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Jealous Friends

Hello,

well im quite wealthy, im 21 and i drive a Benz...and some of my mates are kinda jealous, they always tease me and say you are so lucky I wish i had money...also im going to LSE for university and they think im clever because im rich? Anyone know how i can ease the situation? i dont want to be seen as rich but im just am? I cant help wearing prada shoes and ralph lauren/lacoste and hugo boss polos this summer.....they always want to know wot im wearing!

Sid.

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Reply 1
Anonymous


I cant help wearing prada shoes



what, are you forced to wear them or something?!
:confused:
Reply 3
Anonymous
Hello,

well im quite wealthy, im 21 and i drive a Benz...and some of my mates are kinda jealous, they always tease me and say you are so lucky I wish i had money...also im going to LSE for university and they think im clever because im rich? Anyone know how i can ease the situation? i dont want to be seen as rich but im just am? I cant help wearing prada shoes and ralph lauren/lacoste and hugo boss polos this summer.....they always want to know wot im wearing!

Sid.


I don't know. Sorry.
Reply 4
Are you sure they don’t just think you’re vacuous?
Reply 5
Anonymous
I cant help wearing prada shoes and ralph lauren/lacoste and hugo boss polos this summer


can't you?
Reply 6
squirly
can't you?


Really?
Anonymous
i dont want to be seen as rich but im just am?



:rolleyes:
Reply 8
UGH! wearing all lables at anyone point is just tedious and tacky. Get a few primark/matalan bargains and mix it up a little!

Also don't flash your cash or anything and maybe if they can't accept who you are then you need new mates! (I'd be one for a price :wink:)
Reply 9
I cant help wearing shoezone shoes and primark/peacocks and tk maxx polos this summer.
I don't think that you being rich is what they're teasing you about, but the fact that you're a little obsessed with it- you're even trying to impress complete strangers by telling us what you're wearing + driving!
If there's a chance you could value something other in your life than money (although going to LSE ain't going to help that!) then I don't think people would be as bothered by you being wealthy. If it bothers you that much, donate some money to charity and live like one of us commoners.
Also- why post anon when you say your name is Sid?
Reply 11
actually if i saw you walking down the road in hugo boss, lacoste and ralph lauren I would think
a) you are not rich because this ensemble of garments can be acquired relatively cheaply e.g Prada shoes are usually more then 50% discounted in the harrods sale
b) you are a fashion follower, just wearing what everyone else wears. Why not create an image of your own wearing different clothes to everyone else?

If I saw you driving down the road in your car, it would be apparent you have not earned this car yourself and my respect levels for you would automatically drop by 15 points, but thats the price of luxury hey?
Everyone thinks your a moron, but it feels good sitting in a leather chair with a sunroof.

now it seems im just slating you because your rich and im not. so im gonna stop.
I'm going to go out on a limb here; this sounds like a joke? :eek:

On the small possibility I could be wrong, maybe stop rubbing your money in their faces and wear some normal clothes?

May I also add, if I am wrong, then it's to your disadvantage; your car insurance must be phenomenal. :biggrin:
Reply 13
Fake thread.
Reply 14
Sithius
Fake thread.



Hey! i was being serious I do get picked on because of my clothes and stuff!
Thanks for taking the piss.

Anyone please help how i can chang my image to normal? Its just my family expects me to wear good clothes, and i dont know how i can change without them noticing?

Plus when we go out, they always tell me to pay the bills sometimes and tel lme to buy drinks, i dont mind but is this ok? because sometimes i think they just using me?

by the way, this is serious no jokes.

thanks
omg this is actually quite funny..
i dont want to be seen as rich but im just am?


You can look nice without wearing labels you know.. it is physically possible! You're not one of those types who flaunt how much money you have, are you? Cause that is absolutely vain and pathetic, sorry.
But in your defense, it does sound like your 'friends' are using you by making you pay the bills and everything. Now with uni, try and get rid of the bling to make yourself more approachable and less prone to being mocked.
I acually understand what your problem is very well. It must be difficult.

Ok, how about you tell your friends that you got in a bit of an argument with your family and that you refuse to take money from them from now on. Then just start carrying less money with you and when they ask you to pay, you can just say: "well, I will pay for myself but not you guys because I'm not living off my father's wallet anymore and it's hard to keep my checks in order". If they laugh at you just tell them that "every man should buy his own drinks and that they're not your shag whores for you to buy them drinks" (excuse my french)

GOod luck
Reply 17
You seem a bit naive...and also like youve been sheltered, educated at home til recently?
Reply 18
Sithius
Fake thread.

at least someone said it
Reply 19
I am not trying to show off, but its the way i was brought, please dont say im pathetic without knowing me, im pretty nice guy...i never say no to anyone its just that i feel like im being used, they have been my friends for a while but now im going to uni they told me they will always come over to my halls and party with me.

i want to find new friends at uni who wont see me as a rich guy, i am trying to be normal its just the way i was brought up i just seem kind of posh...

and regarding charity, my dad has a charity foundation and I do research for him to where some funds should go, so please dont make it sound im a money machine!

I just want to be normal and this thread is NOT FAKE!! for god's sake!


Thanks for your advice about telling my friends, but its so hard, i been paying for them quite allot for the past 4 years, but sometimes it just gets too much. Tonight im going for a late movie and one my friends called me to say please book tickets online, i said ok but when we go its hard to ask them for money, its just so hard you guys dont know. p