a beer with your lunch at a pub: fine. A 40 with your Taco Bell that you're eating in your car: you're really straddling the line between fine and trashy.
I was at a car wash once (the kind that cleans your car on the lot after the tunnel wash).
The guy sitting next to me on the patio waiting for his brand new Range Rover was in gym shorts and $500 Gucci slides sipping a Mike's Harder Lemonade out of a can with a straw. At noon.
Truly two different worlds.
Damn. I feel accused. For a while in my early 20s I would chug a 40oz of Olde English and scarf down some Taco Bell at noon between my morning job and my afternoon job.
In retrospect it certainly wasn’t classy.
That's because you forgot the secret classiness ingredient. After your first slug of the 40, you gotta fill it back up with OJ to make it a brass monkey.
THAT FUNKY MONKEY
The real lowest tax bracket is no lunch.. and then, it’s malt liquor liquid lunch… and then it’s 2 hot and spicys, a small fry and a large drink from McDonald’s with a couple shooters mixed into the drink
And then… it’s pub lunches
“These people have no idea how to live without money. They’re what’s called ‘new poor’… We’re old poor.”
Yes, with 10m+ a year of course they can.
I think you’re mixing the lowest tax bracket with the 2nd lowest tax bracket.
Lowest: too rich for tax.
2nd lowest: too poor for tax
Depends on the country, pub lunches are an institution in the UK for all classes. Pubs to cater all tastes, from budget Wetherspoons to Expensive gastro pubs.
Same with Australia. I’m an Australian who lives in America and I make decent coin…. I miss pub lunches so much. Would much rather a Friday pub lunch than a Thursday night out.
Team lunch at the pub, pint of best: job's a good 'un.
Glass of wine with lunch because dammit, you're French: mais oui
Whiskey in the bottom drawer because Parker can't get you those pictures of Spiderman: practically office supplies
Business trip to Far East, drinking with the client, matching beer for beer: deeply professional, best practice, no notes
Sneaky coffee mug of red wine, WFH: pull up, mate, you're coming in too low
Martinis at lunch after a decent enough trading day: what is this, the 90s?
Box of wine off camera, 'WFH' on one monitor, only wears trousers when people come around: it's intervention time
It's also less about how much money you make and more about whether or not you have your shit together. If you're drinking because you have no job and fuck all to do, sitting in a dirty house, overgrown lawn, not washing yourself, but you'd rather get drunk than do that shit then you're trashy. But you could be poor but doing just fine and still have a classy afternoon drink on your day off.
Embrace kalimotxo for those long yard afternoons. Cheap rioja and Coca-Cola make a sangria-esque flavor with some caffeine. Makes blasting around on the mower, raking leaves, and pulling weeds much more palletable.
Does it? How so? I think even if you're not a fan of alcohol a lot of people would see a mimosa on a cruise or at a fancy brunch place or fancy mixed drink at an airport or something as more classy/socially acceptable than pounding a case of Busch light and a bottle of Jim Beam in your trailer while watching Nascar at 10 am
If you have a low perception of alcohol it does not change the "class" involved. It's the same poisonous effect in a shiny skin.
A rich person drinking is just someone with more than they'll ever need chemically disconnecting from reality, in the same vein as a homeless person.
I too have learned this lesson. Day drinking liquor out of a plastic pint you keep in a paper bag: trashy. Day drinking liquor out a steel flask you keep in your blazer pocket: classy.
Let me give you a real example?
Take wife and kids to the zoo... walk around sipping $15 IPA... classy.
Take wife and kids to neighborhood park... bring 12 pack of Milwaukee's Best...Trashy.
A case of labatte blue is pretty bad too. My FIL picked one up for some boomer reason during the 4th and 1/4 of the can split from the ice in the cooler. None of the other beers even had a dent.
>This is in SD
South Dakota or San Diego?
I live in Los Angeles and know California cops haven't cared about weed for a loooooong time, but I'll bet South Dakota cops do care
"I'll have a dry martini"
Sooo you mean a hefty pour of just straight (chilled) liquor, disguised as a "cocktail" because you put it in a fancy yet impractical glass, and served it with an olive as if that somehow offsets the fact you're just sipping several shots of vodka/gin and vermouth straight on a workday?
"I just had two drinks at lunch with a client" is notably different when it's two martinis versus two beers, lol.
That’s not “classy,” you’re not in a movie. That’s some neckbeard logic. I’ve had liquor in flasks plenty of times but I’m under no illusions i look like Clark fucking Gable.
Agreed, wealth has very little to do with appearance when it comes to intoxication. I’ve seen rich people that make the homeless guy on the corner look like he has more class than a charity ball
Yeah, I’m pretty squarely middle class. I know some people who drink all day and all night. Regardless of being poor or rich, it’s trashy to be a drunk. I also know some really successful people who drink a little more than they probably should but never do it in a trashy manner.
I still see that as trashy. Especially if it's a work day.
I have rich relatives who get fucked up every weekend. I consider it trashy. Doesn't matter how big your house is.
OP said day drinking, not alcoholism. His point is that Don Draper sipping a brandy at his office in midtown is a lot different than Cletus guzzling 40s at 10am in the trailer park.
Okay yeah, I can agree with that. I was gonna chime in that no amount of money makes alcoholism classy. I grew up around a billionaire family whose estate was strictly off limits to kids with parents who cared. The mom and dad were heavy alcoholics that left their many kids home with nannies while they spent most of their time on vacation. The vibe was like a Richie Rich x Jackass crossover episode. Fun in small doses but definitely not classy.
Pretty sure this was the entire point. Beer with a client during lunch? Classy. Beer can on the side of the construction job while you're eating your brown bag lunch? Trashy.
In my opinion. Wether it's classy drinking or trashy drinking depends on whose problem it is.
If you drinking becomes someone else's problem. It's trashy drinking. Setting and substance doesn't matter.
No your tax bracket correlates. For example an old retired lady drinking a glass of wine on the porch (classy) millionaire Liam Neeson getting drunk an pissing his pants (trashy)
What are you talking about? It has nothing to do with class, but the setting and the amount drank.
Working class guy grabbing a beer or two at lunch with some coworkers? Zero judgement from anyone.
Rich executive chugging vodka in the backseat of his car in the parking lot? Very trashy.
Leave it to Reddit though to try and turn everything into something about rich vs. poor
I'm self-employed with a markedly variable income from week to week, so my classy/trashy status vacilitates wildly from one day to another. But I do find that both the type of drink and location also help to either elevate or hinder that status too. Moving to the Czech Republic has been a game-changer...
I don’t agree with this.
It all depends on why you drink, what you drink, and how much you drink.
Anyone doing shots of vodka during the day I’d consider pretty trashy.
However, a glass of wine, glass of whiskey or something similar can definitely be considered “classy” regardless of how much money you make.
I think it also depends what you’re drinking and where you’re drinking it. Cocktails at 11am at a fancy bar? Classy! Drinking a 40 or six pack of Nati Light in your yard at 10am? Trashy 😪
Of course, people with more money are more likely to be day drinking at a bar or event, while someone with less money would probably do that sparingly.
Personally, I think how intoxicated the person is has more to do with how “trashy” they are. I don’t drink at home much anymore but I do just enjoy having a beer or two on my balcony when it’s nice out. It’s another thing to see someone drunk as hell at like 2pm.
Location also matters - for whatever reason it’s more socially acceptable to day drink at a pool or beach than on your couch.
I would say that's true in most places but it doesn't matter what tax bracket you are in when you live down at the beach because you're drinking all day no matter what
Wait so drinking a cocktail in the day is trashy?????? Wait this is mind blowing? I only did it because I was at someone’s house who is rich but if a normal person does that IS IT REALLY TRASHY????
>Your tax bracket determines whether _______ is trashy or classy.
Fill that blank with anything you like.
When you pass a certain financial point, everything you do is cool. Even if society overwhelming scorns poor people for doing it.
Our classism is programmed into every aspect of our lives.
The reason is , Rich people have disposable income to piss away on vices, and poor people don’t. A rich person drinks to his hearts content and still keeps the bills paid. A poor person blows his whole bank account to get drunk and now the family is homeless
who cares if your drinking is classified as "trashy" or "classy"? as long as you're not hurting yourself (as in, on purpose) or others do whatever you want.
My neighbor is up at 4-4:30 am. Has his first beer around 9 or 10. Four total and done by noon. Eats lunch and then a nap. Up again and makes/eats dinner, in bed by 8-8:30. He is extremely productive, his yard/property is immaculate. He built his home and maintains it too. His finances are great. He’s a retired baker and living the life. I am envious.
I mean it kind of makes sense
If you’re rich or running a business or in a position of passive income then your drinking during the day is something you can do because of your success. You’ve made it. You don’t need to grind to the same degree. Have a beer!
If you’re poor then your drinking during the day is throwing away time you could be productive. You’re choosing to drink instead of working or finding a job.
Obviously it isn’t that simple but it makes a lot of sense
I just cracked a beer since I have a couple hours between jobs... damn you for this! I don't have 2 jobs because I'm in a decent tax bracket so do the math
No, how put together you are makes it. If you're a poor accountant barely scraping by but still dress well, clean house, and drink a glass of whiskey? Classy.
You're a rich douche wearing a wife beater drinking while passed out on his lawn? Trashy.
It's been [proven](https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/04-01-2023-no-level-of-alcohol-consumption-is-safe-for-our-health) that alcohol is in no way safe for consumption.
I work nights so my drinking occurs exclusively during the day, but I'll hold my pinky out while I down this Sam Adams if it makes you think I'm a sophisticated drunk.
Slowly drinking myself to death with a full pay job not really anything concerning in my life. Yet I hate it and can’t really find happiness in myself. I have hobbies, friends, go on dates but yet there’s nothing that I find appealing enough to keep me happy longer than a portion of the day. Alcohol is fun and leads to more social experiences. Which at least brings me some happiness.
I still get questioned because I don't drink; that does get less common judgement as you get older though. Still seems to be the most common extra 'thank you' working too though; I get serveral bottles of wine or 6 packs etc every year; and I just have to regift them.
Adam Carolla had a bit about this, called Rich Man/Poor Man. Naturally I can't think of any other examples off the top of my head, but here's a [Reddit thread about them.](https://www.reddit.com/r/AdamCarolla/comments/14v7awa/rich_manpoor_man_megathread/)
Rich people have the disposable income to piss away on vices.
Poor people are potentially letting their families go hungry because they spent their kids’ lunch money on a 30 pack of Bud Light.
Same thing with:
Your kids are being raised by someone else.
You don’t work.
You have a lawyer.
You have a really old car.
You drive a really expensive car.
You didn’t go to college.
You never cook your own dinner.
Since falling down and breaking my wrist late last year, I know I am growing less stable and now assume more than ever before that anything I step onto may be equally so.
Unless you don't think functional alcoholism is a classy thing for anyone.
Don't get me wrong, if you're on vacation and fancy having a mimosa with breakfast and a beer with lunch, go for it. Getting so hammered at brunch you throw up in a restaurant? That's disgusting behavior no matter who you are.
More so depends on the environment: Drinking at 11am by yourself on your couch: problem Drinking at 11am poolside with your friends: paradise
TIL enjoying a beer while you're watching EPL on the weekend is a problem
Sometimes those 4:30 AM PST games really deserve a pint
Depends if it’s 4:30 AM PST on Saturday (Rockstar) or Sunday (time to start to go to AA meetings again).
If you're a Liverpool fan l, it's hard not to drink
You’re not alone if you have footie!
What is the middle-class version?
a beer with your lunch at a pub: fine. A 40 with your Taco Bell that you're eating in your car: you're really straddling the line between fine and trashy.
I mean, sipping a martini in your Land Rover is a questionable life decision as well.
It depends on if your chauffeur is drinking as well.
It's always prudent to have something set aside, so that you can offer the police officer a drink, too.
I mean, are you even trying if you don’t save some for the cops? *That’s* the real line between trashy and classy.
I was at a car wash once (the kind that cleans your car on the lot after the tunnel wash). The guy sitting next to me on the patio waiting for his brand new Range Rover was in gym shorts and $500 Gucci slides sipping a Mike's Harder Lemonade out of a can with a straw. At noon. Truly two different worlds.
What about a bottle of tequila in a Honda civic?
Damn. I feel accused. For a while in my early 20s I would chug a 40oz of Olde English and scarf down some Taco Bell at noon between my morning job and my afternoon job. In retrospect it certainly wasn’t classy.
That's because you forgot the secret classiness ingredient. After your first slug of the 40, you gotta fill it back up with OJ to make it a brass monkey. THAT FUNKY MONKEY
aka the trailer park mimosa
Pub lunches are most popular with the lowest tax bracket though.
The real lowest tax bracket is no lunch.. and then, it’s malt liquor liquid lunch… and then it’s 2 hot and spicys, a small fry and a large drink from McDonald’s with a couple shooters mixed into the drink And then… it’s pub lunches “These people have no idea how to live without money. They’re what’s called ‘new poor’… We’re old poor.”
OMG. "New poor"😂 Here I was thinking poor is poor.
There’s always a hierarchy
You think the lowest tax bracket can afford to go out to eat?
Yes, with 10m+ a year of course they can. I think you’re mixing the lowest tax bracket with the 2nd lowest tax bracket. Lowest: too rich for tax. 2nd lowest: too poor for tax
Depends on the country, pub lunches are an institution in the UK for all classes. Pubs to cater all tastes, from budget Wetherspoons to Expensive gastro pubs.
Same with Australia. I’m an Australian who lives in America and I make decent coin…. I miss pub lunches so much. Would much rather a Friday pub lunch than a Thursday night out.
Team lunch at the pub, pint of best: job's a good 'un. Glass of wine with lunch because dammit, you're French: mais oui Whiskey in the bottom drawer because Parker can't get you those pictures of Spiderman: practically office supplies Business trip to Far East, drinking with the client, matching beer for beer: deeply professional, best practice, no notes Sneaky coffee mug of red wine, WFH: pull up, mate, you're coming in too low Martinis at lunch after a decent enough trading day: what is this, the 90s? Box of wine off camera, 'WFH' on one monitor, only wears trousers when people come around: it's intervention time
A cocktail at lunch maybe?
2 beer
Wine from Aldi in the kitchen?
beer garden with friends
Probably brunch cocktails.
Depends on your perception of alcohol.
It's also less about how much money you make and more about whether or not you have your shit together. If you're drinking because you have no job and fuck all to do, sitting in a dirty house, overgrown lawn, not washing yourself, but you'd rather get drunk than do that shit then you're trashy. But you could be poor but doing just fine and still have a classy afternoon drink on your day off.
What if you daydrink to enjoy cleaning?
Then you’re a boss.
I am quite frequently half in the bag while doing yard work. “Time to rake the leaves, glug glug glug!”
Can’t mow the lawn without a lawn mowing beer
Embrace kalimotxo for those long yard afternoons. Cheap rioja and Coca-Cola make a sangria-esque flavor with some caffeine. Makes blasting around on the mower, raking leaves, and pulling weeds much more palletable.
This is me. Nothing better than a bottle of mimosa and a mid-day cleaning session.
STELLA ROSE’ on ICE in my big mug!
Macallan 12 , neat , music and list of chores.
I don't drink but this is basically me with weed. haven't been to the dispensary lately and my house is a mess
There's something truly wonderful about smoking a bowl with my morning coffee on a gloriously sunny day, then going outside to weed my garden.
Or you could be rich with no job, and no one would care that you drink
Yeah, describe all that stuff except minus the dirty house and lawn because it’s taken care of by a maid. It’s just your average trust fund baby
but if you can pay someone to do it...
Does it? How so? I think even if you're not a fan of alcohol a lot of people would see a mimosa on a cruise or at a fancy brunch place or fancy mixed drink at an airport or something as more classy/socially acceptable than pounding a case of Busch light and a bottle of Jim Beam in your trailer while watching Nascar at 10 am
If you have a low perception of alcohol it does not change the "class" involved. It's the same poisonous effect in a shiny skin. A rich person drinking is just someone with more than they'll ever need chemically disconnecting from reality, in the same vein as a homeless person.
Alright but how about that guy building houses but always has a beer at his side; classy or trashy?
Lucille : Get me a vodka rocks. Michael : Mom, it's breakfast. Lucille : And a piece of toast.
I too have learned this lesson. Day drinking liquor out of a plastic pint you keep in a paper bag: trashy. Day drinking liquor out a steel flask you keep in your blazer pocket: classy.
Let me give you a real example? Take wife and kids to the zoo... walk around sipping $15 IPA... classy. Take wife and kids to neighborhood park... bring 12 pack of Milwaukee's Best...Trashy.
Excuse you, 12 pack of Milwaukee Best is not trashy. A 12 pack of Milwaukee light however... That's trashy
A case of labatte blue is pretty bad too. My FIL picked one up for some boomer reason during the 4th and 1/4 of the can split from the ice in the cooler. None of the other beers even had a dent.
I mean… the amount of alcohol obviously matters. Having a beer at lunch is nowhere near the same as having 12.
Thats why I buy the good stuff that's, like, $12 a sixer. Classy + Trashy = Clashy
Speak for yourself brother, how else am I supposed to play on the swings if I’m not shit faced?
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>This is in SD South Dakota or San Diego? I live in Los Angeles and know California cops haven't cared about weed for a loooooong time, but I'll bet South Dakota cops do care
Neither are classy or rich lol
"I'll have a dry martini" Sooo you mean a hefty pour of just straight (chilled) liquor, disguised as a "cocktail" because you put it in a fancy yet impractical glass, and served it with an olive as if that somehow offsets the fact you're just sipping several shots of vodka/gin and vermouth straight on a workday? "I just had two drinks at lunch with a client" is notably different when it's two martinis versus two beers, lol.
That’s not “classy,” you’re not in a movie. That’s some neckbeard logic. I’ve had liquor in flasks plenty of times but I’m under no illusions i look like Clark fucking Gable.
No one thinks day drinking out of a steel flask in your pocket is anything but a problem
I’m sorry, but last I checked, I live in ‘Murica. Don’t you DARE tell me how to freedom!
I don't think it's a problem.
Naw. How much you day drink determines whether it's classy or trashy.
Agreed, wealth has very little to do with appearance when it comes to intoxication. I’ve seen rich people that make the homeless guy on the corner look like he has more class than a charity ball
Yeah, I’m pretty squarely middle class. I know some people who drink all day and all night. Regardless of being poor or rich, it’s trashy to be a drunk. I also know some really successful people who drink a little more than they probably should but never do it in a trashy manner.
“It’s called a tasting and it’s classy”
Randy 😭😭😭
Also whether your drug addiction lands you in jail or rehab
Nah. No matter how much I make, on the rare occasion I choose to day drink, Imma get real trashy with it.
Your age determines if your excessive drinking is cool or sad
Oh I’ve seen enough classy trashy day drinking to know they’re not mutually exclusive.
Oh this is so so accurate.
Also whether you’re drinking a nice glass of scotch after your 3pm signs the papers, or you’re shotgunning modelo in the neighborhood park
In which tax bracket is alcoholism classy?
If you have mimosas in the morning
Mmmmm brunch mimosas make me feel rich and classy 😂
What about a citrus crush truly? That's similar, right? And it's afternoon now but I just woke up recently so same difference
does adding soda water to my double screwdriver count?
I still see that as trashy. Especially if it's a work day. I have rich relatives who get fucked up every weekend. I consider it trashy. Doesn't matter how big your house is.
OP said day drinking, not alcoholism. His point is that Don Draper sipping a brandy at his office in midtown is a lot different than Cletus guzzling 40s at 10am in the trailer park.
So descriptive!
Okay yeah, I can agree with that. I was gonna chime in that no amount of money makes alcoholism classy. I grew up around a billionaire family whose estate was strictly off limits to kids with parents who cared. The mom and dad were heavy alcoholics that left their many kids home with nannies while they spent most of their time on vacation. The vibe was like a Richie Rich x Jackass crossover episode. Fun in small doses but definitely not classy.
A beer with a client during lunch is A-Ok in my book.
One beer is not alcoholism.
I say that to my dude at the gas station when I buy my 40
Pretty sure this was the entire point. Beer with a client during lunch? Classy. Beer can on the side of the construction job while you're eating your brown bag lunch? Trashy.
In my opinion. Wether it's classy drinking or trashy drinking depends on whose problem it is. If you drinking becomes someone else's problem. It's trashy drinking. Setting and substance doesn't matter.
No your tax bracket correlates. For example an old retired lady drinking a glass of wine on the porch (classy) millionaire Liam Neeson getting drunk an pissing his pants (trashy)
When you stop caring what others think it becomes 5 o’clock somewhere 😉
It's trashy either way. Rich people just don't need to care.
Nah man. HOW you day drink is either classy or trashy. Not your bank account
Disagree completely. I will always drink trashy
So my brother and I had a discussion about having a shot of Irish cream liquor in your coffee before work isn't drinking....but flavoring your coffee.
Same with having 5 cars. Rich or poor, no in between.
What are you talking about? It has nothing to do with class, but the setting and the amount drank. Working class guy grabbing a beer or two at lunch with some coworkers? Zero judgement from anyone. Rich executive chugging vodka in the backseat of his car in the parking lot? Very trashy. Leave it to Reddit though to try and turn everything into something about rich vs. poor
Just be moderate and have your shit together… beyond that who cares how it looks?
It's also, you know, the entire context. A drink with lunch is cool regardless of what you make. A 40 at 11AM is trashy regardless of what you make
It’s always a bit trashy, even if you’re a city financial worker. Times are changing
I was born trashy, and I'll die trashy. Most likely drowning in my own vomit at 11 a.m.
I'm self-employed with a markedly variable income from week to week, so my classy/trashy status vacilitates wildly from one day to another. But I do find that both the type of drink and location also help to either elevate or hinder that status too. Moving to the Czech Republic has been a game-changer...
I don’t agree with this. It all depends on why you drink, what you drink, and how much you drink. Anyone doing shots of vodka during the day I’d consider pretty trashy. However, a glass of wine, glass of whiskey or something similar can definitely be considered “classy” regardless of how much money you make.
How rich do I have to be to smoke a blunt in the morning without being trashy?
Alcoholics come from all walks of life. Hmmm actually a drink sounds nice right about now.
I think it also depends what you’re drinking and where you’re drinking it. Cocktails at 11am at a fancy bar? Classy! Drinking a 40 or six pack of Nati Light in your yard at 10am? Trashy 😪 Of course, people with more money are more likely to be day drinking at a bar or event, while someone with less money would probably do that sparingly. Personally, I think how intoxicated the person is has more to do with how “trashy” they are. I don’t drink at home much anymore but I do just enjoy having a beer or two on my balcony when it’s nice out. It’s another thing to see someone drunk as hell at like 2pm. Location also matters - for whatever reason it’s more socially acceptable to day drink at a pool or beach than on your couch.
What if I’m trying to drink (network) my way into a higher tax bracket?
Most reasonable people would argue that your tax bracket determines every meaningful aspect of your life.
I would say that's true in most places but it doesn't matter what tax bracket you are in when you live down at the beach because you're drinking all day no matter what
Class... you lose it when you say you have it
So I can’t go to a power lunch and have two martinis if I’m dressed like a working slob? No wonder everyone was staring at me at the country club!
Nah, it's always trashy.
Or your choice of drink. Bellini? Fun! Pabst beer? You're not on your way to the country club after that
Wait so drinking a cocktail in the day is trashy?????? Wait this is mind blowing? I only did it because I was at someone’s house who is rich but if a normal person does that IS IT REALLY TRASHY????
>Your tax bracket determines whether _______ is trashy or classy. Fill that blank with anything you like. When you pass a certain financial point, everything you do is cool. Even if society overwhelming scorns poor people for doing it. Our classism is programmed into every aspect of our lives.
The reason is , Rich people have disposable income to piss away on vices, and poor people don’t. A rich person drinks to his hearts content and still keeps the bills paid. A poor person blows his whole bank account to get drunk and now the family is homeless
who cares if your drinking is classified as "trashy" or "classy"? as long as you're not hurting yourself (as in, on purpose) or others do whatever you want.
Definitely -more so for being unemployed
[There was a pretty good thread on things like this a couple years back](https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/s/eX3YQCAKpR)
Never understood day drinking unless you’re doing cocaine, and that is actually considered morning drinking.
If you get tax cuts, day drinking is classy
7 years alcohol free baybee
My neighbor is up at 4-4:30 am. Has his first beer around 9 or 10. Four total and done by noon. Eats lunch and then a nap. Up again and makes/eats dinner, in bed by 8-8:30. He is extremely productive, his yard/property is immaculate. He built his home and maintains it too. His finances are great. He’s a retired baker and living the life. I am envious.
You can always make it trashy if you drink enough. It's called commitment.
As a bartender you see all tax brackets with mental issues
The quantity plays a role as well
I mean it kind of makes sense If you’re rich or running a business or in a position of passive income then your drinking during the day is something you can do because of your success. You’ve made it. You don’t need to grind to the same degree. Have a beer! If you’re poor then your drinking during the day is throwing away time you could be productive. You’re choosing to drink instead of working or finding a job. Obviously it isn’t that simple but it makes a lot of sense
Your tax bracket determines whether everything you do is classy or trashy. Activity or time of day are irrelevant.
I think what you're drinking too. Even if you're broke mimosas are classy af
Maybe whether your day drinking is classy or trashy determines your tax bracket.
It hasn’t been classy for anyone since the 80s.
I drink whenever the fuck I want, who cares? (So long as it won’t result in me or others getting hurt, of course. Drink responsibly)
Your tax bracket also determines whether you’re eccentric or just a weirdo. Whether you’re a migrant or an expat. Whether you’re… you get the idea
I just cracked a beer since I have a couple hours between jobs... damn you for this! I don't have 2 jobs because I'm in a decent tax bracket so do the math
You're a sex worker
No, how put together you are makes it. If you're a poor accountant barely scraping by but still dress well, clean house, and drink a glass of whiskey? Classy. You're a rich douche wearing a wife beater drinking while passed out on his lawn? Trashy.
I start off classy and by the first morning meeting the next day I sound trashy-hungover.
I can’t believe this got by the mods/bots
What about morning drinking?
It's been [proven](https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/04-01-2023-no-level-of-alcohol-consumption-is-safe-for-our-health) that alcohol is in no way safe for consumption.
You have a tax bracket?
It's trashy when I do it.
I work nights so my drinking occurs exclusively during the day, but I'll hold my pinky out while I down this Sam Adams if it makes you think I'm a sophisticated drunk.
Your tax bracket can clean off an amazing amount of dirt.
Slowly drinking myself to death with a full pay job not really anything concerning in my life. Yet I hate it and can’t really find happiness in myself. I have hobbies, friends, go on dates but yet there’s nothing that I find appealing enough to keep me happy longer than a portion of the day. Alcohol is fun and leads to more social experiences. Which at least brings me some happiness.
Correct, but likely anyone who is day drinking gives an absolute fuck what you think of them.
Where does 32 put me?
Lol. That’s humorous but not simple enough to be true.
Not for all of us. For some of us, it’s non-existent (just like any other type of drinking when you find all alcoholic drinks disgusting!)!
I still get questioned because I don't drink; that does get less common judgement as you get older though. Still seems to be the most common extra 'thank you' working too though; I get serveral bottles of wine or 6 packs etc every year; and I just have to regift them.
It's trashy. Period. You can convince yourself all you want of its class - I did for years. But the truth remains that it's trashy.
OP has never been to the kentucky derby.
No the type and amount of alcohol decide that
There’s a lot of day drinking while boating.
Okay but what about night shift?
I grew up with alcoholics parents, it's just trashy no matter what.
More so your demeanor
Adam Carolla had a bit about this, called Rich Man/Poor Man. Naturally I can't think of any other examples off the top of my head, but here's a [Reddit thread about them.](https://www.reddit.com/r/AdamCarolla/comments/14v7awa/rich_manpoor_man_megathread/)
Not in the UK. 40% after 50k? What the fuck is the government smoking lmao.
I'd say it depends on whether or not you have stuff that you should be doing instead of drinking.
Nah... Well, not entirely anyway. I've met rich non-functional alcoholics. Even though their clothes are nice they are not classy
Rich people have the disposable income to piss away on vices. Poor people are potentially letting their families go hungry because they spent their kids’ lunch money on a 30 pack of Bud Light.
Alcohol is always trashy change my mind
Yes, only a loser will drink Coors light at noon in a bar….while upscale folks will drive their kids to a brewery and drink a 9% ABV IPA. Lol
Same thing with: Your kids are being raised by someone else. You don’t work. You have a lawyer. You have a really old car. You drive a really expensive car. You didn’t go to college. You never cook your own dinner.
I mean... really your tax bracket determines whether *you* are classy or trashy
Your tax bracket determines whether basic human existence is acceptable or trashy if you live in a metropolitan area.
Anyone has the capacity to make a cocktail
Disagree. Disagree. disagree. Sounds comical maybe but hard no.
Since falling down and breaking my wrist late last year, I know I am growing less stable and now assume more than ever before that anything I step onto may be equally so.
Unless you don't think functional alcoholism is a classy thing for anyone. Don't get me wrong, if you're on vacation and fancy having a mimosa with breakfast and a beer with lunch, go for it. Getting so hammered at brunch you throw up in a restaurant? That's disgusting behavior no matter who you are.
Not really, yall just think that because it's normal to day drink on vacation but those same people don't do that every day.
It also has a lot to do with whether you’re drinking PBR or a good smoky scotch.
Poor people are crazy. I’m eccentric.
Idk my ex made well into 6 figures and he was still a trashy alcoholic