Some friends and co-workers like to tease me about being elitest. I'm not, but when I use a glass instead of a bottle for water, or drink mineral water they use that word. When I mentioned a B&B plan for my anniversary i heard it and when I shared some of the good french chocolates, my friend said it. i know that they're trying to infer that i'm high-falutin' or think i am, and they're joking, i know. but why do they say bourgeois? i've corrected them, but pulling out the dictionary will make me feel like a poor sport.
2007-11-06 20:48:48 · 5 answers · asked by slkrchck 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
You're correct. They are using the incorrect word if they are trying to suggest you are an elitist or snob.
Bourgeois refers to the middle class, not the upper class.
I guess since it's french, they must feel it must mean elitist ..which shows they are in fact very bourgeois themselves :)
2007-11-06 20:57:38 · answer #1 · answered by Dale P 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bourgeois doesn't signify being wealthy. It usually implies that you display conspicuous consumption uncritically. In other words, you enjoy the finer, comfortable things in life--but more so because you are following the trend than for the fact you really enjoy them. -- Theory of the Leisure Class by Veblen spells it out (as does the book Notes on Class by Paul Fussell
2007-11-07 04:52:46 · answer #2 · answered by holacarinados 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
belonging to the middle class?
maybe you're acting like one
that's why they're calling you that way..
2007-11-07 04:52:42 · answer #3 · answered by kagome in blue 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
paradick table
2007-11-07 04:52:13 · answer #4 · answered by junaid a 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ignorant and jealous
2007-11-07 05:22:52 · answer #5 · answered by Nora 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋