Differentiating the real sossy with the oh-so-pa-sossy

[Margarita]

People like to be rich, feel rich, and look rich. However, only a fraction of the population is born really rich. And so the answer is to emulate their lifestyles, clothes, and language. Here is something tasty for those who are annoyed at the attempt, for those who want more fiesty tips on getting the cono look, and for the observer...basically for anyone who has something to say -

[tr|n|ty]

thats what i hate about manila society, too much emphasis on being this "image". The real rich people are those who are very simple, not at all flashy. And you can just taste and smell climbers, they make me nauseous :(

[Kamatayan]

Not true, the old rich are just as guilty displaying their wealth as the new rich...

[RöttenMind]

yung mga sossy talaga, di nila alam na sossy sila talaga! yung ibang tao magsasabi and nakakapansin nun!

yung mga pasossy, halata naman eh!

ah basta, ewan ko ba?!?

[nowl]

i think the "pa-sossy" people tend to name drop a lot ("mr. bigshot is a very good friend of my mother's...blah, blah, blah"), talk about expensive material stuff in very audible levels ("i bought this *ahem* Prada sandals in New York..blah, blah, blah"), they almost always want to have to appear better even if it would take tellin' a lie("ah yah? ur goin to hong kong? wr going to europe naman... blah, blah, blah") and most of all I think they tend to look down on other people more than anybody else ("look at her Burberry bag, o... i'm sure it's fake *hmp*... blah, blah, blah)

they're funny and amusing in way like that http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif

[chick-boy]

most, not all, of the truly rich people are down to earth... mabi-bigla ka nalang minsan to know that they live in this plush villages or they're the owner of this or that business without you noticing it... kasi they really dress simple. would you believe that i have this friend who owns one of the popular bus companies here and yet he drives a kia pride!

[Margarita]

I read in an article that the really rich people tend to be:
1. really barat (figures...)
2. have at least a street named after their surname
3. unlike hollywood actors who return their loaned diamonds, the rich get their jewelry from lola's "baol" and -
4. are amused at the emphasis and awe people regard them with

thanks for responding!

[ketchieketch]

amen to chik-boy!!!

[RuckuS]

Yeah I agree, the real rich, or make that old rich, are usually simple and unassuming in person, its only in the boardroom that they show what kind of sharks they are. Of course they have to be, to be able to maintain their wealth. The thing is, its their children usually who give old rich a bad name. They didnt have to endure the hardships that their lolo's or parents had to go through in order to achieve their success which explains why the parents drive around in Honda Accords while their children drive around in beemers. As for the nouveau riche, as in people who got rich because of some strange twist of fate, its not uncommon that they often flaunt their wealth considering that its only now in their lives that they have experienced how it is to be wealthy. The usually go around wearing a lot of jewelry and immediately buy MB's or Jaguars.

[ChiQui]

I really like people who YOU know are rich but then they don't seem to be. Yung mga tipong can go out of their houses na nakapangbahay lang. Or those that HAVE to go around with a bodyguard pero yung car simple lang... like a Toyota Corolla. For me, these are the really sossy people. They may be rich but they're so simple and down-to-earth.

[[L]es]

ah basta squatter ako.

[Margarita]

Hmmm...I'd say mas ok if you look elegant, like if you have poise atska simple lang kaysa puro burloloy.

Chiqui : Tama ka dyan!!

[Rav4]

You can easily notice a rich person from a pa-sossy one. well, a rish person is not a show-off. they don't have to flaunt their things. they can be caught wearing signature clothes and yet very simple. pa-sossy are those people who thinks they are very rich. they are "mayabang" w/ their things and i think these are the people who came from "rugs to riches"!

[mytyragirl]

I once came upon an article about former president Aquino and it mentioned there that she had a engagement in Davao and she just stayed in economy while the reporter covering the engagement was in Business class and when the stewardesses found out that she was just in economy they told her to transfer to business class and there was also an incident when she went to a moviehouse but it was SRO, she just sat at the steps like all the others. Cory is old rich but she is so down to earth and not pa sossy because she is already sossy. The old rich tend to be simple since there is no point anymore to flaunt their wealth, just by their family name you already know their background unlike the pa sossy or the new rich, they have to establish that they are rich so they usually brag about what they have.

[Kamatayan]

Nasa tao yan hindi ke new rich or old rich siya... There are A LOT of new rich people who remain down to earth and A LOT of old rich who brag about their wealth... Ever seen an old rich matrona's party ? Anlalaki ng diamonds nila (kakapal pa ng makeup)... Cory's daughter, Kris Aquino is old rich yet she can't keep her mouth shut and always brags about her Gucci's, blah blah blah...

[_Mase_]

I agree with Kamatayan. It's all in the people.
My family has a couple of Chinese friends who are superrich...and yet, looking at their lifestyle, you wouldn't be caught dead saying that they were millionaires!
Another Chinese couple walk the walk, but they don't talk the talk, if you get what I mean. The couple is very down-to-earth and judging from their clothes you wouldn't know it. But they're extremely lovable. :D

[Mikebravo]

Simple lang yan... Ang SOSSY, tahimik lang pumorma and kumilos. Ang PA-SOSSY, maingay and sobrang arte magkikilos and LOUD magdamit.

[bleuporsche]

it's like popularity. everybody wish they have it but only few people gets it.
real sossy people dont even know they're sossy cuz it comes out naturally for them.

[xyzseaman]

the people who were born with a silver or gold spoon acts normal, depending on the way they were raised, but a good one will act with finesse in everything that they do, say or even the way they dress...I'm sure you can easily distinguish one from the real mc coy

[aggnobaj]

People who flaunt their cellphones in public eventhough pwede namang ilagay sa bulsa o kaya sa bag. Mga taong hindi makaalis ng bahay ng hindi designer ang suot. The usual colonial mentality ********: "Finland ba yang cell na yan?". Mga pa-tweetums kung magsalita. Yung mga taong hindi nagpapakatotoo.

[whyte]

dinadala ang tinake-out from McDonalds sa Starbucks :glee:

[Dunedain]

Lemme see. This is just a handful. Bato bato sa langit, tamaan 'wag magalit! I've encountered folks who have their pinky fingers pointed out when....

1) They claim to be "sosyal", dress up like Posh Spice and dance to the tune of Spice Girls and other commercial music that is "uso" or fad (which is a very nice word to "monkey see, monkey do").
2) Showed up at a concert with their father's BMWs as if they actually paid for it.
3) As mentioned, they flash their cellphones to send text messages and actually use their phones once in while for gossips as if they're talking to their psychiatrist, stock brokers, and/or lawyers.
4) A lot of name dropping happens in an ordinary conversation just to make them supreme being on this planet.
5) Behave as if they're the most important individuals in a business, dressed up in Armani suits that they're still paying for with their 5 figure income while looking down at someone else who walks around in a t-shirt, shorts, and sneakers who makes a 6 figure income.
6) Thinks they're part of an elite group just because they have a computer (armed with MSIE, MS Word, and Starcraft), installs their operating system and/or any other programs from a CD that they bought somewhere using serial numbers found on the pirated CD, www.astalavista.com, any warez sites, and in some instances, requests here in PEX.
7) Flies back to Pinas after a 6-month permit to stay in the US while claiming they don't remember how to speak Tagalog or their hometown dialect.
8) Speaks like an anime character with a tiny squeaky voice, somewhat similar to the voice of loony-bin Michael Jackson that just got kicked in the nuts, or a cockroach begging to have it's life spared before being stepped on.
9) Claiming to have a jet lag when they actually flew from HK to Manila in an hour and a half flight in the very same time zone.
10) Goes out to paint the town red while wearing a leather jacket in the tropical weather of Pinas, or wear anything with a brandname (at times, they actually show the tags) that automatically tags them as "sosyak" or even "rich". I've actually seen a guy with a strap on his shades. One would be appropriate but three? :lol:

[sayuri_succubus]

I read there are three kinds of rich people in the Philippines.

1. Practical Rich


2. Kuripot Rich


3. Flagrant Rich

[bronze_freak]

Originally posted by whyte
dinadala ang tinake-out from McDonalds sa Starbucks :glee:

AMEN.....:handsdown:

[Cosmopolitan]

pa'no si kris aquino? she belongs to the old rich pero she still flaunts & brags about everything she wears & buys...

[flare]

Real sossy: They don't brag about it. They don't appear in every society page. They know their limits in terms of fashion and money. They're just like ordinary people. They interact with all kinds of people (as in real conversations).

Wannabees: They would rather eat at Starbucks than at Jolibee. They dictate the ins and outs of society. They cling too much on the family fortune. The things mentioned by Dunedain. They party too much yet they can't find a job or no job at all. Speaking fake English with some bizzare accents. They drive their cars to a store despite the fact it's just a few blocks away!

[maporms]

For me, there are 3 types of rich, the simple, the elitists, and the konyo type. The simple, is self explanatory...parang walang dating pero makikita mo sumusundo is exped or land cruiser. The elitists are the mejo flashy in a sense na they are not out of the fashion trends. The konyo are the super flashy at kung magsalita, parang squatter.

Ang mga pasossy naman are people who are joining the band wagon and kung magsalita, may pa slang slang pa na nalalaman na taglish pa.:mad: A concrete example is "Yah I make habol the taxi but i didn't make abot...hey did you make kita na the new dress at mango? gosh its so ganda!" Marami niyan sa Ceu at Assumption (NOT GENERALIZING BUT THAT IS WHAT I OBSERVE). Pero kung iningles mo naman ng buo, nauubusan naman sa iyo.
May pa sophisticated effect pa kayong nalalaman kala naman ninyo ang gaganda ninyo...MGA ANTIPATIKA!!! :rolleyes:

I mean, i came from a respectable school where i can say that people have the right to be what you are portraying but chooses not to do so because we know na magmumukha ka lang ***** by doing so.


You (especially you damn b*tches) know who you are... All i can say is "Come out, come out...wherever you are". PEACE!:D

[frOZen_tEaRdRoP]

i think the real sosy are those who doesnt need to flaunt and brag what they have because they are confident already that even if they dont flaunt it,it really shows naturally.those who are pasosy are those trying hard,na kelangan pa ibandera ang cellphones nila or talk so loud para marinig ng ibang tao na nagpunta sila sa ganito or dito.the trying hard pasosy are those na always on the look-out and are oh so conscious if people are looking at them.thats really annoying as hell.sheesh para bang you want to scream in their face to get a damn life!!they're so insecure like why do they have to flaunt it anyway!:mad: :rolleyes:

[*keyah*]

Halata naman kung sino ang mga sossy talaga sa mga pa-sossy eh.

*okay* *pusa*

[Chase_Meridian]

Real classy down-to-earth old rich:

Kitkat Zobel
Cory Aquino
Maita Fores

Mga feeling rich:

Starlets. Kaka-discover pa lang sa Star Circle, feeling nila they're already the hottest thing to hit local showbiz.

***

For me, it is not really your wealth that makes you look rich. It's your breeding, intelligence, and integrity. Even a poor person can pass for a rich one (without a hint of pretension) if he has those three things I mentioned. And that's not bad, di ba?

[powerpuff]

the real sosy ones are down-to-earth n low profile. simple n classy. they seem dignified n command respect in different ways. mga pa sosy naman talagang nakikisabay lang sa lahat. cheap ang dating n halatang pilit makisakay sa uso. they also tend to brag a lot. :rolleyes:

[I'mBigMe]

Originally posted by nowl
i think the "pa-sossy" people tend to name drop a lot ("mr. bigshot is a very good friend of my mother's...blah, blah, blah")
oh yeah, me kilala akong ganyan.:boom:
they wanna be associated with the famous people...pag may ganyan, ask mo sha, yah, kilala mo nga sya, eh ikaw, kilala ka ba nya? :glee:

and most of all I think they tend to look down on other people more than anybody else ("look at her Burberry bag, o... i'm sure it's fake *hmp*... blah, blah, blah)
they're funny and amusing in way like that http://www.pinoyexchange.com/lol.gif
i remember Rachel Lobangco was interviewed in TV sabi nya, she can spot a fake LV from afar...tsk tsk...
i mean, if she really totes the genuine stuff, she wouldn't bother about other people's bags diba?
i'm sure there are far more important things than be querilous whether someone else's bag is orig or not.:)

[Princesse]

Originally posted by Chase_Meridian
Real classy down-to-earth old rich:

Kitkat Zobel
Cory Aquino
Maita Fores

Add to your list... Robina Gokongwei-Pe


For me, it is not really your wealth that makes you look rich. It's your breeding, intelligence, and integrity. Even a poor person can pass for a rich one (without a hint of pretension) if he has those three things I mentioned.
Agree to that.

[Mark_Aidrian]

Does it matter??????

It simply being true to yourself no matter if ur rich or not...

... it all boils down with the attitude...

...and i agree that somehow we see some people that look so flashy but acts like a 'squatter'

and in terms of clothing, i heard somewhere that, "the fancier, the poorer"

[Masquerade]

Maurice Arcache versus Tim Yap

[bagel]

Originally posted by Masquerade
Maurice Arcache versus Tim Yap

ha? i think they're one and the same. hobknobbing amongst "society", doing nothing really except trying to be seen... tsk tsk, what a waste of time.

i agree with Chase_Meridian, breeding, intelligence and integrity are the things that really matter, regardless of financial status or appearances on the society page.

[Cosmopolitan]

Originally posted by bagel
ha? i think they're one and the same. hobknobbing amongst "society", doing nothing really except trying to be seen... tsk tsk, what a waste of time.

i agree with Chase_Meridian, breeding, intelligence and integrity are the things that really matter, regardless of financial status or appearances on the society page.

pero hindi naman ganyan ang nangyayari dito sa pinas eh! take the case of my friend who is "ultra rich" w/o people knowing kasi regular lang ang style nya at talagang low profile ang dating. one day, we went to rustan's to buy shoes. hindi kami pinapansin ng mga tao kahit na ang tagal na namin doon. feeling nila, can't afford ng friend ko so mas inuuna pa nila 'yung mga tao na "sosi" talaga ang suot at pa-english english pa ang pagsalita. my friend ended up buying 2 pairs of shoes, plus a louis vuitton bag while i bought a dooney & bourke shoulder bag & wallet. you could really see the look in their faces na nagtataka sila at pinagtinginan kami thinking, how can they afford these stuff? dahil ba sa itsura naming naka-jeans & regular shirt lang at 'di designer ang clothes namin? what's wrong with these people??? :shrug: :hopeless:

[mrpathetic]

My friends are SOBs: sons of bosses...they own BIG known companies here in the country BUT they do not have BIG heads...

They don't drive around in fancy cars...they don't wear watches but own Tags...they don't wear designer stuff...they don't talk about themselves...heck, you won't even know he's THAT rich!

They are also the one's who couldn't care where to eat, stay for the night etc...

One of them's dad was mistaken for a driver when he went to a car delearship to pick-up his new car! That's how simple they are!

On the other hand, those pa-sossy are those noveau rich: those who came from nothing and suddenly has become rich...

I know of some who are such: they were sooo poor then...now, they're rich and seemed to have forgotten where they came from...suddenly they throw their weight around...and are too drunk with their new found "power"...they also insist on wearing the most expensive things, make friends only with people of same stature etc...

Those pa-sossy are pathetic!

[bagel]

Originally posted by Cosmopolitan
pero hindi naman ganyan ang nangyayari dito sa pinas eh! take the case of my friend who is "ultra rich" w/o people knowing kasi regular lang ang style nya at talagang low profile ang dating. one day, we went to rustan's to buy shoes. hindi kami pinapansin ng mga tao kahit na ang tagal na namin doon. feeling nila, can't afford ng friend ko so mas inuuna pa nila 'yung mga tao na "sosi" talaga ang suot at pa-english english pa ang pagsalita. my friend ended up buying 2 pairs of shoes, plus a louis vuitton bag while i bought a dooney & bourke shoulder bag & wallet. you could really see the look in their faces na nagtataka sila at pinagtinginan kami thinking, how can they afford these stuff? dahil ba sa itsura naming naka-jeans & regular shirt lang at 'di designer ang clothes namin? what's wrong with these people??? :shrug: :hopeless:

well oo nga that's sad... but at least you took it with composure.:D

kakainis kasi yung mga "do you know who i am?" types.

besides, salespeople naman yung gumawa nun sa inyo, and who needs their respect if that's how they think anyway?

[anguissette]

One word says it all: class.

The real deal is a class act, whether low-key or stylish. They don't flaunt their brand-name shoes and bags, and whether the shirt they have on is silk or cotton, or whether they wear pearls, gold, or semi-precious stones. They eat what they want to eat, wear what they want to wear, and see people for who they are, not what they do or who they look like. If they travel, and inadvertently discuss the intimate details of their trips, they do it out of genuine interest, not for the reactions they inevitably garner from people.

[Mickey2000]

http://www.boomspeed.com/carolrobert/bouncymickey.gifreal sossy:

siya ang nagdadala ng damit,as in kahit galing lang sa Divisoria or Baclaran,hindi mo mahahalata,sosyal pa rin ang dating nya

pa-sossy:

damit ang nagdadala sa kanya,but sometimes me chances na kahit tabunan pa sya ng mga branded at hing dollar na accesory,kilos at salita halata pa ring trying hard na sossy.

[JENSIE_G]

real sossy: can make a thunderous statement without even trying to... can make necks turn and swell all the time...

feeling sossy: it's either biglang yaman sila or walang pera. yung mga "nouveau" kasi trying hard... mga social butterflies... they live beyond their means, making them pathetic and a half.

:teehee:

[shadowboxer]

Originally posted by Chase_Meridian

For me, it is not really your wealth that makes you look rich. It's your breeding, intelligence, and integrity. Even a poor person can pass for a rich one (without a hint of pretension) if he has those three things I mentioned. And that's not bad, di ba?
true enough. yeah. :)

pero I knew a pretentious jerk once. he showed breeding & intelligence pero boy, was he flashy, kahit pa-subtle epek pa. every girl I knew in [school] was swooning over him, pero nung pagdating namin sa kanila them fans were disappointed sa bahay nila. I really didn't care, except for the fact that there were flying roaches all over the place & we had to stay there for hours pa naman. YIKES.

[tweetygirl]

Originally posted by Dunedain
Lemme see. This is just a handful. Bato bato sa langit, tamaan 'wag magalit! I've encountered folks who have their pinky fingers pointed out when....

1) They claim to be "sosyal", dress up like Posh Spice and dance to the tune of Spice Girls and other commercial music that is "uso" or fad (which is a very nice word to "monkey see, monkey do").
2) Showed up at a concert with their father's BMWs as if they actually paid for it.
3) As mentioned, they flash their cellphones to send text messages and actually use their phones once in while for gossips as if they're talking to their psychiatrist, stock brokers, and/or lawyers.
4) A lot of name dropping happens in an ordinary conversation just to make them supreme being on this planet.
5) Behave as if they're the most important individuals in a business, dressed up in Armani suits that they're still paying for with their 5 figure income while looking down at someone else who walks around in a t-shirt, shorts, and sneakers who makes a 6 figure income.
6) Thinks they're part of an elite group just because they have a computer (armed with MSIE, MS Word, and Starcraft), installs their operating system and/or any other programs from a CD that they bought somewhere using serial numbers found on the pirated CD, www.astalavista.com, any warez sites, and in some instances, requests here in PEX.
7) Flies back to Pinas after a 6-month permit to stay in the US while claiming they don't remember how to speak Tagalog or their hometown dialect.
8) Speaks like an anime character with a tiny squeaky voice, somewhat similar to the voice of loony-bin Michael Jackson that just got kicked in the nuts, or a cockroach begging to have it's life spared before being stepped on.
9) Claiming to have a jet lag when they actually flew from HK to Manila in an hour and a half flight in the very same time zone.
10) Goes out to paint the town red while wearing a leather jacket in the tropical weather of Pinas, or wear anything with a brandname (at times, they actually show the tags) that automatically tags them as "sosyak" or even "rich". I've actually seen a guy with a strap on his shades. One would be appropriate but three? :lol:


:D :D :D ang dami dito niyan :D :D :D dapat ata gawa pa ng ibang thread para diyan

[bagel]

e what about those who buy the plaid ralph lauren bags and lug it around without removing the attached brushes first? tsk tsk.
they'd rather look silly than masabihan na "fake" yung bags nila :rolleyes:

[the_shining]

Originally posted by bagel
e what about those who buy the plaid ralph lauren bags and lug it around without removing the attached brushes first? tsk tsk.
they'd rather look silly than masabihan na "fake" yung bags nila :rolleyes:

Ahhhy may kilala akong ganyan.

Fake na fake naman. Kakahya. Pexer pa man din ang bruha.

:grinroll: :grinroll: :grinroll:

[mysticpaladin]

Real ones wear $500 Dior jeans with P250 basic t-shirt - and gets away with it.

Fake ones wear P200 Dior jeans with P200 LV tee - and tells everyone they're right smack out of Paris.

P.S. I hate Tim Yap. He may be very good with words, but I hate his premise.

P.S.2. The whole salespeople discrimination bit sucks.

[dudelish]

i met pa-sossy types in highschool, and they are absolutely vile.

what i don't get is this entitlement they feel they have over their parents' wealth. as if they earned it themselves. like how "this is MY car"... and i'm like, yeah, sure, using daddy's plastic.

real sossy people are those who made it on their own and knows how to spend their money.

[carlotamcafee]

i had classmate in college, we never thought na may hotel sila kasi pag nagporma siya parang wala lang mukha pang walang pera. kaya nung birthday party niya na shock kami lahat

[enchiladas]

The real rich ones don't have to try hard to play the part. It just comes out naturally. But yes attitude is also a factor. Like what others here said, may ibang mayaman na mayabang may ibang hindi and vice versa. The pa-sossy ones are those who make such a fuss over every itty-bitty thing that only they tend to notice. IMHO, those who tend to talk too much, don't have much at all.

[crescent]

i met this noveau rich guy. haayyy... di kaya ng powers ko. our first conversation centered on the company his family owns, the posh village they live in, and his friends who happens to be quite visible on society pages. maybe he was trying to impress me. di nya alam na immune ako sa ganyan kasi galing ako sa highschool na madaming rich (and low profile) kids.

the real rich people don't flaunt their wealth. once our barkada had dinner in g4. as we were waiting for our kabarkada's ride, there were a bunch of pa-sossy girls who were eyeing my kabarkada since she was wearing oversized jeans and t-shirt. they were floored when a pajero pulled up in front of her. :p

those who are pa-sossy talk loudly about their gimiks. "i'm going to rockwell this friday!" "i was in dish last saturday, blah blah!" annoying

[husky150]

Money can't buy class. 'Nuff said.

[zYme119]

I agree that it all burns down to integrity and honesty and a little bit of breeding and intelligence --- factors on checking whose the "real sossy and the oh-so-sossy." If you're blatantly honest with yourself then you won't live BEYOND your means and/or flaunt what you have or don't have. It's really being honest with yourself. I'm kinda in the middle on this one with uber-rich friends and new-money friends ... they're both the same, with some real sossy and some oh-so-sossy types. I think it's too much of a generalization to peg who's real or not.

[jobls_prsn]

Sa tingin ko, hindi sa pera ang difference. It's more of confidence. Yung real sosi, won't care whether or not people perceive her/him as sosi. Yung pa-sosi, kailangan constantly sabihin sa kanya na sosi siya.
:)