How much attention you give for Status Symbol
By ssh123
@ssh123 (31073)
India
November 23, 2006 11:30pm CST
Mass media persuades us that we must have certain things like designer clothes, expensive watches, brand car, branded cell phone, designer house etc. in order to be considered for Status Symbol in society. Many a times, we fall in the trap (may be housewives) due to mass influence (my neighbour has, why not I).
Do you give a lot of attention to these kinds of things. Are you influenced by this movements? Please quote one incident or two.
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7 responses
@santwana_veddika (2018)
• India
16 Jan 07
i am not going to say lie , yes lots of time i have seen that my neighbour have that type of soffa , glass dining table like that i have also feel that it should be in our home too. i have wooden soffa which is 5 years old .
where we live , surrounding enviornment is very much important . we have to maintain our status with some extent .
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@golden_unicorn (442)
• India
24 Nov 06
they are important.....they define u in da society
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@Tanya8 (1733)
• Canada
26 Nov 06
I don't know if it's just true for the people I know or for Candians on the whole, but outward displays of wealth tend to be frowned upon here.
I've heard of friends embarrassing their relatives in other countries when they visit, by telling others how little they spent on what they're wearing. It seems like here there's more status in spending little.
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@ssh123 (31073)
• India
26 Nov 06
I do not know about Canada and USA. But in India, this mass influence (media) and neighbours' influence or influence through relatives (they purchased so why not I) seem to be the order of the day and because of this most of the time, things not required are purchased, sometimes going out of the way and they land up in all sorts of trouble.
Thank you very much for your interesting response.
@euniceeleanor (5966)
• Singapore
20 Dec 06
i dont really care about branded items...as long as i felt comfortable and feel good in it...i think it doesnt matter the brand of clothes you are wearing..but how much you have in you pocket/bank account...what is the point that you are wearing designer's clothes, having branded stuff on you..but there's 0 in the bank?? well..im sad..hehe..im not wearing branded stuff yet i dont have a healthy bank a/c as well..sigh..
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@teufelskind (813)
• United States
4 Jan 07
I have to many things going on in my life to care about such a thing as brand articals so you pay 300 dollers for a shirt big woop I would say ok so what. I tend to use money on more important things. I feel as if hey wear what you want to wear dont do something just because its the rave for that month. I never go with the flow on things like that but I must say my style is my own but it works I may dress like a punk rocker but I was knowen through out my school and when I was there it is nothing but brand names so that shows you can achive status without brand names I was well knowen and liked at my school All the staff had me doing errons for them and I was always the pet. I never have and never will have brand things to wear I do it so I gain popularity.
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