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.
People who can get fall down drunk on only beer or wine. lol
@WizardBill My tolerance for alcohol is incredibly high, but I don't doubt it's strong.
"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'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.
Arrogance and people who are comfortable with causing a scene in public places
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.
Brand names. I love thrift stores. Rude people. How hard is it to be nice and mannerly?
Looks. I mean this to a certain extent. I love attractive women that are attractive to me, but what I really mean is that really good looks don't impress me when the person is conceited or has no personality or is horrible to other people. Same goes for money. I guess what I'm saying is I'm not impressed in anything as much as I am impressed by personality and character. Shiny things are nice to look at and have sex with though lol
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.
I agree with you @Redcupcoffee and stars or greed.
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.
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).
"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.
Those that constantly remind others how high their IQ is.
Their wisdom rarely matches their perceived knowledge.