I went to a Macmillan fund raiser in a colleagues house last night, it turned out she had asked only other work colleagues - which included our nippy, snobby, sarcastic, boss. I thought I was going to a party.! Anyway, I hate middle class groupings, discussing, effing patios, granite worktops, WRI, etc. I was married to a solicitor in the past and vowed not to do this again. Do you agree, or am I as common as muck?
2006-10-07 02:05:01 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
First, I don't know what a Macmillan fund raiser is,, so I may be out of line.
Why didn't you just get up and leave? Because your boss was there, and you didn't want to offend him or have him think badly of you? I think I would have stayed around long enough to make sure there wasn't anyone there with whom I could commiserate with about how snobbish everyone was, then I'd
a) make a cell phone call to someone (everyone in your area has one, right?), and have them call you back in about 10-15 minutes. Keep your phone on (loud ringer), answer it, hang up, say you have an emergency (your kid got his head caught in the dryer, or your great-great-great aunt just died, etc.) and say you have to leave.
b) Just say "I've got to go Just remembered a previous appointment. Sorry."
c) Who cares what these clods think, anyway? You were looking for a job when you found the one you have now, didn't you? Yu can do it again if your boss gives you a hard time.
d) screw 'em!!
e) If you were as common as muck, you wouldn't be mixing with this crowd anyway. You'd be at the local bar, having a good time with us other losers!!
2006-10-07 02:43:00 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. Dave 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Being bored by conversations about patios, granite worktops and WRI (whatever that is, we don't have them where I live) isn't a sign of being common as muck, but simply an indication that you find that there are other things in life to talk about than material possessions. I've never had conversations on any of those topics except, possibly, in shops, and if I'd been stuck at that little session I'd have wanted to steer the conversation in some other direction. Why didn't you?
Just be sorry for these dull, small-minded people. But don't avoid the middle classes until you've established who they are! Do we really know?
2006-10-07 02:18:50 · answer #2 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing wrong with you at all and for the record, I'm on your side :-)
If I were you, I'd much rather be attending functions where real conversations are happening instead of some random banal rubbish. What makes it worse is that this event was for charity.
Please do not worry about 'character defects' or stuff like it.
Trust me when I say you are not alone :-)
Besides, I know for a fact that for every one annoyingly boring person with banal conversation you find, there are at least ten normal folk with something decent to talk about.
Take Care :-)
2006-10-07 03:51:44 · answer #3 · answered by fojo81 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ha Ha!
I agree with you!
Life is too short to hear about little Trixie's riding lessons and how Leo has got another pay rise and will soon be a partner in the firm! And where is the best school these days?!
It doesn't mean you are common, just have different values to them. And they are talking meaningless drivel!
2006-10-07 02:11:07 · answer #4 · answered by Ah! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they are the ones who are flawed. You have your head on straight and that's why you didn't have any fun with those people. You can't say one thing for a whole group of people because there are exceptions to every rule but a lot of middle class people are snotty and only concerned with elevating themselves more and more in society. Anybody who would by designer socks falls into that category. I personally can't stand them either.
2006-10-07 02:21:36 · answer #5 · answered by Reject187 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you do not fit in with that crowd, then do not associate with them. Be tactful about it----rudeness will get you nowhere. That your boss associates with that crowd does make if awkward. All of us know what it is to have to go to a function that you hate and have to put on a good face. You will have to do this many times in your life. Get out of the ones that you can, and just grin and bear it at the ones that you cannot.
2006-10-07 02:32:14 · answer #6 · answered by Preacher 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I too hate the forced soirees hosted by snotty nosed, middle class gits - they are sooooooooo false, and used by the attendees to lick the a sses of their bosses. I consider myself to be upper class but still prefer to slum it in a pub with a gang of pals.
You're definately not common as muck.
2006-10-07 02:14:44 · answer #7 · answered by Phlodgeybodge 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I work for them too (as a consultant). You are definitely not as common as muck; you're a diamond amidst muck. Think of it that way the next time you're "trapped" at one of those "parties" ::yawns::
I hate to say it but fundraisers can be a bore.
2006-10-07 02:21:04 · answer #8 · answered by Sweet Mystery of Life 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey I resent that! I worked hard to be a part of that partnership in the firm, and I deserve a pay raise!! Besides I need some new siding for my house, I'm thinking of upgrading my kitchen counters to formica...lol
2006-10-07 02:20:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
At least I realize most of my short comings . Some people only see ... lets say snobby sarcasms in others and can't see the forest for the trees when it comes to looking inside themselves !
2006-10-07 03:00:44 · answer #10 · answered by Geedebb 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋