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What doesn't impress you?

For me, money doesn't impress me. Some of the most wretched humans on earth were wealthy and still are.

Redcupcoffee 7 Mar 1
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Ya money doesn't impress me, but I'd like a bit more of it, just for the sake of comfort and security.

Name dropping is pretty useless unless they are famous scientists. lol

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Designer anything...people who brag,winning a gold medal at a beer tasting convention, babies who do stuff earlier than they are supposed to...babies are such show-offs!

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I’m not impressed with men who try to hide their bald spots with combovers or black spray paint, or 85 year-old gents who dye their hair jet black.

I’m not impressed with television commercials which try to keep the public calm and stupid by portraying us as simpletons, using ukeleles and snappy whistled tunes to promote gimmicky products we can really do without.

I’m not impressed with little, wannabe gangstas playing rap “music” in their cars with the bass turned up, thinking it makes them attractive to women, when it only really annoys everyone, bringing down home values in the neighborhood.

I’m not impressed with pretty women at work who dress provocatively, showing off their lovely figures in skintight jeans and stiletto heels, and yet look offended (like, “What the hell are you looking at?) if you happen to glance their way.

I’m not impressed with product claims of being “Official” (I.e., “Velveeta Cheese: The Official Cheese of NASCAR). Why would I care?

I think having money is great. I only wish it was worth what we pay for it. Most people are not adequately compensated for their efforts. People who have always had easy access to money have likely become jaded by the fact that the luxuries they take for granted cost them no sweat equity whatsoever, and are thus bored as hell with fine restaurants and round-the-world trips. I, however, have the imagination to appreciate the pleasures money can get me.

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Titles and degrees, I have met too many educated dumb people and conversely some really smart people with no formal education at all. Don't get me wrong, I am all for education and learning, but the titles don't automatically mean smart. IMHO

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I am not impressed by social status or their signifiers such as lots of possessions.

We have live in a new and attractive housing development but all the homes are of modular construction. One of our neighbors are social-climing types, what you might call aspirationally wealthy. When they ordered their house from the factory they purchased every single optional extra avaliable, whether they made the slightest sense or not. It's kind of comical when you think of it -- a modular home on a postage-stamp lot, 15 feet from your neighbors, and you're going to make sure you have the crown molding and tankless water heater so that you feel in between your ears that your house is at least a litle "better" than your neighbor's, thus reassuring you that you are ahead of them climbing the social ladder.

I don't waste money trying to one-up others and I'm content to live in a home that provides warmth and shelter and is inviting, but is not some sort of McMansion in a neighborhood that has the ostentation of being "exclusive".

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Nothing makes me roll my eyes harder than some dude trying to impress me with his BMW. It's actually kind of pathetic. Name dropping is right up there, too.

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You can do good things with money and it gives you more options, I could certainly use more of it in my life. I'm not impressed by those who pass off others opinions as their own with no thought for themselves. I also don't like those who play the victim. Stand up and take some responsibility for your life instead of whining about your lot.

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Flashy cars don't impress me, or lots of money. Too much jewelry or too many tatts don't impress me. I like tatts, but it doesn't have to cover allll your skin. Too many piercings don't impress me. Guns don't impress me, big trucks, or bad attitude.

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Most everything doesn't impress me.

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Brand names. I love thrift stores. Rude people. How hard is it to be nice and mannerly?

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Intelligence and being motivated to achieve goals that are purposeful

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Golfing scores, number of ex wives.

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It doesn't impress me when people use big words to impress people, but they either use them incorrectly or use words that aren't actually words.

If I hear "irregardless" at work one more time, I may get fired.

JimG Level 8 Mar 1, 2018
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Those that constantly remind others how high their IQ is.

Their wisdom rarely matches their perceived knowledge.

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Yeah, I'm agree with you. Money is not everything and not providing peace.

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Money does not impress me either, especially if it was inherited wealth. Just wondering if as you were formulating your post you had in mind a particular wretched human on earth. 🙂

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I'm not impressed by your(global) Escalade having, Walmart shopping, Coach purse fetishing, McModular living with wasted foyer space sanctimonious nincompoop-itude. /i know someone like this and they're super annoying

I never shop at Walmart, my kids likewise. Two of my kids worked for Hayneedle Shops, and they were bought out by you guessed it.

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"I'm a christian (or any other religious denomination)." Okay millions of people are christians you're not that special. It doesn't tell all that much about you, because christians are a massive spectrum in beliefs because they pick and choose what to follow based on what they personally find most appealing.

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I guess being an atheist, it would have to be people that claim to be "righteous" evangelicals. These people are usually self-righteous, cruel, unempathetic, and arrogant. However, I have learned through life experiences that I need to judge all people based on their behaviors, not their labels. Some bad examples would be the Westboro Baptist Church, Pat Robertson, and Ken Ham, but there are many examples of churches or members doing some very good and charitable work. Even wealthy people can fool you. Some of the single largest charity donors in history are people like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet. I do concede that many wealthy people I have met are arrogant, self-centered, and jerks, or at least living in a different privileged reality, but not all of them. The same thing applies to other demographics. I grew up in a family where non-Caucasians, Jews, and gays were certainly looked down on. I was fortunate to have a career that exposed me to all types of people, that taught me to see people by their actions and not their labels. Today I am a strong advocate for minority civil rights no matter what the label. There are exceptions of course like white supremacists or KKK groups which are founded on hate, but as a general rule I try not to let a label bias me up front. Even religious people (lol).

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"Tough guy" attitude...(cue REO Speedwagon). A person that in unkind to waitstaff. A person that is shortsighted. Fancy Clothes. Nice car. Indifference to the suffering of others. Guys that have "mantrums" instead of fighting fair. Lack of empathy for people.Trump supporters. Bullies. NRA people that won't budge. People that take them self too serious.

I'd give you an extra like if I could for using an REO Speedwagon reference.

Oh yes - people who are unkind and rude to waitstaff and shop assistants. That one's an immediate date/friendship ender!

VERY well said. Agree with all of that.

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Yea chalk another one up to wealth, though I'd have to add that it would be how they came about such wealth. People who earned their wealth with smart, keen business skills while remaining a reasonable human being can still be impressive.

Fake intellectualism is probably my number one, I can see it from a continent away. Being honest and humble enough to know when you are ignorant about something goes a long way for respect. Don't try to come off as smart unless you have real evidence and intellect to back it up. Fake intellectuals just annoy the crap out of me, and it's distressing when I see some of them gain some mainstream popularity.

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I agree with you @Redcupcoffee and stars or greed.

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Someone who brags about what they have and what they've done. After reading a different post, old guys who claim they can do it a couple times a day. Ick. No one cares. At the very least, I don't.

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Indifference and apathy. It seems more and more like it's cool not to care. People toss around 'triggered' as an insult as if caring about something is bad.

I'd rather care too much than not at all. Apathetic people bore me.

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Power and status

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