[GAsux]

I know this is a bit off topic with regards to civic duty and some kind of mandatory service program (which I support by the way, just not in a military capacity), but at what point does a person cross into becoming a "yuppie"?

I suppose I'm guilty of it to as I make a lower middle class wage and live in a predominantly affluent, upper middle class neighborhood. I get a little touchy when I see "yuppies" driving around town in their Beamers and H2s towing their fancy ski boats, etc.

But at what point do those people transition from becoming "successful" to being dreaded "yuppies"? My only point here is that I'm not convinced that having money or being successful is necessarily cause to slander a person. Isn't that what we're all working towards anyway? To improve our financial situation?

If I could afford an H2 and a nice boat, to be honest I would. Not becuase I'm a dirty yuppie, but because I'd love to have one to drive and like boating. It's sort of like how when a band you love starts to gain popularity and suddenly becomes a "sell out" because their music became popular.

Again, my apologies for derailing the train of thought here, just seems interesting to me how we as a society seem to resent people with money until we become those people ourselves.