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nomorenomore08

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Sat Oct 19, 2013, 03:13 AM

Oct 2013

The persecution-complex thing is way overdone. Nobody I've known in my life, no matter how "humble" their background, actively despised "rich kids" just for being rich. The ones who were despised also happened to be whiny, snobby, and generally clueless about the world around them.

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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