieces. -u/DarthZoon_420
19. Asking your friends for money. If you’re rich, it’s a “fundraiser.” If you’re poor, it’s a handout. -u/Courbet72
20. Drinking in the park. When they do it, it’s a “banquet,” but when I do it, I’m “hammered” and need to “get off the swings and put my pants on." -u/Ivelostmyreputation
21. Scamming people out of their own money. -u/robcrowley85
22. If you're rich you're a vintage collector. If you're poor, then you're a hoarder. -u/whatsinURfckingbox
23. Not paying taxes. If you’re poor, you’re stealing from others but if you’re rich, you have business savvy. -u/Combest94
24. Rich people say living frugal, poor people call it broke. -u/80sRiverBedScene
25. Casual clothing in a formal environment. Hoodie and cargo pants at a law firm: you're either going over your trust fund or taking on crippling debt to get out of a public intoxication charge. -u/luce202