i hate social climbers!

guess we can't live without them. we just have to avoid them. talk about crab mentality.

You shouldn't hate social climbers. They just don't know any better.

guess so. perhaps they're in need or something let's just be gr8ful we're not one of them, hopefully

may friend ako dati, iba na kada nia... she's a social climber before, pero nung first year kami, hindi na. nung 2nd year up to now(3rd year) bumabalik sa dati. she tries to please everyone. she isn't being herself. she only likes to hang with the popular ones. kakaasar ung mga ganun eh.

oh i've had my share of that...

just like [punk][rock][princess], i had a kabarkada who was (and still is) a social climber. she'd always whine to me "how can i be popular?" "why are you close to ******? how can i be close to her too?" "i want to be popular!!!!"
well, she eventually dissed us and went to search for "greener" pastures. she's now friends with ******. oddly enough, my classmates view her a someone smart (don't ask me why...). she's a fake, that's all i have to say...

I knew a guy who was in the arnis team for a short while (1 week). He was always for the winner and the famous crowd. If you lost a sparring match, you were the object of his ridicule if you won, he had a good word or two to put in. But he had no right to comment on the members who regularly attended and practiced and actually sparred it out. He never even stepped in nor volunteered to spar.

Once, we choreographed a sequence for athletics week where I was supposed to lose. It looked convincing enough, and that guy just would not stop yacking about how I made mistakes and that's why I lost. (jeez he didn't even know it was rehearsed!). One more word out of that guy and a few of us would have given a piece of our minds --- or canes.

napakaraming ganyan!

d naman mabubuo ang world pag wala sila diba?

haha =)

just being honest... the school where the most social climbers that i've ever met are in UST. it irritates me when they always compare and contrast themselves with ateneans, lasallians, and especially with UP students. hello??? why can't you tomasians shut your f****** mouth! why won't you accept the reality that you don't belong to the TOP 3 universities in the philippines anymore.

by the way, our beloved Dr. Jose Rizal, didn't like your school in the first place. he wasn't happy with your school. he had a miserable life studying in such a pathetic institution.

take my advice... ACCEPT THE REALITY! FACE IT!

Can you say the same about people who love to name drop about who they know and are related to --- pati yung distant relatives! Some have exchanged few snippets of conversation with these in their whole lives and they make it out like they've been lifelong friends.

Are these people afraid that they can only survive on the good graces of others? Mga walang bilib sa talent and skills nila?

[B]yuck yeah i hate it when they namedrop, or just bec. you're someone popular or cool, the minute they meet you they're "feeling-close" na. sucks sucks. you're not 100% made up by the people you know... wala, sorry pet peeve ko 'to e. ok so what you know them, 90% of the time they don't even know you back or don't care at all, and you're just living in this imaginary world where you're friends with the cool kids. god, find your own identity and stop freeloading on the popularity of others.

You can't avoid finding someone like this in all schools. It's just a norm. Oh, well ignore them as usual.

Everybody is a social climber to some degree.. human nature. Yun lang nga, may iba diyan ginagawang career.

hey girl, you didn't have to whine as distressed as that. rein in kid; it shows how truly affected you are. why, is ust a big threat? what is your school compared to santo tomas which has produced national heroes, presidents, jurists, national artists, writers (great writers, i mean) and oh yes, even saints. imagine that, even saints studied and taught in santo tomas, the university that you despised? you're right, there's really no point of comparing ust with that of your school.

if you're acquainted with one, he or she would ignore you if he or she's with somebody, uhm, "inlfuencial" or popular. but when he or she's finished talking with them, that's the time he or she would go and talk to you.

Dude, huwag mo nang patulan.

I'm a graduate of both AdMU and UST and believe me, both have their shares of people you would rather not associate with.

Yes, everyone is. Hey we are social beings, aren't we? To me it is an overt way of dealing with the intense pressure produced by our image-conscious worldly world -- say a defense mechanism.

We need validation right?

Cheers!!!

They're everywhere. They infest and loiter this world. There's no escape.

I couldn't care less about these social climbers. IMHO, they are even worse than those snooty, pretty/handsome, rich, academically-smart and popular snobs I encountered way back in college. At least these people had the right to think a little highly of themselves because they were blessed with almost everything (except the virtue of humility) and I forgive them for that single flaw. But these social climbers...ugh... aside from Trying Hard sila, most of the time, wala silang right. (heck, they aren't even that rich, that pretty, that smart, or that popular.) They just want to bask on the glory that these people reflect. Pwede ba, nakakasuka. There's a difference being innately nice to all kinds of people (from the losers to the popular ones, from the extremely nice to the downright nasty ones) and choosing to brown nose only the rich/popular ones.


In the real world, it pays to have friends BOTH in high and low places. Even more so in the low places. These are people who have nothing to lose and everything to gain as compared to those people on the top who have everything to lose and nothing more to gain. Besides, mas madaling pakiusapan ang mga ito kesa dun sa mga nasa taas

wala akong pakialam sa mga social climbers... eh sa gusto nila yun... kaya naasar yun mga tao sa social climbers kasi iniiwanan sila ng mga social climbers at na-feel nun naiwanan na tao na hindi siya popular... parang binibigyan sila ng reality check nun mga social climbers...

ohhh... i forgot... be nice to them na lang... my sister once told me na alam niya kung noble/rich/elite class ang isang tao... kapag mabait siya sa mga less blessed people (yun mga mahihirap, yun mga social climber, yun mga jologs...) it means old rich, talagang dugong mayaman... kung galit siya, galing siya doon din...

ang magnanakaw ay galit sa kapwa magnanakaw...

Since the starting post for the thread was asking who or what social climbers are, lemme have a go.

Social climbers are basically people who want to be in better straights then they are in at present. By better straights that could mean: better, higher-paying job, "cooler" friends, nicer neighborhood, nicer sports club, drive a newer-model car, have the latest gadgets, etc-etc.

This isn't simply about conspicuous consumption mind you. Social climbers do this with some method to the supposed madness, i.e. to improve their present lot.

Assuming EVERYONE wants to improve their present lot, why are folks particularly pissed with social climbers?

Because social climbers have no sense of themselves, almost to the point of being defined by others, i.e. the "cool" crowd they hang out with, the "cool" bars they go to, the gadgets they have, the car they drive, the credit card they use, etc-etc. In short, these guys are annoying because they aren't technically people. Well, they are, except they're f---ing morons. The worst of this lot are those who go out of their way to turn their back on family, friends, community, and everyone and everything else that really matter.

The truly sad part is, especially in the Philippines, these jerks don't know that there are a lot of people who know better and can spot them a mile away. Just think of the typical yuppie ass---- who, up to about his last payday, couoldn't stand the taste of wine, and is now a wine drinker. Ask him to name three wines, by vintage, vine and country, will match with a pastry-seared foie gras (if the idiot even knows what pastry-seared foie gras is) and believe me he will be exposed for the pretentious mutherf---er he really is.

Sorry kung mapapalayo tayo ng konti sa usapan, pero ano ba ang pastry-seared foie gras? Foie gras na nakabalot sa pastry bago lutuin? (Para lang malaman ko kung ano yon. Hindi ko mahanap sa Internet eh.)

Amoeba, its goose liver seared in a pan, wrapped in flaky philo pastry then baked in an oven for about 12 minutes at 350 degrees. Its a supremely delicious dish! Its rather light and very gamey, and the pastry gives it an altogether new texture, very good indeed.

social climbers are pain in the a**..

I think Schwarzenegger banned force feeding of ducks to produce Foie Gras. Animal Cruelty daw, never liked eating liver. Anyway, I still have my silky-smooth smoked salmon with its creamy, buttery taste.

You must try seared foie gras Animo, I promise it will change your mind about liver. I'm not much of a liver fan myself, but foie gras is sublime, the "un-liver" if you will. Its best when seared in a little extra virgin olive oil and butter with whole crushed cloves of garlic, a bit of crumbled thyme and rosemary and then deglaze the pan with a bit of good medium-bodied white wine. Allow this to reduce to by about 50% and you have one hell of a foie gras, even more creamy, buttery and soft in both texture and flavor than your smoked salmon.

Have it with a good California chablis, 2001 should do, something from Berringuer.

lets just accept the fact na may mga taong social climbers. all of us are different. we cant control them. lets just stay away from those people. kung yun ba ang happiness nila, hayaan na lang. bastat di sila nakakaapak ng iba.

may point ka..

to add:

may usual lines nga from our culture na "di naman siya/ sila likhang masama, yun nga lang maypagka- ambisyoso."

i just ran into one a while ago! argh! bigtime! >:|

sobrang nakakainis yung ang yabang yabang niya, feeling niya kung sino siya PERO YOU KNOW, hindi naman siya ganun. grabe! tapos sobrang airhead pa makitungo sa ibang tao. duh.

i hate people who pretend to be someone THEY KNOW THEY'RE NOT anyway.

they can be annoying and funny... hehehe.. wala lang.. parang trying hard sila masyado,.. sa sobrang pagiging "feeling" nila, minsan sobra pa silang umasta sa mga "social people" or sa mga mayayaman... wala lang..

why do i hate them?...
la lang....pag naka encounter ako ng mga ganyang klaseng tao talgang naiinis ako...pero katagalan nakasanayan ko na rin sila...hinahayaan ko na lang....naisip ko kc pag nagagalit ako sa kanila lalo ka lang iinisin...i knew sumbody talagang sinabi nyang "inggit lang sila dahil di nila kayang gawin ang ginagawa ko"....
malakas talaga loob,sobrang kapal mukz....
di natin kayang baguhin ang mag ganyang tao....
siguro nga ksp lang sila...

i was just about to post that similar thought.. tyempong nakita ko 'to. hehe.. anyway, nagtataka lang kasi ako kung bakit naiinis tayo sa "goals" ng social climbers eh lahat naman tayo may intentions maging "topper". who wouldn't want? human nature na nga lang..

siguro lang, nagsasucceed yung iba kaya naiinggit tayo. hehe..

eto share ko lang experience ko about the social climbing system. hehe.. nung 2nd year high ako, nasa top honors ako (dati yun). syempre, diba masaya pag malapit ka sa taong kilala sa school.. so natural lang na madaming makikipagclose. meron akong isang katropa na close ko naman at that time. okay lang naman sa akin magshare ng iba't-ibang schoolworks and all that. so yun, lapit nang lapit tong si katrops. alam ko nga nun, mabait at humble siya. kaya ride din ako sa gimiks and lalo na sa gawaing-paaralan: projects, homeworks, presentations etc.

tapos eto, months passed, tinamad na talaga ako mag-aral so bumaba ang ranking ko tapos si katropa eh tumaas. actually kasunod ko na lang siya sa honors list (pero honestly, di naman talaga siya ganun). tapos simula nun, yumabang na! kala mo kung sino nang matalino. pota. nang-iisnab na pag kausap mo. naiinis pag may itatanong ka. may lakas na ng loob magalit. gusto iprioritize siya. basta, iba na ugali. lumaki na ulo! nagfeeling na.. walang hiya. takte, umangas nang sobra! gusto ko ngang suntukin eh kaso di naman niya kasalanan dahil ako 'tong nagpauto. di naman sa nagmamayabang kaso kung hindi naman siguro dumikit yung kumag na yun sa akin, wala siyang mararating.

ngayon, kinareer na niya ang academic awards niya. hehe.. belat, di naman siya pumasa ng acet. haha!
peace. pero good friends pa rin kahit papano (since hindi ko naman sinabi sa kanya). di na ako masyadong naiinis kasi 2 years ago pa yun at di ko na siya classmate! haha.

^ academic climber?

hmm isama na siguro ako sa listahan ng mga SC. hehe!

when they use somebody to get what they want and ditches that person when they get what they want and most of the traits na nalagay dito most of them are true. the name dropping and all... that it's all true. and i thought that they only go for the rich and the famous hindi pala. pati pala mga tulad kong dukha! and to think ha... i keep a really low profile (well i believe that i do) 'coz i only keep a very small group of friends and i don't know what foie gras is... pero di rin ako nakaligtas. tsk!

Social climbers do what they think they need to do to survive... ang makilala sa society... ang pangit lang ung gagamitin ka then sisiraan ka.

Piece of advice? never mention who you know. and 'pag nag name dropping na... pretend that you don't know those people. you know why dahil 'pag nakita na nila ung mga friends mo, gagamitin nila ung name mo. take it from me. it happened to me na.

i don't know if in a way society is to be blamed for it kasi we make other people feel na hindi ka "in" 'pag di ka associated to a certain group or individual (although i'm not sure if i have exhibited such behavior to other people). iba-iba nga lang siguro ang tao... some are satisfied with who they are and who they hang out with and there are those who are not.

^^baka! hehe..

^tama. kanya-kanyang business dapat.

^ haha!

pero minsan masaya rin ako kung ginagamit ako..

^siguro... pero depende ata yun sa gamit bryanne...

yep, minsan lang. hehe..

hala. haha! sa D and E market, iba na talaga ang ibig sabihin niyan.
galing lang kami ng groupmates ko kanina sa isang FGD. nakakagulat at sa kanila tahasan ginagamit ang pariralang "ginamit ako" upang sabihin na may "nangyari" sa kanila.

what a shocker.

wala kaming class! haha. Lol.

Naalala ko tuloy yung American Pie 1 dahil dun sa "I was used! Cool!" na line.

di ganun. haha.. eto na lang, ginamit yung reputation.. pwede ba yun?_?

Uh, please elaborate. O_o

haha pwede na rin. gamitan lang iyan. haha!