What Impresses you More...?

[miotas]

One of the things that doesn't impress me about the wealthy is that they seem to buy expensive things just to show the price tag. Whereas all my family and friends will brag about how much they saved. Knowing someone and getting a huge discount because of this person you know is a huge achievement that is to be congratulated. Spending more than you have to, ie buying designer shoes for hundreds of dollars when you could get a pair that are just as good for $40, just proves how stupid and gullible you are.

[Louis VI the Fat]

buying designer shoes for hundreds of dollars when you could get a pair that are just as good for $40, just proves how stupid and gullible you are.

That depends a good deal on whether these are Manolo shoes...


More to the point. Stupid and gullible. Is that really so?

Why does a peacock have impractical, uncannily long tailfeathers?
Why do bower birds collect little blue items to display at their nests?
Why do birds of paradise have outrageously colourful plumage?

Each behaviour is a terrible waste. Unlike designer shoes, dangerous even - predators love clumsy birds with unwieldingly long tails. Yet, these birds persist.

Why? Because it serves a purpose. It attracts mates. It...impresses people.

If you look like your parents could provide abundantly for you, then you look more probable to have inherited good genes.

[miotas]

Are yoiu serious? You would chose a partner because they have expensive clothes? Would you go for the short, over weight, ugly girl in designer shoes or the tall, stunning beauty in cheap supermarket shoes?

Granted, I take things to extremes, I can't remember the last time I spent more than $15 on an item of clothing and I've never paid for a haircut in my life. A ditzy, foolish girl who thinks expensive possessions are important seems less attractive to me than the rational thinking inteligent girl who knows spending huge wodges of cash on clothes is stupid.

If you had a choice between two products that were almost identical, would you pay many times more for one, simply because it was made by a famous person? I'm not talking as a collectors item, sure people collect expensive things to keep in a collection, and that is understandable, if not still a bit foolish. I mean as a functional item you will actually use.

Plus in australia, girls tend to go for construction worker types since they have more free time than high paid office workers, doctors, laywers etc

[Prodigal]

Why does a peacock have impractical, uncannily long tailfeathers?
Why do bower birds collect little blue items to display at their nests?
Why do birds of paradise have outrageously colourful plumage?

1. They look good in hats, and look great on cloaks.
2. Makes good documentary.
3. They taste awful.

[Ja'chyra]

Not impressed by money at all

[rory_20_uk]

If you look like your parents could provide abundantly for you, then you look more probable to have inherited good genes.

I disagree with this. Intelligence is a far better judge of genetic well being and general suitability for procreation. It is both nature and nurture and gives a rough hint on both.

Paris Hilton might be rich, but is a brain dead pseudo-whore / tramp. That her parents can afford to dress this clothes horse in money isn't enough.