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87. Cue the world's tiniest violin.

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rich girl writes online essay about poor people making her feel bad [View all] Liberal_in_LA Oct 2013 OP

I can't think of anything to say that would go over well with anyone, so: BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #1

Boo fucking hoo! hobbit709 Oct 2013 #2

She's right about one thing Warpy Oct 2013 #60

Agreed Egnever Oct 2013 #108

Another graduate of the Ann Rmoney School of Charm and Diplomacy... joeybee12 Oct 2013 #3

Yeah, Gordon could teach her a thing or three.... or four JeffHead Oct 2013 #85

What's a Gristede anyway? maxsolomon Oct 2013 #4

NYC local supermarket chain JHB Oct 2013 #12

A ridiculously overpriced supermarket chain here in manhattan. JaneyVee Oct 2013 #83

In ten years she'll make a perfect GOP senatorial candidate. bluesbassman Oct 2013 #5

she's almost there eShirl Oct 2013 #6

she has a lot to learn and a lot of growing up to do..nicest thing I can say nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #7

lol. well deserved thrashing. spoiled, graceless and now a joke. good job. cali Oct 2013 #8

I can almost hear her gum popping and see her rolling her eyes as I read this. Butterbean Oct 2013 #14

Maybe the cashier was having a bad day. Poor people do like Cleita Oct 2013 #9

she was probably being a Dick, then got pissed okieinpain Oct 2013 #29

Interesting notion, Cleita. Jackpine Radical Oct 2013 #72

+1 BOG PERSON Oct 2013 #91

Ya know, I don't usually wish people bad fortune, but sometimes it's hard to be kind. Shrike47 Oct 2013 #10

Than there is that old Chinese Curse... yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #24

And these people want tax cuts-- and to raise yours while cutting SS. Marr Oct 2013 #11

Poverty of the soul is the worst kind of poor 1000words Oct 2013 #13

+1. Well said. n/t Laelth Oct 2013 #16

+2 She may learn that someday. brer cat Oct 2013 #45

Great comment...I'm filing that one as a potential reply if you don't mind! n/t ms liberty Oct 2013 #64

True. Jamastiene Oct 2013 #106

It's terrible to learn that most people don't admire you because of your lucky SDjack Oct 2013 #15

A person who never earned one dime she ever spent. Ikonoklast Oct 2013 #50

Post removed Post removed Oct 2013 #17

Someone with "0" self-awareness. Old and In the Way Oct 2013 #18

But Suicide will never come to mind. PeoViejo Oct 2013 #68

Just wondering how long it will take kcr Oct 2013 #19

Not defending exactly, but this is linkbait nxylas Oct 2013 #66

Non Daily Mail links then: alp227 Oct 2013 #103

I don't think the hate shown to her reflects well on us at all hfojvt Oct 2013 #110

It's not really about her being "rich." It's more the fact that she comes off so clueless nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #113

Another member of the Lucky Sperm Club. GoCubsGo Oct 2013 #20

Actually it is the Lucky Vagina club. The sperm can show up anywhere. Vincardog Oct 2013 #36

Mmf!! Iggo Oct 2013 #21

Wow. RedCappedBandit Oct 2013 #22

Check out her twitter - she is one serious piece of work! tenderfoot Oct 2013 #23

Agreed! N/T deafskeptic Oct 2013 #49

You can't buy empathy Johonny Oct 2013 #25

She looks much older than 20 n2doc Oct 2013 #26

I would have said at least 27 or 28 darkangel218 Oct 2013 #31

maybe that's why she gets certain looks, people think it's someone in their 30s JI7 Oct 2013 #32

I'll be disappointed if this turns out to be someone's performance art. (nt) jeff47 Oct 2013 #27

i have a feeling that she wasn't getting negative looks because of her Wealth, but more her attitude JI7 Oct 2013 #28

EAT THE RICH! Taverner Oct 2013 #30

Samantha "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful!" Brick league looks, closeupready Oct 2013 #33

I dated a girl like this in college. name not needed Oct 2013 #34

The funny thing is that this entitled brat isn't really even that rich. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2013 #35

Yup. name not needed Oct 2013 #39

I come from the same background as this girl if not the same city. deafskeptic Oct 2013 #48

Exactly. Money can't buy class either. I will bet neither you nor I ever provoked such anneboleyn Oct 2013 #95

YES! I agree. I grew up on the west coast, and her "rich" looks VERY ordinary. As you note anneboleyn Oct 2013 #94

A $700,000 home in Bethesda, MD sounds pretty average. WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2013 #97

Yeah, you're close. Average sales price for a house in Bethesda: $825,000 PragmaticLiberal Oct 2013 #102

Oof. This is pretty much what I pictured for $700K... WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2013 #124

I had the same image in my head as well. PragmaticLiberal Oct 2013 #125

'How people spend their money is their own choice' Whisp Oct 2013 #37

being poor is "beneath you" Skittles Oct 2013 #38

As to her twitter account... yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #40

But of course! Paulie Oct 2013 #93

What a truly ugly person. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #41

I honestly feel that only a dose of hard luck living can cure these rich kids and save them from CTyankee Oct 2013 #42

Me Me Me MeMe. It's all about ME!!! You look towards or at *Me* you must be thinking about *ME*!!!!! uppityperson Oct 2013 #43

Sweetheart, there's a big difference between slumming and living in the slum. haele Oct 2013 #44

awwww DonCoquixote Oct 2013 #46

The truly rich and I have worked for many have shoppers who bring Cleita Oct 2013 #47

Exactly. "Rich" people do not shop (buyers shop for them) anneboleyn Oct 2013 #96

Exactly. N/T deafskeptic Oct 2013 #52

Actually, she's a nouveau-not-quite-riche climber The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2013 #54

Just WOW. theHandpuppet Oct 2013 #51

Can someone hold her down so I can get a few kicks in, too? nt Dreamer Tatum Oct 2013 #53

Yeah that poor thing. I feel sorry for her. Kingofalldems Oct 2013 #92

She should have posted a pic of her w/bag and said, "what's your excuse" aikoaiko Oct 2013 #55

Bingo. nt laundry_queen Oct 2013 #81

She reminds me of that dumb woman. n/t duffyduff Oct 2013 #90

Lol, so true. NealK Oct 2013 #112

It wasn't even due to her own hard work treestar Oct 2013 #123

Why did she feel the need to write an essay about being dissed because she is rich? Or rather her SammyWinstonJack Oct 2013 #56

Hey, rich folks - PETRUS Oct 2013 #57

Sounds like Mummy and Daddy MuseRider Oct 2013 #58

Poor vs. rich humans, instead of Trillo Oct 2013 #59

I saw this earlier deutsey Oct 2013 #61

Let me guess... hamsterjill Oct 2013 #62

Boy does this sound like by 21-year-old niece! emsimon33 Oct 2013 #63

To be fair, she's twenty years old . . . MrModerate Oct 2013 #65

WOW TNNurse Oct 2013 #67

Foot-in-mouth disease. gtar100 Oct 2013 #69

She's in a writing class. Is this her work? Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2013 #70

"excrete some form of female ejaculate"? Ken Burch Oct 2013 #127

People with no ethical core often say the weirdest things... Tikki Oct 2013 #71

Another stinkin' turdly waste of oxygen. nt valerief Oct 2013 #73

I don't know exactly what happened in this exchange, ejpoeta Oct 2013 #74

"something you think is beneath you" Martin Eden Oct 2013 #75

What in hell is Gristedes?? Sounds like a tough cut of meat!!!!! nt MADem Oct 2013 #76

Sorry you feel bad. elleng Oct 2013 #77

She's trollin' Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #78

Followed those links to her twitter... onpatrol98 Oct 2013 #79

She's replying to folks on twitter Catherine Vincent Oct 2013 #100

Life sucks when you're rich, but I suspect the scornful look was either more perception than reality Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #80

Why? Because she's a spoiled, rich, attention-seeking skank. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #105

Well fuck she should feel bad for them gopiscrap Oct 2013 #82

She can't help her circumstances. mia Oct 2013 #84

And now we all know who she is. Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #86

Cue the world's tiniest violin. Initech Oct 2013 #87

Consider yourself lucky... rrneck Oct 2013 #88

What makes this girl think that the cashier complain jane Oct 2013 #89

How does she know the glares was for her wealth? Catherine Vincent Oct 2013 #98

Exactly complain jane Oct 2013 #117

''...make yourself into something you think is beneath you....'' DeSwiss Oct 2013 #99

Her life seems to match up with that Hall and Oates song alp227 Oct 2013 #101

How would she know why the cashier was frowning? yurbud Oct 2013 #104

I feel nothing for this person one way or the other. She has no effect on my life. nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #107

If she'd like to know what people want from her, I'll tell her jmowreader Oct 2013 #109

+1 nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #111

She's a rich girl and she's gone too far but you know i don't matter anyway. leeroysphitz Oct 2013 #114

I wish she could live in a poor person shoes, even for just B Calm Oct 2013 #115

"So much richer than me" is incorrect English one would have hoped her privileged education indepat Oct 2013 #116

First of all, I don't think the cashier was glaring due to the money thing.. Lady Freedom Returns Oct 2013 #118

I'll just say she has nearly endless possibilities for personal growth. nt Robb Oct 2013 #119

Methinks this is a very poor troll. NYC Liberal Oct 2013 #120

Or someone trying to get on TV Dash87 Oct 2013 #131

Nobody's making her feel bad for her personal finances. nyquil_man Oct 2013 #121

Has it been confirmed that this encounter took place? Bad Thoughts Oct 2013 #122

I don't normally thinks kids should be spanked. Ken Burch Oct 2013 #126

She's racist also. pitbullgirl1965 Oct 2013 #128

Everything about this is wrong. liberalmuse Oct 2013 #129

Scummy attempt at a reality show, I bet. Dash87 Oct 2013 #130