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People Reveal The Most Out Of Touch Things They've Heard A Rich Person Say

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Reddit user MonthIcy1 asked: 'Whats the most out of touch thing you heard from rich people?'



When people find themselves introduced to a lifestyle completely alien to their upbringing, they often find themselves having unexpected trouble controlling their behavior.

Particularly what they say.

This is particularly true of those for whom money never is, nor ever was, a problem.

Often finding themselves saying things that would be relatable, even old hat, to those with comparable financial situations, but leaving others stunned silent.

Redditor MonthIcy1 was eager to hear the most out of touch things that ever came out of a wealthy person's mouth, leading them to ask:

"What's the most out of touch thing you heard from rich people?"

Roundtrip Airfare Included... (Hopefully?)

"Living outside Jackson Hole, this sister of a friend told me how hard it is to live there."

'You have to fly in your help (cleaning, yard work) from Salt Lake."

"I had no words."- the3secondrule

Because Everything Is That Easy...

"Back when I was in my early 20's my beat up old car broke down in my job's parking lot when I was about to drive home."

"I was getting paid $10 an hour as a pastry chef at a catering company."

"This was barely enough to cover my rent."

"I was obviously pretty distraught over my car dying."

"My boss (company owner) ended up saying to me- 'Why are you so upset? It's just a car! Just buy another one!'"

" I couldn't even respond, I just looked at her like she was crazy."- Princess_Coldheart

Were They Even Listening?

“;f you can’t afford childcare, just hire a nanny'."

"'We love ours!'”- DryTown

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But How Long Are They On The Clock?...

"I occasionally drive minibuses for a private school in the UK, have overheard some very privileged conversations from the students but one that sticks out is:"

"A tutor on the bus asked a student what he says when other students make comments about the very expensive watches he wears to school, to which he said his response is : 'my dad has the same 24hours as your dad'."

"He then proceeded to go on about how his dad inherited a massive entertainment chain and various hugely successful companies from his grandfather."- Supertoast64

Actually, No It Isn't...

"'It's just so easy to just drop a grand at Target, y'know?'"

"My Starbucks coworker in Calabasas (Kardashian-land), after he spent $983 on toys for his 4 yr old nephew's birthday."

"I don't know why he worked at Starbucks except maybe his rich family finally forced him to get a job?"- Mesmerotic31

Would Love To See His Stock Portfolio...

"Being told by a guy who has not worked a day in his life and living off of inherited money that poor people are poor because they don't invest their money right."- PckMan

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The Very Thought!!!

"I was an assistant making just over 50k a year and I heard someone on the board of directors say, 'of course he [mayor of a city] stole the money'."

"'You can't live on 90k a year!'."- mladyKarmaB*tch

Can Only Wonder Who This "Our" Was...

"Some jagoff in congress, and this was before the pandemic, thought that our average salary was $100,000 per year."- Reddit

The First Part Alone Though...

"Borrow money from your parents and start a business."- Vegan_Harvest

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This Is Also Assuming Everyone Has A Desk!

"During the pandemic, senior management held company wide calls about mental health and wellbeing."

"One piece of advice always stuck with me."

"They suggest to stop the tedium of working in the same space, to move your desk to another room in your house."

"I had a choice between facing different walls."- hauntingruby1975

How Were They Even Sure They Owned Any Property?

"A rich person once said to me, 'Why don’t you just buy a second house for your vacation getaways?'"

" As if owning one house wasn’t already a huge financial stretch!"- DazzlingAmanda

Sure, Blame The Accountant...

"'How could your family accountant let that happen?'"

'When talking about how growing up, we couldn't pay the bills and had our water/electricity shut off multiple times."- irrelevanttrumpeter

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There's A Reason People Give Paid Vacation Days...

"When they tell me I should just take off and go somewhere for a week."

"Even if I made the money, I'd be eating the time itself from the no pto I get."- Monotonegent

In My Imagination...

"A coworker asked me what bank I used for my safe deposit box."

"I said I didn't have a safe deposit box."

"She said 'But where do you keep your jewels, then?''

"I said I didn't have any jewels and she just said 'huh' and changed the subject."

"I actually get the sentiment (if I owned anything expensive, I would probably also have a safe place for it), but something about it made her sound like a Disney villain even though she was a very nice person."- DiscountArmageddon

No Greater Gift Than Life...

"Not understanding why we didn’t get more than one gift on our birthdays and Christmas."

"It was usually clothes."- Cautious-Market-3131

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Anyone who becomes used to their own lifestyle and upbringing will no doubt have trouble adjusting to a life very different from their own.

Including, if not especially, the super rich.

Though, it's harder to sympathize with bosses who aren't aware of their employee's low salaries.

After all, aren't they the ones writing the checks?

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