Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/13

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Subject: [Leica] Re: snobbery
From: marcsmall at comcast.net (Marc James Small)
Date: Sat Jan 13 11:26:48 2007
References: <C1CE7B62.211D7%sam.kennard@mac.com> <4342D6AC-D38A-4065-A1C4-9111FDC41873@pandora.be> <6C7F4734-E965-4C6A-AF3D-1BF8AD6D6226@mac.com>
 
At 02:18 PM 1/13/2007, Lottermoser George wrote:
 >It has always intrigued me that a "reverse" snobbery also exists.
 >I know as many, perhaps more (haven't really counted), folks that
 >"wear" their "lack of"
 >with as much pomp and pride as those who "wear" their "look what I got."
 >

Back in the 1950's, "Connecticut snobbery" was 
defined as driving your pick-up truck to the 
country club.  VW sold a LOT of cars exploiting that attitude.

Marc


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In reply to: Message from sam.kennard at mac.com (Sam Kennard) ([Leica] Re: RF / SLR)
Message from philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent) ([Leica] Re: RF / SLR)
Message from imagist3 at mac.com (Lottermoser George) ([Leica] Re: snobbery)