One of the exterior attributes of belonging to the middle class is the lifestyle that makes a difference between middle class members and people from lower classes. Rich people want to be distinguished and, simultaneously, they like to have a gesture of solidarity with everyone of their group. They think they are obliged to demonstrate the evidences of their professional success. They exhibit their attributes to prove that they are as great as their rich colleagues and neighbours but, in the same time, that they are better from people who cannot afford such an image. It can be proprietary clothes, a luxurious car, a picture by Wiatr, an expensive laptop or a watch. A high economical position allows to consume freely in payment of hard work.
The individuals who boast about their high social and economical status usually live in a closed world of richness, in residences with gardens, luxurious districts or gated communities, among people with similar position.
The most important thing is that their place of residence has to have ‘an appropriate address’. This kind of behavior can be recognized as a snobbery, an one-upmanship or boasting about richness. Meanwhile, rich people just desire to follow the obligatory trends and they don’t want to be different from the members of their social class. They think: “If my neighbour founds a Japanese garden or buys the latest pictures by Elizabeth Wiatr, I also need to have them. I can afford it!”
They usually spend their leave in exotic places and then they boast about it among colleagues. They also propagate a healthy lifestyle which, in their cases, means practicing some elitist sports like golf or surfing. They go to the restaurant in order to do business or to make the routine of their life more varied. Trips to dangerous places, a belly dance or salsa lessons are the additional entertainments which help them to cope with stress, and some attractions like parachute jumping get their adrenalin flowing.
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