I've been poor, scrounging, and hording all my life because I've normally had almost nothing except disaster. ... This year had very little effect on my. I actually got a job in a place that was considered "essential" so I didn't even lose out on work. However, I am surrounded by middle-class people who, frankly, seem alien to me.
They have repeatedly told me that I'm a crazy person for taking free food home from work because it was "left out" (for about 6 hours), and that there wasn't going to be a recession, and that buying gold/silver/platinum is ridiculous and an unwise investment.
As a great philosopher once said: FUCKYOUIWASRIGHT
These people are still living their lives comfortably, but I've seen this all back in 2008. The middle class came crashing down to my level. NPR did news stories about middle class people having to... live like me. I was nearly totally uneffected by the 2008 crash too.
These people have no idea what's about to happen to them, despite my hysterical ramblings. I definitely look like the guy who's screaming about the sky falling to them. They just want to keep keepin' on the way things have been. But they are finally getting unnerved about the debt being over 100% of the GDP.
My poor friends are half tempted to do the same thing, because they don't know what's going on, and they're just trying to get by and read manga. But they are taking me more seriously now because I won't stop giving them silver coins and telling them not to sell them. They're starting to realize that I'm deadly serious, and if Gizortnik looks like he's doing something insane, he might just be doing it for a good reason. He's either an idiot and you'll know immediately, or he's right and you should be concerned.
Can relate to the thing about food. I'll be taking home the food that was 'out of date' by maybe 30 minutes - 2hrs and people were always questioning why I wasn't sick from it. This from the people that throw out everything in their fridge every week. On the plus side I used to save loads from just acting as waste disposal for their perfectly good food.
Christ I knew a guy who knew the timing of a certain 7-11, they'd throw out their fresh subs every two or four hours or something crazy; they didn't unwrap them, so he'd just come along and grab the ones on top.
I love "best by" dates, mostly because several supermarkets around here sell stuff at 50% off if it's going to expire that day.
You can get really nice dinners for 1-2€. Not the cheap frozen microwave stuff either but their "gourmet" line with fresh vegetables, salads and expensive ingredients like .... uhh ... salmon (not fried though) and stuff that actually looks like what it's supposed to be, not some ground up chunks that have vaguely the right color.
I always make sure to check their discount shelf to see whats for dinner that week. You can't beat those prices and they last for several days in the fridge. Even dairy products last for weeks past the best-by date. If it doesn't smell funny or tastes funny its fine.
I buy at least half of my meat like that. It will be two or three days from the date, which is totally fine because I have in my head I'm going to cook it in the next few days anyway. High priced cuts of meat for the price of the cheap stuff. I haven't looked for fish before, maybe I should. I'm really bad at cooking fish but it would be an opportunity to learn I guess.
I've never seen that type of deal on vegetables. They are usually pretty cheap anyway where I am. The people that say they can't afford to eat healthy are just lazy. Fresh fruit and vegetables are usually the cheapest food I buy.
Similar stuff from some supermarkets in the UK. Go at the right time and you can get things for quite literally 10 pence or even lower.
800g loaf of bread? 10p.
Buy three if there are that many left and freeze them all.
Make-your-own coleslaw packs? 6p each. Get a couple or more if able and you have meal sides for at least a week for less than 20 pence.
It does come down to luck of the draw at times and you need to be prompt sometimes as it's not a secret this happens, but with consideration you can spend fractions of produce that can be properly kept for a long time after those best before labels say.
This from the people that throw out everything in their fridge every week.
I can only imagine that the type of person to do this was someone who's never truly gone hungry.
On the plus side I used to save loads from just acting as waste disposal for their perfectly good food.
Yeah, I was getting too much food. Couldn't eat it all, and they put mayo on everything. (The racists might have a point about the white upper-middle class obsession with mayo).
Them: "You can't just eat potato salad that's been out since this afternoon, it's got mayonnaise in it, it will spoil. It's gross."
Me: <eats> "I don't even like potato salad. It was served cold, and it's still cold."
It's the middle-class, bro.
They are so weird. I never used to believe that there were major class differences between populations. Like, it doesn't matter how much money a person has, if they have similar values, they'll look basically the same. But that's just not true. The middle class are fucking alien. I grew up poor and mostly rural so their entire perspective on reality is contrary to mine. I couldn't relate to any of them if I weren't surrounded by nerds.
Then, of course, there are the suburbanite mid-wits which I simply have never been able to stand.
Class is more of a divider than race or religion. No question.
As someone who was working poor for most of my life and who recently joined the middle class in the last three years (looks like I will be back to my roots soon though) I totally agree. People in the middle class who have not known anything else are weird/ignorant of much of the hardship. It's pretty fucked up.
I've been poor, scrounging, and hording all my life because I've normally had almost nothing except disaster. ... This year had very little effect on my. I actually got a job in a place that was considered "essential" so I didn't even lose out on work. However, I am surrounded by middle-class people who, frankly, seem alien to me.
They have repeatedly told me that I'm a crazy person for taking free food home from work because it was "left out" (for about 6 hours), and that there wasn't going to be a recession, and that buying gold/silver/platinum is ridiculous and an unwise investment.
As a great philosopher once said: FUCKYOUIWASRIGHT
These people are still living their lives comfortably, but I've seen this all back in 2008. The middle class came crashing down to my level. NPR did news stories about middle class people having to... live like me. I was nearly totally uneffected by the 2008 crash too.
These people have no idea what's about to happen to them, despite my hysterical ramblings. I definitely look like the guy who's screaming about the sky falling to them. They just want to keep keepin' on the way things have been. But they are finally getting unnerved about the debt being over 100% of the GDP.
My poor friends are half tempted to do the same thing, because they don't know what's going on, and they're just trying to get by and read manga. But they are taking me more seriously now because I won't stop giving them silver coins and telling them not to sell them. They're starting to realize that I'm deadly serious, and if Gizortnik looks like he's doing something insane, he might just be doing it for a good reason. He's either an idiot and you'll know immediately, or he's right and you should be concerned.
I believe you have to be spinning around on your office chair for this to count.
And reciting it 3 times, but I figured once would suffice.
wasnt there also the middle fingers going up and down or is my memory faulty here
Correct.
I am Nostradamus! plays
Can relate to the thing about food. I'll be taking home the food that was 'out of date' by maybe 30 minutes - 2hrs and people were always questioning why I wasn't sick from it. This from the people that throw out everything in their fridge every week. On the plus side I used to save loads from just acting as waste disposal for their perfectly good food.
Christ I knew a guy who knew the timing of a certain 7-11, they'd throw out their fresh subs every two or four hours or something crazy; they didn't unwrap them, so he'd just come along and grab the ones on top.
Yeah, I knew a lot of dirtbags. :P
I love "best by" dates, mostly because several supermarkets around here sell stuff at 50% off if it's going to expire that day.
You can get really nice dinners for 1-2€. Not the cheap frozen microwave stuff either but their "gourmet" line with fresh vegetables, salads and expensive ingredients like .... uhh ... salmon (not fried though) and stuff that actually looks like what it's supposed to be, not some ground up chunks that have vaguely the right color.
I always make sure to check their discount shelf to see whats for dinner that week. You can't beat those prices and they last for several days in the fridge. Even dairy products last for weeks past the best-by date. If it doesn't smell funny or tastes funny its fine.
I buy at least half of my meat like that. It will be two or three days from the date, which is totally fine because I have in my head I'm going to cook it in the next few days anyway. High priced cuts of meat for the price of the cheap stuff. I haven't looked for fish before, maybe I should. I'm really bad at cooking fish but it would be an opportunity to learn I guess.
I've never seen that type of deal on vegetables. They are usually pretty cheap anyway where I am. The people that say they can't afford to eat healthy are just lazy. Fresh fruit and vegetables are usually the cheapest food I buy.
Similar stuff from some supermarkets in the UK. Go at the right time and you can get things for quite literally 10 pence or even lower.
800g loaf of bread? 10p.
Buy three if there are that many left and freeze them all.
Make-your-own coleslaw packs? 6p each. Get a couple or more if able and you have meal sides for at least a week for less than 20 pence.
It does come down to luck of the draw at times and you need to be prompt sometimes as it's not a secret this happens, but with consideration you can spend fractions of produce that can be properly kept for a long time after those best before labels say.
I can only imagine that the type of person to do this was someone who's never truly gone hungry.
Yeah, I was getting too much food. Couldn't eat it all, and they put mayo on everything. (The racists might have a point about the white upper-middle class obsession with mayo).
Maybe I'm showing my origins here but wtf taking home that sort of food's perfectly sensible imo.
It's the middle-class, bro.
They are so weird. I never used to believe that there were major class differences between populations. Like, it doesn't matter how much money a person has, if they have similar values, they'll look basically the same. But that's just not true. The middle class are fucking alien. I grew up poor and mostly rural so their entire perspective on reality is contrary to mine. I couldn't relate to any of them if I weren't surrounded by nerds.
Then, of course, there are the suburbanite mid-wits which I simply have never been able to stand.
Class is more of a divider than race or religion. No question.
As someone who was working poor for most of my life and who recently joined the middle class in the last three years (looks like I will be back to my roots soon though) I totally agree. People in the middle class who have not known anything else are weird/ignorant of much of the hardship. It's pretty fucked up.
Just keep saving that money... as gold and silver, frankly.
The best tasting food on the planet is literally anything, when starving
The second best food is "shit I didn't have to make or pay for". If I worked at your place, I'd wrestle you for it
Except I'm a cripple now, so that'd be poor sportsmanship on your part to agree. Just gimme the shit already!
NO HAND OUTS LIBERAL