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[Mandofred]

Just because someone is a member of a rich club doesn’t mean they aren’t nice

As I said you’re making generalisations

I know loads of members of the rich club near here and they are nice where as some from the local cheap membership that came to our place where acting like a bunch of yobs

But....is the generalization accurate? Generally speaking of course......

 

[Arthur Wedge]

But....is the generalization accurate? Generally speaking of course......

As I said - not in my experience

You get nice people in all walks of life

 

[Mandofred]

As I said - not in my experience

You get nice people in all walks of life

I agree with most of that.....lot's of nice people everywhere. I tend to think that people who are more "tight **s" are at more expensive places....people more "laid back" at cheaper courses. Are there nice and nasty people at all courses? Yep.

 

[Hobbit]

I disagree.....I find more money is less nice. But we are each allowed an opinion........

Actually....when thinking about your comment I got a bit angry. You think the people who are members at Augusta are just common relaxed normal people nice to everybody? .....madness.

I think you may have a point but it is a bit of a generalisation.

How many members of cheap clubs brag about which club they’re members of? There’s a perceived status to it that some like to ‘protect.’ Equally, some that were born into money don’t care about it.

Bizarrely, I’ve experienced inverted snobbery too. At one club I’d been at for just a week I got a game with the working class roll up at 8:00am one Sunday. The following week I was later up there and got a game with the solicitors & bank managers. The 3rd week I was early again but was told I wasn’t welcome because I’d played with the other crowd the week before. I moved on fairly quickly.

In 50-odd years across 14 clubs in 5 different countries I’ve come across a few in each type of club I wouldn’t invite to dinner. Thankfully, in the latter years it was a lot less prevalent.

 

[IanM]

Do you ask for bank statements when someone annoys you, just so you can keep stats??

 

[Mandofred]

Do you ask for bank statements when someone annoys you, just so you can keep stats??

That's not what I asked.....but no, I don't ask for bank statements of people I play with. Do I notice that people at clubs that are at more expensive seem to be less kind to others?....yes. Generally speaking of course.

 

[Hobbit]

Do you ask for bank statements when someone annoys you, just so you can keep stats??

If they don’t bank a Coutt’s they’re obviously ruffians

 

[The Squirrel]

Let’s do some wild generalising.
I’ve dealt with a massive range of the public, personally and up close, all day every day, for decades.
I’ve found well over 90% of people to be nice at all income levels, backgrounds, nationalities and whatever other differentiator you want to use. I’ve come to strongly believe this is universal. Basically most humans are nice, good people (assuming your own default setting is decent, pleasant and treat people with respect of course).

Of the nasty small minority…
Higher income nasties are more likely to be snooty/haughty/gossipy-behind-your-back.
Lower income nasties are more likely to be directly insulting and abrasive.

Depends which sort of behaviour you find more unpleasant as to what will push your buttons and make you feel unwelcome I think. Also, going in with either a feeling of being better than others or with a chip on your shoulder will lead to inevitable bad results of course - but that’s self inflicted.

 

[Mel Smooth]

I've come across people with a bit of money that definitely look down on people with less wealth, but then I know the couple that built up The Card Factory business and you couldn't find more down to earth people - I guess it has more to do with where you have come from, rather than how much money you have.

That said, I think it's fair to say that clubs that portray themselves as 'better than the others' are always going to have members that think they are 'better than the others'

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

That's not what I asked.....but no, I don't ask for bank statements of people I play with. Do I notice that people at clubs that are at more expensive seem to be less kind to others?....yes. Generally speaking of course.

I wouldn’t say it’s that they’re less kind to others, because you can still be an arrogant git whilst being kind and showing care for people, I see that everyday at work. What I would say is in those more shall we say “exclusive clubs” there tends to be more stuck up people thinking that their money entitles them to better treatment and better things than us working class mortals. Thats more to do with snobbery than kindness, personally I’m more than happy to play with the snobs I won’t change who I am and I won’t try to change them. But I’d rather be at a club that feels welcoming and like a community where all are welcome than one where I’m paying for status and bragging rights.

 

[IanM]

If they don’t bank a Coutt’s they’re obviously ruffians

Strewth, I'm not playing at any club that allows "non-Coutts" folk in the door.

 

[IanM]

Definitive answer.

The are bad bananas on every bunch! (and mostly good)