what kind of snob are you?

[rudeguy]

as in...you would rather go without something than use an inferior type?

For me its coffee and computers. A computer doesn't have to be the latest and greatest but I can't stand waiting for webpages to load or for programs to open. I'll go without using one if it is slow. And coffee....well since I got into coffee, I can't stand the cheap stuff. I don't even drink coffee at work anymore since it tastes like brewed cardboard.


So.....what kind of snob are you?

 

[gaidensensei]

I have issues against traveling short distances (up to 5-10 miles) where I prefer to walk, run or bike instead. People always ask me "what's wrong with you?" but I just say I prefer to stick to it this way.

 

[mmntech]

Cola. I love my Coke. I'll drink store brand occasionally but sometimes it's just too sickly sweet. Tastes nasty.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

I can't really think of anything TBH. I love cameras and own some decent equipment but I started with a lowly P&S and encourage others to do the same. I love great coffee but also drink instant if that's all that's available. I'm a huge fan of rare steak but don't begrudge others for eating well done. I enjoy a top quality beer but will happily get shitfaced on a $10/dozen box.

 

[Matthiasa]

Hmmm air.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Beer. I'd rather go without if the only beers available were from the top 5 breweries in the U.S.

 

[rudeguy]

Beer. I'd rather go without if the only beers available were from the top 5 breweries in the U.S.

what about Sam Adams?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

what about Sam Adams?

Sam Adams isn't one of the top 5 breweries in the U.S.

 

[lxskllr]

I'm not so picky, but there's limited examples. Beer for instance. I'll drink some cheap beer if it's offered to me, but light beer's out. I'd rather have water.

 

[rudeguy]

Sam Adams isn't one of the top 5 breweries in the U.S.

Sorry...I'm kind of out of the beer loop. I thought they were?

 

[gaidensensei]

I can't really think of anything TBH.

How about videya gamez? I think I was particularly snobbish in RPG's in the past, as well as some other people. See inferior items or loot drop, I don't touch it or it goes in some kind of trash.

They say how you behave while playing in a video game is a likely example of your true face (or nature).

 

[pyonir]

Sam Adams isn't one of the top 5 breweries in the U.S.

According to this page they are #4:

http://www.beerinfo.com/index.php/pages/top50breweries.html

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

According to this page they are #4:

http://www.beerinfo.com/index.php/pages/top50breweries.html

That's from 2008. But, dear lord, they are number 5! Okay, I'll skip anything from the top 4.

 

[rudeguy]

That's from 2008. But, dear lord, they are number 5! Okay, I'll skip anything from the top 4.

LOL...sorry man, I wasn't trying to make you wrong!

If it helps...when I was drinking I would only drink the cheap stuff. Natty Ice was my brew.

 

[Schadenfroh]

I have exceedingly low standards for just about everything, food, drinks, people, women, computers, etc.

 

[clamum]

Nothing that I can think of, to be honest. I can get by with anything and am very easy to please.

 

[Tristicus]

Hmm....I don't know honestly.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Video game accessories (controllers, mem cards, etc.) - only because off-brands can be a gamble.

Shoes. Growing up I remember wearing payless shoes - not exactly comfortable, and I suppose I can say the same about certain clothing brands sold in department stores - but then again I'm thinking in terms of "avoid brand 'X'" due to bad experience, not so much "I'm only going to buy brand 'y' because it's superior" - and I think that makes a difference of being a "snob".

Outside of that, I tend to look up most brands/their reviews before purchasing (if it's a planned purchase costing over . . . say $50) anyways.

 

[Dirigible]

Food mostly. For example, store brand cheese is crap. I'll go to the cheese store and drop $40 on some motherfucking delicious cheese. Bread too. Wonder Bread is not edible.

But upon reflection, I'm snooty in almost all ways. It's just because I'm better than you, though. If you were superior you'd be snotty too.

 

[Martin]

I'm not a snob in the sense that I adore and consume only good things, but I am a snob in the sense that I hate bad things. Making pasta or cooking with ordinary store-brand mozarella is perfectly fine, but there is never any reason for eating American Cheese, Cheeze Whiz, Kraft Dinner or any shit like that. Non-dijon mustard and non-balkan (probiotic) yoghurt are another two examples.

 

[rudeguy]

great...now I'm hungry for good cheese and yummy mustard. The grocery store by me has a HUGE gourmet cheese selection and a massive mustard selection. Its the one thing I like about this stupid richy area.

 

[Dirigible]

Get some high quality beer too. Pliny The Elder, perchance?

 

[MAKENITO]

I enjoy a top quality beer but will happily get shitfaced on a $10/dozen box.

Lion Red? Kiwi Lager?

Dont like budget shampoo/conditioner - I will use it if I absolutely have to, but otherwise Hell no.

I'm sure there are many more but I cannot think of any.

As for techy stuff, shoes, clothes - whatever I can afford is what I get, so its generally really really cheap.

 

[lxskllr]

I'm not a snob in the sense that I adore and consume only good things, but I am a snob in the sense that I hate bad things. Making pasta or cooking with ordinary store-brand mozarella is perfectly fine, but there is never any reason for eating American Cheese, Cheeze Whiz, Kraft Dinner or any shit like that. Non-dijon mustard and non-balkan (probiotic) yoghurt are another two examples.

Perfect description of me. My light beer comment alluded to it, but you said it perfectly. I don't like ersatz anything. Real products all the way. Lite, Vinyl, pasteurized process cheez goo, and saccharin can all go to hell.

 

[sjwaste]

I can't really think of anything TBH. I love cameras and own some decent equipment but I started with a lowly P&S and encourage others to do the same. I love great coffee but also drink instant if that's all that's available. I'm a huge fan of rare steak but don't begrudge others for eating well done. I enjoy a top quality beer but will happily get shitfaced on a $10/dozen box.

Uh wow. This is the first time we agree.