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beercanman



Joined: 16 May 2009

PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 6:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hmm, there really is no end in sight, it seems. Allow me to put forth the language snob.

He may belong to or overlap with the intellectual snob crowd, or else he may have other tricks up his sleeve. He's the grammar guy who corrects your misused apostrophes and points out your woeful lack of understanding on the finer points of your own language.

I'm that guy once in a while.

He may also be the expert on a foreign language. Not so common for such an esteemed linguist to brag, but he does raise his head now and then.

I respect him.

(actually i just wanted to keep my thread going, enjoyed reading all your contributions)
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Xuanzang



Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang

PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Public school snob. Has a great locale (think artifical grass pitch and English zone), low to decent workload, well paying ASP, friendly VP, principal and maybe even a hot or several hot co-teachers. The apple of their school`s eye and likes to make friends and acquaintances know about the wonderous happenings (or things that don`t happen to them) at 모모모학교.
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backhand



Joined: 17 Jul 2009

PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hyeon Een wrote:
6. I've got more life experience than you snob.
Can be any age from 14-115


that is westerner

in korea, older korean men are smarter and always know better
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JongnoGuru



Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep

PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh frak! the Bargain Snob!!!!

Jeez, don't we all know that loathsome individual, THEY got a better deal than YOU did on a flight, vacation package, rent, computer, shirt, bag of cookies. Ugh.
I'm not that guy! Unless we're talking real estate. Then I'm that guy.
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cherrycoke



Joined: 13 Sep 2009

PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The agnostic atheist.

The moderate Christian.
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catman



Joined: 18 Jul 2004

PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Movie Snob. I am guilty. I won't pay to see garbage. Look down on those who like the mainstream pablum Hollywood churns out.
Consider people who don't like great movies like There will be Blood or The Thin Red Line to be uncultured.

"So you actually liked the Tranformers?" said with a sneer.
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catman



Joined: 18 Jul 2004

PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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The Music Snob- Always mentioning some obscure band/musician and why they are good and why you suck because you've never head them before.


Good one. I found a lot of Brits fall into this category. Many seem to define themselves by what music they listen too. IMHO

Not a music snob myself but I am vocal about my hatred of Nickleback.
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AmericanExile



Joined: 04 May 2009

PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Midwesterners. I'm one. As nice as we seem, we all know that our corn-feed , hardworking, Midwestern values make us superior to all other Americans who are (and let's be honest here) odd.

Texans. Don't really think I need to say more about that.

The "I'm not an American" snob who acts like coming in second is a virtue and what they intended all along.


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Triban



Joined: 14 Jul 2009
Location: Suwon Station

PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The my hangover is worse than yours snob. Because today, my hangover is worse than everyone.
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AgentM



Joined: 07 Jun 2009
Location: British Columbia, Canada

PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

AmericanExile wrote:
The "I'm not an American" snob who act like coming in second is a virtue and what they intended all along.


HEY! To quote Foghorn Leghorn, I resemble that remark! Razz
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UknowsI



Joined: 16 Apr 2009

PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

catman wrote:
The Movie Snob. I am guilty. I won't pay to see garbage. Look down on those who like the mainstream pablum Hollywood churns out.
Consider people who don't like great movies like There will be Blood or The Thin Red Line to be uncultured.

"So you actually liked the Transformers?" said with a sneer.

I often claim Stalker is my favourite film when I meet a film snob. It's easier to fight off the film snob if you mention films he has never seen. You have to know how to handle these snobs. The sensible thing would of course be to ignore them, but that's not as fun.
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Tundra_Creature



Joined: 11 Jun 2009
Location: Canada

PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Athesist Snob: If you have in a tiny bit of faith in something spirtual, usually they show their heads"Oh, you believe in God? You poor thing, you. Tsk, tsk... such a shame. You do know nothing happens to us when we die, right?" Sounds oddly similar to a religious snob.

Speaking of which...

The Religious Snob:
"Oh you don't have a belief? You poor thing you, tsk, tsk... such a shame. It's hard to believe you can't see the light when it's just right there."


The Gamer Snob:
Despite being a nerd, they are still better than you because they remember when a video game was 'good'. Sounds very similar to the Music and Movie snob.
(Used to be guilty of that one. Until I realized that well... I'm a nerd. How the hell can I be snobby about it?)
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beercanman



Joined: 16 May 2009

PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

All good replies, thanks.

Cannot really think of any more right now. That's enough anyway is it not?

Jesus, who would have guessed there are like 30 or even 40 different categories for snobs?

You can kill this thread now.

But wait, ideas might perhaps be forthcoming

Maybe the 'clean snob' has been overlooked. Usually not so much snob as sick. Dust is anathema. Coasters are as important as walls. I cannot call her a snob really. Just a sick girl.
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Koveras



Joined: 09 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Paradoxical Snob: disdains everything he considers snobby. Do you like classical music? In his view you're 'what's wrong with America.'
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beercanman



Joined: 16 May 2009

PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 4:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Koveras wrote:
The Paradoxical Snob.'


ah, that's what I call the anti-snob snob. He is common too.

There is no escape.
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