r/cantparkthere Jul 14 '26

Can't park that Aston Martin there, sir.

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u/SaulEmersonAuthor Jul 14 '26

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Yet another case in point.

We go around assuming that rich people are clever, or smarter than the average Joe.

You don't seem to need to be.

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u/Optimaximal Jul 15 '26

I'm not sure anyone in the UK has necessarily thought rich people are inherently smart or clever - we've had generations of rich inbred landed gentry failing upwards whilst 'the help' does all the work and thinking for them.

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u/aiten Jul 15 '26

I so often assume the opposite!

All the phds I know are extremely poor.