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You were probably weaned on slibowitz, that must have helped things.

I bought a bottle of the stuff when I was over there for New Years a couple years back, the bar owner made his own. Cost about AUD$5 for 1.5L. Brought it back to the table where we had managed to attract a group of girls from Split, and one of them fair dinkum chugged a third of the bottle before my very own eyes! I could barely handle more than a swig! God she was hot, the beautiful fascist Croat <3
 
I don't ask any of my friends what they earn, because that's rude. If they choose to tell me, then that's a different story, and I'll tell them what I earn just to be reciprocal.

Like I said, my family and I are pretty close, and so we talk about those kinds of things openly. No, I don't demand my parents tell me what they earn, but if a discussion takes place about money, they'll tell me about it. For example, last month Dad was asking me what I thought my bonuses would amount to this year, and I told him. He then told me his salary and expected bonuses. Things like that.

I still find it weird if someone just tells me how much they get paid. It's not information I need or can do a lot with.

For people who work in banking and finance etc. maybe it's normal to discuss bonuses since they are commonplace. To people who don't get bonuses (as in they aren't payable, not they are poor at their jobs) it's kinda weird.
 

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I don't talk about earnings with friends but I thought it was pretty normal that families know each other's earnings. We've never directly asked each other, it sort of just comes up in conversation.
Yeah i think this would be fairly common knowledge in families.
 
If you take into account bonuses, last financial year she quadrupled that.
lol WOW! Crazy money, guess she has worked hard to get that far, can't begrudge her, or your family of that.

You're pretty lucky to come from a family who will never financially struggle. Don't take it for granted.
 
A mate of mine has recently moved to Adelaide and works in the Burnside area. Was back in town last week, had a quick chat, he was raging on rich campaigners and the ridiculous shopping centres and overpriced trinkets.

Did lol.

He'd hate Springfield, Unley Park, Walkerville and College Park then.

The suburbs in the Burnside area are above average, but only two or three of them would feature in SA's top 10.
I'm guessing you'd get kicked out of Croweater's family if you didn't earn any bonuses.
I'm guessing you'd get kicked out for not getting every line of the crossword correct in The Weekend Australian.

Lel, at the prospect of being kicked out of one's family. It's not a nightclub.
lol WOW! Crazy money, guess she has worked hard to get that far, can't begrudge her, or your family of that.

You're pretty lucky to come from a family who will never financially struggle. Don't take it for granted.

Nah I don't take it for granted. And they've made sure that my siblings and I make the most of the advantages that have been afforded to us. I like to think we have to some extent.

Mum's pretty incredible. She finished uni in the late 80s and started as a junior financial consultant straight out of uni. She made her way up the ladder when women still by and large had a glass ceiling in the workplace. All while raising three kids with my Dad. She doesn't have an A-type personality either. She let her performance do the talking as opposed to a brash ego, and her calm but decisive demeanour helped her get far in life.

Dad's similar to Mum, but he had less societal obstacles to overcome in his field.
 
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I don't talk about earnings with friends but I thought it was pretty normal that families know each other's earnings. We've never directly asked each other, it sort of just comes up in conversation.
My dad knows how much I earn because I talk to him about negotiation etc when I'm up for promotion or I want a pay rise. I know what some of his accounts are worth but only if it comes up in passing conversation, and have a rough idea on my mum/stepdad/stepmum's salaries because of their industries, but it's not a regular topic of conversation.
 
Finishing The Times cryptic earns you bragging rights in my family.

My Ex could do it on a regular basis....Math genius.

I'd chime in with 2 or 3 intuitive 'guesses' and she'd just shake her analytic head at me & laugh....After 6 months of 'guessing right' she finally accepted there was more than 1 way to crack an egg after all....Even though I had to explain 'how' I'd arrived at my answer every-time.:drunk:

Conceptually oriented people, have no comprehension of the human imagination.

I maintain that cryptic crosswords and the ability to solve them are a matter of witchcraft.

Just loaded up an online one to see if I could get anywhere at all.

The first clue: "Toss cobra at gymnast (7)"

WHAT?

Easy.....Acrobat....Anagram of cobra at.;)
 

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Easy.....Acrobat....Anagram of cobra at.;)

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nah, it's easy....2 clues there....Toss , as in salad, & gymnast.

So you toss 'cobra-at' about, & get a type of gymnast....simples.

It' a good way to broaden the ways you think/imagine things.
 
I don't really like anyone asking me how much I earn etc. Whatever happened to money being a taboo topic? I've got a rough idea what most of my friends earn by knowing their industries but I don't keep tabs on them. If someone I know gets a new job I'm happy to ask if they're happy with the pay, whether it's an increase on where they were etc. but I won't just go 'how much are you getting?'. That's rude.

personally for mine the following are off limits

1. salary
2. how much you procured your house for
3. how much you paid for your car
4. planning on having children?
5. (after having first child) when are you having your second?
6. asking females how old they are

the only experience ive had with persons asking about 1-3 are from professionals who ar ein industries that pay handsomely. a few persons come to mind, they ask so that they can judge, and ask because they want you to reciprocate the question, which results in LOOKATME spiel
 
personally for mine the following are off limits

1. salary
2. how much you procured your house for
3. how much you paid for your car
4. planning on having children?
5. (after having first child) when are you having your second?
6. asking females how old they are

the only experience ive had with persons asking about 1-3 are from professionals who ar ein industries that pay handsomely. a few persons come to mind, they ask so that they can judge, and ask because they want you to reciprocate the question, which results in LOOKATME spiel
Mmm i really don't see anything wrong with 2 or 3. You may be interested in purchasing a house in that area and want to know the market value or may be interested in buying that model of car .
 

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Mmm i really don't see anything wrong with 2 or 3. You may be interested in purchasing a house in that area and want to know the market value or may be interested in buying that model of car .

it much depends on the person asking, and in my case its nothing to do with wanting to obtain dwelling in the area, or acquiring the same motor vehicle.
 
Not related to crowy but I find a very high percentage of wealthy people an absolute bore. I also find a decent percentage of non wealthy people spend way too much time wondering what it would be like to be one of those bores.
 
Not related to crowy but I find a very high percentage of wealthy people an absolute bore. I also find a decent percentage of non wealthy people spend way too much time wondering what it would be like to be one of those bores.
My Uncle is like that. Him and his wife are very obsessed with money. They have properties and invest in stocks etc. They love talking money and can't believe that people have other priorities. I once asked my Auntie what she got up to during the day ( she retired at 40 ).She stated oh well I've got the stocks to manage.
 
Mmm i really don't see anything wrong with 2 or 3. You may be interested in purchasing a house in that area and want to know the market value or may be interested in buying that model of car .
They can find out 2 with like a 30 second google search anyway.
 
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