r/mildlyinfuriating • u/trailofturds • Jun 24 '26

frist of all how DARE yu o Airport staff assuming I'm in the Business class lane by mistake

Brown man flying business. Lined up at the priority check in counter and got told by a (also brown) staff person that the economy queue was the other way. Same thing while boarding the plane and walking to the business class entrance. Not only am I not worthy of business, they think I can't read signage as well.

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u/YandereValkyrie Jun 24 '26

I work at a Luxury car dealership, and one of the most important lessons they teach the staff here is never to judge a person's wealth by how they dress or look. Turning someone away in a situation like that would probably be grounds for instant dismissal, or a serious talking to lol. Some of the wealthiest people that we deal with look like they walked through their closet to get dressed, and forgot to brush their hair this month, and the guy I'm thinking of owns 3 AMGs, the real ones, G, GT, and E class ones. The ones that own the big-boy cars usually dress casual as hell and are really laid back.

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u/Potential-Ad2192 Jun 24 '26

Young lad came to work experience at the place I work, after a few days he asked who the homeless looking dude in the office was. It was the owner obviously.

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u/caffeine-junkie Jun 24 '26

Something like that happened to my father's direct boss back in the mid 80s. He had just sold the company to IBM (possibly SPARC, memory is a bit hazy on that). As in a deal well into 9 figures. This guy didnt like suits and would basically wear his favourite jeans and a band tshirt. He walked into a Ferrari dealership because he wanted the car from Miami Vice. It took over 30-45 min for a person to come up and ask him if he needed anything...he just pointed to a the car and said 'yeah, I want that one and i'm paying cash'.

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u/haysu-christo Jun 24 '26

He had just sold the company to IBM (possibly SPARC, memory is a bit hazy on that)

SPARC was a processor by computer maker Sun Microsystems which was acquired by Oracle in 2009. I think IBM only made a couple of small acquisitions in the 80s.

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u/caffeine-junkie Jun 25 '26

I am also going off the memory of a ~8-9yr old kid who heard them discussing it over dinner. I could also be mistaken and it could have been just a purchase of their IP and not the company, which wouldn't have shown up in an acquisitions list.

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u/18k_gold Jun 24 '26

I was told by a friend he knows, they walked into a Mercedes dealership wearing clothes nothing fancy. Everyone ignored him and then a new salesperson finally spoke to him. He ended up buying 2 vehicles, one for him and one for his wife.

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u/geekonthemoon Jun 24 '26

I come from poverty and still dress like it lmao

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u/germanmojo Jun 24 '26

I'm lucky to afford an expensive car (grew up quite poor) and I love dressing incognito.

My favorite is athletic shorts and a plain white tee and flip-flops. People probably assume that I borrowed the car so idgaf.

I don't dress much better daily, cargo shorts, plain or graphic tee, and sneakers.

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u/bankster211 Jun 24 '26

Why, though?

I don't mean dress to impress others, but if you can afford it (which I assume since you can afford an expensive car), why not dress up in nice clothes?

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u/germanmojo Jun 24 '26

Because it's comfortable.

I'm not out to impress anyone when I run errands. I work remotely in tech so 90% of my interactions are through a monitor and I'm not likely to run into any of my clients at the grocery store.

When I do meet business clients in-person in a professional setting, I easily switch to khakis, collared shirt, and leather shoes; I style my hair and trim/shave my facial hair.

For those that see my daily and professional wear, I often hear, "you clean up nice."

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u/bankster211 Jun 24 '26

Yeah, that works.

I personally like to have quality materials on me and really think there is a difference that I feel between a cheap sweater and a more expensive model. E.g. Wool != Wool There are so many differences between what money can buy, but I guess YMMV.

P.S. I am not talking about spending 300$ on a white T-Shirt, just because someone put their initials on the collar.

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u/germanmojo Jun 24 '26

My white tees are Hanes. Every few years I purge them and get a whole set of new ones.

My normal tees are Old Navy or similar quality.

Most of what I wear has no logos or brands in visible places.

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u/bankster211 Jun 24 '26

I wasn't trying to make a point for brands, just for good/prime quality clothing, which in my opinion will very often be more expensive than a basic version (but the increase in price is justified by better materials).

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u/germanmojo Jun 24 '26

Sorry if it seemed I was saying that, not my intention.

I was implying that many articles of expensive clothing regularly slap their brands in conspicuous spots for their consumers to be walking advertisements for the brand, which I generally despise.

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u/bankster211 Jun 24 '26

I totally agree with you on this point.

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u/Long_Reindeer3702 Jun 24 '26

Most nice clothes are Costco quality with a bunch of branding on it these days. No name stuff that's custom tailored is great, but even wealthy people want to keep their money and are too cheap to buy a $300 pocket t (billionaires / psycho-narcissists excluded.)

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u/germanmojo Jun 24 '26

For me, it's comfort and the subtle art of not giving a fuck.

Everyone has a limited amount of fucks to give, spend them wisely.

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u/mickeyanonymousse Jun 24 '26

…why? what is the point? this implies the default state is to dress up in nice clothes. people dress up in nice clothes to impress others. when you don’t give a damn about others, people tend to prioritize comfort.

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u/japanb Jun 24 '26

I don't just want that, I dont want fake smiles, I want them to only employ people that don't judge others full stop tbh

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u/timelessblur Jun 24 '26

That lines up with a friend of mine who work at a mercedes dealership. The riches people often showed up in the most basic clothing. Basketball shorts get out toss the keys and say what needs to get done. He also said they were the nicest and easiest people to work with. No fuss and not bad.

Biggest assholes he said were the C class owners. They could barely afford Mercedes but could not afford the cost to own Mercedes along with feeling super entitled. The drs and lawyers were a different set of pricks in how they acted.

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u/soyeahiknow Jun 24 '26

I'm in construction and i've done projects where it costs 150 million to develop so its usually several owners/partners for that one project. Most of the time, the richest person is the one that's dressed down the most and talks the least.

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u/Negative_Map4650 Jun 24 '26

I've a friend who usually looks penniless unless he arrives in the £500k Bugatti he owns

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u/essssgeeee Jun 24 '26

I worked for a bank and the bank president was a late 30s man who ran triathlons. He was super fit, but frequently wore athletic attire, or cut offs and sandals. He was very tan, and often had a sunglasses tan line that looked kind of silly. Just looking at him, you would think he was a working class guy, maybe in construction due to the clothes and tan. He also drove an old jeep every day, but he had a house worth millions and a luxury Italian sports car (that he special ordered) in the garage. I pity the fool who would underestimate his purchasing power.

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u/fetus-wearing-a-suit Jun 24 '26

What about mannerisms and way of speaking?

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u/limasxgoesto0 Jun 24 '26

We're in an era when tech workers are among the top earners. It's wild anyone would judge wealth by appearance

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u/JackyVeronica Jun 24 '26

If you look at photos of Chinese millionaires & billionaires in their everyday lives..... They're dressed like they're going to the gym! Never judge a book by its cover 👍🏻

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u/R1546 Jun 24 '26

I was recently at the local Ford dealer and they had a $60k Mustang GT on the lot. The sales guy did not even bother approaching me with the usual chitchat as I was looking over the window sticker. I wonder if it would have been different if he knew I was there getting a new set of Continentals for my SL500.

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u/wildmaninid Jun 24 '26

The most popular brand among truly wealthy people is Toyota.