Why do people get snotty and stuck-up when they get rich?
539523
Money is the root of all evil
509729
Because affluent people tend to socialize around activities, like sailing or tennis, and can afford to travel and pay for those activites, while people with modest incomes make do with the people around them.\n\nNeither is better than the other - the poorer people have a greater sense of community in the immediate nearby sense, while the affluent people combine their business networking in with things they like to do, because they can afford to.\n\nAt least, that's the way I see it.
403634
I think it's a combination of luck and being a bit savvy when it comes to money. I don't have either quality - that why I'm as poor as a church mouse! LOL
1184099
I used to get that too. I was actaully just a bit reserved, and I also tend to act arrogant sometimes which I know is just a defense mechanism for being a bit insecure.\nI also looked particularly good which lots of people are intimidated by and if you don't seem real friendly when you look good people think you are a snob.\n\nI'm not sure what it is about you that people interpret as snobby.\nIf you have your head tilted up that would be seen as snobby,\nor if you won't talk to certain people, that could do it.\nAlso watch your body language. No crossing your arms in front of you around people, or turning your shoulder to them.\nIt could be based on another question, that you carry yourself and look as if you come from wealth and that would make certain people uncomfortable. If that is the case there is nothing you can do about it. I always try to be as friendly and down to earth around people as I can so they feel like they can talk to me about anything. I like to have people share things with me, being naturally curious about people, and have found that telling them little things that happened to me or even rather personal things about myself (even to the point of showing my next door neighbor my gold crowns on my back teeth when we were discussing dentists) will open them up and make them think they can tell me things. I even tell my neighbors that I hate my condo the way it is, things like that, that are really on the personal side, so they think I am open and friendly.\nI talk to everyone and do not fear rejection at all as I know it happens and never take it personally.\nI was in sales of advertising for many years, and I learned how to get people to relax around me and not see me as threatening, so I could sell them ads.\n\nBe sort of friendly and chatty with everyone and don't fear or care about rejection or if they like you or not.
781899
popular people suck!\nthey think they're so cool!\nbut the true is that they are just craxy and annoyed people\nwho someday will become into homeless-pulling cars people on the stree!
53502
I'd guess, from personal experience, that it can be a lack of self-confidence...people don't want to seem greedy or inappropriate.
1018971
The poor don't know what they are missing and the rich run out of things to do they get bored, lonely and unhappy.\n\n\nMyself....give me money and I will show you how freakin happy I can be!
860922
Some say yes, some say no.  I can tell you, when I was happier, cash was much easier to come by.  Now that I am poor, I am not so happy, and it is not so easy to come by.\nWhen you are happy, you are more charismatic which means more people are drawn to you....which can lead to more lucrative opportunities either through word of mouth, or some other means.
664678
I suppose it's because people in our world today base their respect on money. The more you have it, the more superior you are... It's awful, really. Even if they're poor, they still go buy expensive things which they can't really afford, just so they could brag about something.
785347
They're trying to get on your nerves and annoy you. If someone does this, try rolling your eyes at them, it usually gets them back and makes them feel stupid and immature.
159526
Not working and mooching off of others, spending their money foolishly and not saving, Looking for the "easy way" , and thinking that if you get into these pyramid schemes you are going to become RICH I believe half the time you have to know someone LOL!!!\n\nJust work hard and save, you don't have to get into some fancy crap to become wealthy.
1103351
Some people don't like their lifestyles, I guess. It bothers them that people who get as much booze, money, sex, and drugs are adored by millions.
657717
Yes, money changes the relationship even between close relatives. Unfortunately I have seen it happen in my family. It can tear families apart. I think flattering someone cos they're rich holds no substance. Flatter someone ricj only if you honestly respect them. Or if you think they have done good with the money they have by using it for good things - saving the whales,helping disadvantaged folks,etc. Heck, rich or poor, your flattery should only be based on your estimates of that person's character & how much you respect them - not how much money they have in the bank. Flatter someone only if you really mean it. The richest family member (or non-member) you know can be the biggest jerk this side of the world who treats their folks or other people like crap.
992982
It's only the old conception that those well dresses older people have the money and will purchase the most expensive items! The shop keepers were told to go where the money is! It's not you, they do that to everyone, except me! I look like a bum because I recently lost a front tooth in a car accident and I like to wear big, long comfortable dresses and have my hair twisted up in a ponytail, so I guess I look sorta like a bum, but when I am ignored, I don't like it and I make my self noticed! Example: I might stand there and say something real loud like: HELLO? are you in there? Then I might turn to a customer and ask: Can you see me? And when they say yes, I say real loud: THANK GOD, I THOUGHT I WAS INVISIBLE!!!!!! Don't just take it, make your self known!!! It works!! You are just as important as everyone else!
1123847
the RICH b/c they get what they want with their corrupted monies.
1157919
A man who puts his family before everything.  I respect a person more like that.  And people that are like middle class and lower, are typically more happy.  It may not seem so, but think about how stressed you would be if you had all that money.  Things are not what they appear to be sometimes.
98450
Hold your head up. Someone in the world does not know what a computer is. Someone did not have a meal yesterday or today and worry about where their next meal would come from. As bad as you think things are, someone has it much worse than you do. The funny thing is that some of these people are actually happy. Money can't buy you joy or happiness, it comes from within. I am sure that you have qualities that some of the richest people in this world do not have and probaly never will. Write them down on a piece of paper and know that you are rich in many ways. Stop for a minute and think about what you have from how much worse things could have been and be happy for this. Hold your head up.