Being high and mighty is not a particularly attractive quality on anyone.
But every now and then, it's hard not to find ourselves looking down, or raising our eyebrows at something, or even someone.
Be it the way your food is prepared, or having to stay in a hotel which is definitely not five stars, it's hard not to fall upon something which doesn't meet our standards every once in a while.
Redditor mandela_effect_12 was curious as to what the Reddit community looked down upon, or what they thought wasn't good enough for them, leading them to ask:
"What is your most 'elitist' viewpoint?"
They'll get my vote
"Candidates for President should be required to take the Civil and Foreign Service exams, and publish their scores."
I'm not looking for a passing grade, just an objective measure of competence."- cryptoengineer.
I think you meant "you're", not "your"...
"Even if it is just fan fiction, put effort into the grammar."- ImaGamerNoob.
"Spelling, grammar, and punctuation exist to make writing comprehensible."
"F*cking use them."
"It’s not that hard."- ActuallyCausal.
GiphyWhen you get to be a certain age.
"Senior citizens should absolutely have to retake their drivers exam every couple years as they get older."- mox44ah.
Up in the air.
"I hate flying budget airlines because the majority of my fellow passengers are so uncouth and don't possess common flying etiquette."- BudovicLagman.
"There should be a separate security line at the airport for people who are flying for the first time or aren't familiar with the rules."- PhiloPhocion.
flying den haag GIF by Rotterdam The Hague AirportGiphyAnd what makes you an expert?
"Expertise matters."
"People who have studied an issue all of their lives have better opinions on that issue that people who don't."
"Have individual experts been wrong in the past?"
"Can 'the wisdom of crowds' be surprisingly accurate?"
"Sure."
"'I know better because I know less', is a crock of sh*t.- copperdomebodhi.
That seems like an easy fix.
"As a professional tradesman, I can clearly see when a 'handyman' has been doing so-called upgrades."- skuterpikk.
I can't believe they let them in here!
"A lot of different places should have required etiquette courses before you can use/be a member."
"Some examples: public transportation, especially flights, gyms, concert venues, movie theaters." - Drunk_Lahey.
How dare you serve me something from a box!
"I'm pretty bougie about food."
"My in-laws invited us over for shrimp risotto one night and it was literally Uncle Ben's cheesy rice, those little canned shrimp, and thawed broccoli."
"Nothing inherently wrong with the dish but I was (silently) snobby about it being presented as 'shrimp risotto'."- loudlittle.
Dinner Cooking GIF by B’gan FoodsGiphyBeing a polyglot is so in right now
'To speak at least one or more foreign languages."- Exynika
"Everybody should be proficient in at least one other language than their native one."- Material_Ambition_95
You may call me "Doctor".
'People who have PhDs in non-stem subjects tend to have greater emotional intelligence."- aerosmithangel
school college GIF by Western Illinois UniversityGiphyWriting is a God-given gift
"Not everyone can learn to be a good writer.'
"I very firmly believe, as with any talent, you can learn of course but only to a limit."
"And we all have limits."
'Just because you want to be a great writer doesn’t mean you’re capable of it."
"A lot more goes into it than merely having the talent."
"It’s like what they say about acting, prepare for rejection."
"Lots of it and don’t take any of it personally."
"And you are permitted one night with a bottle of wine reading the reviews - good, bad - to dwell and then you move the f*ck on."
"But yeah, I think great writers are born."
"Good writers are taught but only ever to a certain point."
"I would’ve loved to have been a singer but I can’t sing."
"I could learn control and technique but I do not have a musical ear and I will never, no matter how much I want it, actually attain a level of talent I do not actually possess."
"I might improve but I will never really succeed."- C*mInMeBro88
This is what a therapist is for.
"Istg, the level of insecurities I see on the internet these days is walking a fine line of narcissism."
"Like no one cares, we all have bodies, no one’s wrong in them, everyone needs to chill out and stop making their delusion everyone else’s problem."- soma_nova
the office therapy GIFGiphyExpatriating? Then assimilate!
"If you're gonna live in a foreign country, even for a short while, you've gotta learn at least the basics of the language there."
"It's not only for your own benefits, it's a good way to show that you respect the culture and the country."
"It's true that almost everyone speaks English, but expecting native people to adapt to you instead of you adapting is just disrespectful."- mr_brown_rodent
Parenting should require a license
"People should have to attend childrearing classes with an exam and passing grade before having children."- thecrystalcrow
No matter how much you have... learn how to manage your money!
"My elitist opinion is, there is no other reason to be financially illiterate other than illiteracy."
"If you don’t understand how money works and/or how to budget, read a book about it."- crezyte
GiphyExpress line for questionable habits!
"There should be a separate line at convenience stores for cigarettes and lottery tickets."- annh53182
Some might say having standards is an admirable quality.
Though it's probably wise to hide your disgust when your in-laws serve you cheez whiz and not your favorite camembert.
“'Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience'.” What's your best real life example of this?"
They Literally Won't be "Shut Down"
"When I tell people to just reboot your computer and it will fix all their problems and yet they won't because they said if you wait long enough it will shut down, when in reality it only goes to sleep."
"Then when I tell them they have to completely shut it down they look at me like I'm an idiot and say they did."
"I tell them it seems like it but it only went to sleep."
"They argue back."- niallaa
Some People Just Don't Get It...
"I used to argue a lot with my sister when we were kids."
"She would do this thing where she would say something, and then I would reference back to it literally a minute or two later to prove a point and she would say 'I never said that' or 'that’s not what I said'."
"Absolutely impossible to argue with someone who will just deny having said things that could hurt their argument."
"Also, trying to change the course of an argument if they feel like they are 'losing'."
"A coworker once called me an idiot for doing something 'incorrectly' when I was actually doing it the right way."
"When I politely explained to them that the way they suggested doing the task didn’t actually work, they started asking 'why are you getting so angry?? I was just trying to help' etc."
"So now we’re arguing about whether I’m angry or not instead of the right way to complete the task."- themightypianocat
Facts Are Facts...
"Arguing is pointless if you do not agree on a set of facts."- niallaa
Facts GIF by Judge JerryGiphyYou Can't Have It Both Ways...
"For a short while, I worked as a line cook at a Cracker Barrel, and there was a little saloon style door that led to the staff section (kitchen, bathroom, etc)."
"There was a staff only sign on the door, above the doors, and on the wall behind the doors at eye level."
"Usually if someone from the customer side comes in, they said, 'Coming in' before opening the door, so they didn't hit anyone, but of course customers didn't know that."
"So when this dude opened the door and hit a waitress carrying a ton of drinks, we were reasonably upset with him."
"He said, ;You should really put a sign up'."
"We showed him all the signs, and he goes, 'That seems a bit excessive'."- GreyFoxHound1
So Wrong.
"Had an employee sign an NDA about an upcoming art installation that had investors."
"He told everyone."
"He argued with me the NDA only meant he couldn’t disclose anything with the people in the company."- BosskHogg
He Knew What He Was Talking About
This was best said:
“'Never wrestle with pigs'."
"'You both get dirty and the pig likes it'.― George Bernard Shaw"- Zerowantuthri·
pigs GIFGiphySome Outdated Inventions Are Definitely Not Missed...
"I’m showing my age here but I used to work for an estate agency, and we had sales offices set up at the site of large new housing developments."
"Our primary method of communication was fax."
"One of the sales associates telephoned our office to say that the fax machine had run out of paper."
"No problem, I said, one of the guys is coming your way later for a house tour, I’ll give him a box of paper to give to you."
"We then had an almost 20 minute long argument when they kept insisting 'NO, YOU JUST SEND ME A BLANK FAX BECAUSE I NEED THE PAPER, IT WILL JUST COME OUT OF MY FAX MACHINE'.”
"It was like trying to nail jelly to a tree."
"Difficult, irritating, and it achieved nothing."- BettieKat
Very Few Hills Are Worth Dying On...
"I had a friend in university who was a world-class high school debater."
"Over meals, she liked to pick a ridiculous proposition and then talk circles around people until they had to concede to her point, no matter how absurd."
"When she tried it with me, I just stonewalled her."
"Met every point with a solid 'I don't think that's true'." or 'That doesn't make sense'."
"Eventually she gave up and never tried it with me again."
"It was the only time I've ever used the tactics of the stupid to win an argument."
"But, to be fair, if you're not arguing with me in good faith, I feel no obligation to respond in good faith."- kitskill
IS The Customer Always Right?...
"Working retail."
"Especially when I worked in the tech shop or a computer store."
" Trying to convince someone their $500 laptop is never going to be a gaming system no matter how many of the very few replaceable parts we throw at it can be exhausting."- MOS95B
happy episode 7 GIFGiphyEducation Only Matters If You Learned Something....
"Was arguing with this dude about something math-related."
"He didn’t know how to read a study that involved statistics. claimed he was in multiple AP math classes."
"Tried saying that I 'probably don’t even know basic integration'."
"Gave me a common integration problem."
"He wrote it but forgot the minus sign, making it unsolvable."
"I pointed it out and he edited the comment to make it correct."
"Told him that some people can see when you edit comments."
"He claimed that he just capitalized a letter. on and on and on."- SaturdayNightCity
Good Legal Counsel Might Be Worth The Splurge...
"I asked a representative from the Friend of the Court to explain something she said and she told me that I understood what she was saying."
"I replied that I wouldn't have asked her to explain if I had understood."
"She said if I was going to be difficult, she would hold me in contempt."
"My X chimed in that she didn't quite understand what she had said and was greeted with a smile and an explanation."
"From that point on I always disagreed with the Friend of the Court on EVERYTHING, so that I could be seen by the 'Actual Court' and a Judge."- PURPLEPEE
Season 4 Episode 21 GIF by The SimpsonsGiphySore Winners Are No More Attractive Than Sore Losers...
"Once worked with a guy who, by his own admission, got his rocks off by picking fights."
"He'd start an argument over the smallest thing."
"If you said it was white, he'd say it was black, just to try to start something."
"The one that always stood out for me was the weather app competition."
"One day he asked me what temperature it was, so I read it off my weather app."
"He got all offended, because his weather app said it was a couple degrees warmer."
"So he decides we're going to have a weather app competition."
"He was going to chart what our apps said the temperature was, and at the end of the week, whichever one was closest to that day's high would be the winner."
"And the loser would have to start using the winner's app."
"To which I said, "What is your f*cking problem?'"
"So, yeah."
"For the first few days, he'd make a big performance about marching into my office, recording the temperature off my app, jotting down some notes, and walking off."
"This started on a Monday."
"He gave up after Wednesday."
"Either because I was winning, or he was disappointed because, despite his best efforts, I just did not give a f*ck about weather apps."
"Or maybe the boss told him to stop because I filed a complaint that this was bordering on harassment."- originalchaosinabox
Im Always Right GIF by ZionGiphyIt should perhaps be said calling someone an idiot, or even thinking it, is not a particularly nice thing to do.
Even so, if you're tempted to do so when you're in the presence of a particular individual, probably best not to provoke them.
After all, if you're so determined to "win," does it really make you any better than them?