Many people assume that a snob is an arrogant person who finds himself superior to others for some reason, takes pride in it, and blatantly demonstrates his superiority. Other people usually find his demeanor repulsive, as it is unpleasant for them to see an obvious and unreasonable underestimation of their own material, intellectual, cultural or other level. The main personal quality of a snob can be called pride and pride, directed towards vanity.

Who is a snob?

A snob is a person prone to narcissism, possessing delusions of grandeur and worshiping what, in his opinion, belongs to the high and prestigious. It is characteristic of him to exaggerate the significance of some things.

The snob very carefully observes the style rules of the circle of people to which he wants to relate. At the same time, he sincerely believes that he most subtly and correctly understands all the requirements of characteristic fashion. Snob behaviors boil down to admiration for what the elite values. But objects or works of art are recognized not because of their true value, but because their properties are understood by representatives of the upper class, who need to be like.

The snob feels the need to enjoy his own importance. But this is impossible alone, as he feels the need to stand out from others. In addition, weak-minded people are not able to be alone with themselves for a long time.

What is characteristic of a snob personality?

It is common for a snob to end a relationship with a person who does not act according to the inflated standards he requires. At the same time, if a representative of a high class, to whom the proud person also wants to relate, also makes a similar mistake, then this goes unnoticed. That is, a snob breaks off relations with a good and smart person, if he buys products in the market, and not in an elite supermarket. But at the same time, if a famous person whom the proud man imitates does the same, then the hypocrite confirms the correctness of his choice. It is common for a snob to exaggerate the importance of the system of division into classes in society.

Other people are usually not even going to compete with him or prove their superiority, and until he appears, they don’t even know that something is wrong with them. The snob experiences an intuitive desire to develop a flawed feeling in acquaintances and relatives and rise at their expense.

How does a snob choose his circle of acquaintances?

At the same time, it cannot be said that the snob is dishonest in his actions, since he actually considers himself better than others. This person believes that his knowledge is special, his manners are refined, his taste is refined, or his origin is more noble than other people. The snob does not maintain relationships with acquaintances who do not "hold out" to his level, and if such people accidentally fall into his environment, he cuts off all contacts with them.

It is very important for a snob to be superior to other people in some way, so such a person can first pay attention to what the majority does not have and draw his own conclusions about their failure. After that, he deliberately demonstrates his superiority, creating in the minds of acquaintances the illusion of the need to possess the same that he has. Due to the lack of such a criterion in people, the snob behind the scenes indicates (by gestures, facial expressions, actions) their low status. The snob's manner of communication is to look past the interlocutor, filtering words through his teeth.

What is a snob proud of?

Talent, a large amount of money, connections with high-ranking people, and so on can act as a subject of pride. There are also reverse cases, when the snob clearly demonstrates his superiority in the ability to possess something less than his acquaintances, or simply different. By and large, the snob is absolutely indifferent to what the advantage is. His manner of communication is to present his views and property as the most correct in any situation.

Many examples can be given:

1. A laptop is better than a desktop computer.
2. An outdated and simple phone model is preferable to a new and cutting-edge one.
3. A house outside the city is better than an apartment in an elite central area (it happens vice versa).
4. More modern technology better than that that was bought even a year ago.
5. Antique items are valued above any other.
6. A small car is better than a big one because it is more manoeuvrable.
7. An expensive large car is better than a small one, as it is more prestigious, and so on.

Varieties of snobs

Many people know the preference for high-quality branded items over ordinary consumer goods. But it is not always possible or even a desire to purchase, for example, a leather belt of a prestigious and best brand. A reasonable decision is to buy a medium-level brand product of the same functionality, which is made by a person who is adequate in his actions. And society fully accepts his choice.

But there is a certain type of people who literally worship brands. Usually these individuals have a considerable inferiority complex. They believe that even an ordinary, even low-quality thing with a label will be bought than a completely natural and decent thing, but without it. Such people increase their own importance in their own eyes, acquiring everything large quantity luxury brand products.

There is also snobbery, based on an unshakable belief in superiority in mental qualities or external attractiveness. It happens that this happens on a religious level, as adherents of the correct religion go to Paradise, and everyone else goes to Hell. Or the feeling of superiority arises in relation to people with dark skin color or to the inhabitants of third world countries. Such a person and society are not in harmonious relations, because the person experiences an internal protest against his origin.

Snobbery in art is manifested in the assertion that a person from the outside is not capable of evaluating a real work. As if this is common sense, but in fact a real creator creates something at the behest of the inner voice. And a connoisseur or an intelligent person who is interested in art can see something for himself in a work, feel it, without having any specific knowledge.

History of occurrence

The concept of "snob" originated in England and meant a person of the profession "small shoemaker". Then this word began to be called individuals who want to join high society and rub themselves into the environment of aristocrats. At that time, the hypocrite did not have the appropriate taste in clothes, which was very noticeable. But gradually this quality disappeared, as a modern snob is a person who looks fashionable and stylish.

The type of "English snob" appeared in the UK in Victorian era as a consequence of the emergence of a commercial aristocracy - a new social class. Its representatives are characterized not by noble origin, but by significance in political and economic spheres. At that time, aristocrats and landowners had significant influence, but the new class was striving in every possible way to acquire the appropriate status.

A snob is just an upstart?

One cannot call a snob an ordinary upstart simply because he takes great care to keep secret all information about his lowly origin. At the same time, only a snob can think so, since all his acquaintances do not at all consider that with their social status there is a problem that needs to be hidden.

This is also evidenced by his belief in his uniqueness and conviction in the right to occupy a high position. But famous people by and large, they do not interest him as a person, since he only needs from them belonging to a high class.

For example, a careerist may try to communicate with wealthy and successful people in order to learn from them their knowledge and experience, to establish relationships that may contribute to career advancement, to make new acquaintances. But the snob believes that he already relates to noble people, so he should communicate only with them. It is as if he plays a role in the theater, creating scenery for himself.

Snob-intellectual, cultural and musical pride

There is such a variety as the snobbish intellectual, which appeared in the 20th century. This is true of contemporary British society as well. Such snobbery is based on special mental abilities, wonderful refined taste. A person who understands wine (considers himself to be such) is considered as a kind of intellectual snobbery. He believes that his knowledge and taste are special.

There is also a cultural snob. This is a person who understands culture, literature, art, has an encyclopedic mind, visits art galleries.

A musical snob is a proud person who is deeply passionate about music and knows a lot about it. He buys CDs in large quantities, attends concerts, follows the latest trends, understands musical trends, is always aware of the release of new albums and looks forward to them. Such a person is the most harmless of all kinds of snobs. His interlocutors for many hours of conversations about reviews, compositions and other things are mostly on the Internet. In fact, it cannot be said that a snob is a fully intelligent person, since he only creates the appearance of such.

Fashionable, office and snob-bourgeois

There are snobs who have significant material wealth, allowing them to acquire things that are not available to many. Buy exclusive goods only for the prestige of owning them snob-bourgeois.

A fashionable snob is a person who is interested in fashionable and expensive clothes of famous brands. Such people disapprove of the owners of simple and inexpensive things.

Man holding intermediate leadership positions(deputy chief, head of department), can be defined as an office snob. The meaning of this concept is in admiration for leadership and an arrogant attitude towards subordinate colleagues.

The British themselves are considered an arrogant nation, so they are often accused of snobbery due to excessive self-confidence. Modern British society is characterized by the manifestation of snobbery in any social class towards members of the lower class.

Hello, dear readers of the blog site. "Well, you're a snob!" - with equal probability, such a phrase can sound like an insult and as an expression of sincere delight.

Everyone hears this word, but what it means - most people feel only on a subconscious level. In general, a case from the series “I understand everything, but I can’t say”. Let's formulate!

The concept of "snob": what does it mean and where did it come from

The biting word "snob" came to us from the UK (from the English snob). IN English language it spread as an abbreviated version of the Latin "sine nobilitas" - " without nobility". In the years 1775-1785, the English used it, speaking of a shoemaker or apprentice. Later so began to designate any commoner.

The spread of the concept of "snob" is closely related to historical events that took place in the UK. As a result of transformations in the economy and politics, a new aristocracy was formed here, ignorant in origin, but quickly enriched and therefore sought to quickly acquire the appropriate status.

However, the old elite did not want to give up their positions. At the end of the 18th century the mark's. nob" were placed in the lists of ship passengers opposite the names of "ignoble" passengers, unworthy of being present at the captain's dinner.

Similar events developed within the walls of Oxford and Cambridge. The abbreviation "s. nob" were marked in the general lists of students of non-noble origin. At Eton University (a private British school for boys), a specific slang has formed: “ nobs"Called students of noble origin (from the English noble -" nobleman”), but “snob” sounded like.

Young people from families of the newly minted bourgeoisie and wealthy landowners were often richer than classmates-nobles. They aspired not to be "white crows", but they saw no other way to realize this desire other than demonstrating ostentatious luxury, bordering on bad taste. This behavior has become call it "snobbery" and those who behave like this are snobs.

A snob is a person who seeks to scrupulously imitate the manners and tastes of high society, dismissively referring to everything that is “except”. Also called someone who is too strenuously claims authority in some area.

Who is a snob and how to recognize him

The classic concept of "snob" has expanded markedly with the light hand of the English writer William Thackeray, the castigator of human weaknesses and vices. He claimed that snobs are found on any rungs of the social ladder, and not just among commoners. In The Book of Snobs Written by One of Them and Vanity Fair, he portrayed snobbery and its bearers in vivid colors.

1. A disdainful attitude towards those who do not correspond to the norms of society, revered as the highest. The snob divides everyone into categories according to aesthetic, intellectual, professional, material characteristics.
2. The value is not of the objects and phenomena themselves, but of how much they are valued by representatives of the circle in which the snob is eager to be involved.
3. Lack of own opinion. For such people, it is always borrowed from the coveted "higher circle."
4. Persistent search for evidence of noble birth. Among the ancestors, a noble French great-grandmother or a general of the tsarist army is necessarily revealed, and the family coat of arms is presented for public viewing. Worker-peasant ancestors are suddenly "forgotten".
5. Yesterday's Larisa or Sasha can suddenly turn into Laura or Sandra: a snob seeks to ennoble himself by any means, at least at the expense of a sonorous name.
6. Positioning yourself as an expert in various significant areas (in art, literature, fashion, finance, etc.), the owner of a refined taste.
7. Constant emphasizing the fact of his stay in high society. The snob displays a photo from the series "it's me with the Prince of Wales" at home in prominent places, in in social networks. In conversation, he likes to throw big names, creating the appearance of close acquaintance with prominent personalities.

The basis of the psychology of a snob is desire seem bigger than it is In fact. Such people have remade the well-known credo "To be, not to seem" into "To seem, not to be."

It is more important for a snob to portray than to fully live and feel.

What is snobbery in various areas of life

"Snobologist" William Thackeray noted that such a phenomenon is more a psychological trait than a social affiliation.

talking in simple words, snobbery is the way of thinking and behavior characteristic of a snob. He can manifest itself in different areas, actions, situations.

A very common thing is snobbery by origin. They "suffer" the population major cities. A typical example is “come in large numbers here”, sounding from the lips of supposedly native Muscovites.

The snobbery of Petersburgers, which was formed, among other things, due to many years of rivalry with Moscow, is manifested by a special arrogance with a creative and intellectual bias - they even formed their own, unique dialect (Greek, kura, shawarma -).

A stable term has become English snobbery- a legacy of imperial psychology, preserved from the time when almost half the world was under English rule. Even after the fall of the empire, this way of thinking and behavior was partially preserved.

Today we often encounter professional snobbery. If sane people understand that it is impossible to be a mega-professional in all areas, then their fellow snobs are of a different opinion.

Such "pros" arrogantly, with a touch of slight contempt, look at newcomers, thoughtfully reflect on their career path. Professional snobbery is especially pronounced in the IT field: funny system administrators love to mock everyone who does not have knowledge in this area at the pro level. Do not lag behind them, and workers auto repair shops.

Professionalism in your field is commendable. However, it would be interesting to see how the sysadmin Igor and the car mechanic Nikolay pay their own salaries or try to heal their teeth by switching places with the accountant Marina (unable to reset operating system) and dentist Irina (who does not distinguish between a serious repair and a banal oil change).

intellectual snobbery characteristic of people who position themselves as individuals who are ahead of the environment in development. If Vasya has read the entire Russian State Library (including the storerooms), distinguishes Monet from Manet, and Strauss from Schubert, he considers himself entitled to classify himself as an intellectual elite. This is where it begins: “What is there to talk about with him if he has not read Schopenhauer?”

Unlike the intellectual snob, with a true intellectual there is no role model that binds him. He reads, watches, listens and, in general, lives as he sees fit, and not as is customary in high society, moreover, he communicates normally with non-intellectuals. For a snob, these are just impossible things.

Is there any good in snobbery

Times and customs have changed since the era of old Thackeray, who ridiculed and denounced snobbery. To a certain degree being a snob has become prestigious.

The sonorous and biting word, despite the "damaged reputation", often appears in the names of restaurants, clubs, shops. It is loved in the media sphere and in literary circles: apparently, Tickeray's laurels still haunt many people.

"Snob" is famous Russian media project, positioning itself as a space for an international community of successful professionals. Its printed version, a magazine of the same name, is published 6 times a year. It publishes essays, special investigations, confessions, interviews, literary publications.

Snob in modern understanding often appears in the image of an intellectual, a successful person with impeccable taste.

So maybe there are positive features in snobbery?

1. Snobs tend to strive to improve, to achieve more than they currently have. They cannot be called inert people, going with the flow.
2. Such people try to surround themselves with beautiful things, quality food, successful people.
3. Snobs are forced to develop intellectually: they read books, visit theaters, museums, exhibitions.

Snobbery is a personality trait that pushes to new achievements, which are designed to secure a place in the sun.

Is it bad to strive for success, education, even if the list of goals is taken from a fashion magazine?

Everything would be fine, but even striving for self-improvement, snobs value not the essence of things, but their "label".

Brief Summary

: if the word "snob" today is perceived not only in negative tones, then snobbery is interpreted (sometimes by its followers themselves) as a negative e.

There was even a special kind of snobs - antisnobs, pointing out to the rest of their snobbery. A bizarre play on words turns out, connoisseurs of the Russian language will contemptuously say:. Intellectual snobs!

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Today in our life the concept of "snobbery" is not used often, rather it is considered more bookish than colloquial. Nevertheless, we encounter snobs every day in different areas of life, and no matter under what conditions this happens, in the process of communicating with them, one constantly feels false, as if this is not a person, but a character in a film or book that he tries on. new role. These people often repel, although they themselves do not notice what effect they produce on others, considering themselves a step above most people.

If we turn to history, the concept of "snob" first appeared in England, and it denoted the profession of "small shoemaker". After that, this word began to be used to characterize people who aspire to join high society and revere the aristocrats. What is the characteristic of snobbery today, who is a snob and how to distinguish it - our article is devoted to the answers to these questions.

Snobbery is...

In the classical sense, snobbery is the desire and inclination of a person to imitate the tastes and manners of the “upper class”, to strive to get into this circle of friends and disparagingly treats all other people, deliberately humiliating their dignity and elevating himself with far-fetched refined taste and interests.

The main feature of snobbery is arrogance, manifested in ridicule of others. Moreover, the presence of snobbery in a person's character is considered an indicator of his internal inferiority and mediocrity, although outwardly this fact is masked by refined manners of behavior.

Snobbery manifests itself in various forms and areas of life. The following types of it are known: intellectual or professional, everyday, social and cultural, snobbery by origin, and so on.

For example, cultural snobbery manifests itself not in the evaluation aesthetic perception paintings, but only in the assessment of the author of the work and his authority in the circles of "art connoisseurs". As an example of a kind of intellectual snobbery, a person is considered who, in his opinion, understands wine. Although in fact his opinion is not based on personal preferences, but only on the opinion of "authoritative" people, to the circle of which he wants to include himself.

Often people confuse snobbery with hypocrisy, but still these concepts are not identical. Snobbery is distinguished by the fact that a person is not fully aware that he lives in the illusions of his own "I" and only tries to pass himself off as an intellectual who stands above those around him. Often life develops in such a way that snobs get so used to these thoughts that they begin to seriously believe in their significance and honorable position in society.

True, in order to try to achieve the desired heights in practice and stop passing off other people's thoughts and behaviors as their own, such a person is not ready to do anything. Snobbery is limited to imitation. A person does not want to be an individual, it is enough for him to create an illusion in the eyes of others in order to feel special. Everything in his life is reduced to the outer shell, while the filling has no meaning.

It is believed that snobbery is most inherent British society, it manifests itself in all spheres, especially with regard to social status.

Snob - who is it?

Given the typical features of snobbery, it will not be difficult to draw a portrait of a modern snob.

A snob is a person who considers himself, and not those around him, to be the owner of high taste and intelligence. He tries to emphasize as much as possible the outward belonging to that society, to which, in fact, he has no relation. Snob is distinguished by arrogance and swagger. This concept has 3 synonyms: proud, show off and poseur. All of them include similar traits of a person's character, but are used with different emotional overtones, for example, characterizing the "arrogance" of a person.

The snob carefully guards his image and sincerely believes that he looks absolutely natural in this. He simply needs people around who are ready to listen to his "special" opinion, because in solitude he himself feels his own falsity.

But the snob also treats the environment selectively, is able to easily stop communicating with those who do not act according to the standards adopted by him, although this only applies to people “on a step below”. If this concerns a representative of the "upper class", then the snob will not attach any importance to this, because the "upper class" has undeniable authority for him.

The snob, at the first opportunity, tries to emphasize his merits in contrast with other people. He likes to point out what most people don't have, while showing disdain for his appearance. Moreover, for a snob, it doesn’t matter what exactly his advantage will be, only the fact itself is important.

From the outside, it seems that the life of a snob comes down to the fact that he seems to be playing in the theater, creating images and scenery around him. It is important for him that others consider him a chosen person and belonging to the highest circles, then he himself will feel his own nobility, not worrying that inside himself he is most likely an insecure and not interesting person without his own judgments and goals in life .

Distinctive features of a snob or how to recognize snobbery

Although a rather detailed description of a snob has already been presented above, in real life it is not so easy to recognize him. But nevertheless, distinctive features are known that help to determine snobbery in the character of the interlocutor.

1. If a person's own name seems insufficient for his "high" nature, then you have a snob. For example, this manifests itself if Ira perceives her own name only as "Irena", and Masha - only "Marie" and nothing else.
2. If a person has reached the study of the family tree to relatives living in the 15th century, and does not plan to stop there, believing that he is a representative of blue blood, this is not a simple desire to find out his roots, but rather a kind of snobbery.
3. Disdainful attitude towards compatriots and praise of foreigners in a conversation indicate that your interlocutor is a snob.
4. If a person tries to prove that people in the world live better than you and their happiness is full-fledged happiness, especially if by doing this he seeks to belittle your event, do not hesitate - snobbery speaks in this person.
5. If a photo with a celebrity hangs in an honorable and prominent place in the house and a lot of attention is paid to this fact, then this characterizes the owner of the house as a snob who wants to flaunt the importance of his personality in such an unoriginal way.

Snob considers himself a representative of "blue" blood

These are far from all the distinctive features of a snob that are striking when communicating, but still typical and characteristic. The conclusion suggests itself as follows: no matter how he covers own life scenery, the snob will still remain a person who cannot feel the fullness of life. He does not receive full enjoyment, because he cannot and does not know how to either relax or realize himself without regard to others. And this “lack of happiness”, the incompleteness of life is what pushes this person to the manifestation of snobbery, as to some kind of compensation.

When communicating with a snob, especially if this communication involves a protracted nature, use the following rules to prevent the snob from dropping your dignity, but at the same time avoid direct conflict with him.

First of all, try to find common topics for conversation with him that can somehow “relax” the interlocutor and translate the conversation into a pleasant channel for both. Also, don't live up to the snob's expectations and don't typically respond to his desire to "belittle" your dignity.

Competent behavior in this matter will only advantageously emphasize your positive aspects, which the snob will diligently belittle. But still to be avoided conflict topics conversation, and if it is not possible to establish communication in a positive way, then it is better to find a reason to leave at all than to try to prove something to a person who lives with other people's thoughts and goals.

Snobbery is, of course, a negative trait of a person's character. But it is important to remember that fighting him, you can turn into an anti-snob. An antisnob is a person who looks for traits of snobbery in others and points specifically to them. Also, antisnobs like to emphasize that they are completely different people, but they do it so often that they do not notice how they themselves become snobs.

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Snobbery is a concept that represents the thoughts and actions characteristic of a snob. Snobbery is, in simple terms, excessive arrogance and pride in one's exclusive position (actual, ideal or claimed), implying admiration for the way and manners that are a reflection of a person's own aspirations. This concept can reflect the high intellectuality of a person, his exceptionally refined taste, well-deserved authority and respect in certain circles, however, with the amendment that he will tell about all these achievements himself, and not wait until others notice it.

Snobbery always betrays a person's inconsistency with a particular way of life or society. So wealthy merchants, who surpassed the intelligentsia in their wealth, could easily buy a place among these people. After that, elements of snobbery began to slip in their behavior more and more clearly in attempts to imitate the behavior and manners of secular and educated people, for which there were neither prerequisites, nor sufficient education, nor upbringing. The desire to compensate for the missing skills with a proud appearance, excessive luxury, big expenses, cheeky behavior and other elements that are not directly related to the manifestation of a person's level are elements of snobbery.

The meaning of the word snobbery was adjusted depending on the era, but the emotional coloring of this personal quality always remained negative. It is always a desire to keep up with the level that a person objectively does not correspond to, and he tries to do this at the expense of external tinsel, and not work on his own personality.

Who is a snob

A snob is a person who belongs to one of the privileged social circles. However, in the context of building modern society, the boundaries of various levels are becoming more and more blurred, and you can get into one of the circles of the elite without having any money, education, or connections. That is, a snob can feel his pride, being in any social stratum that considers himself an elite, while objectivity is not important for self-perception of being superior to other people.

The snob manifests itself in emphasizing the qualities and behaviors recognized in the selected group. This can be achieved by excessively demonstrative behavior, appropriate clothing and style of conversation. All the brightness of this opposition is intended to emphasize the uniqueness of a person and the eliteness of the group to which he belongs, while the significance of other people's opinions and achievements is assessed as too petty or unworthy.

And snobbery is not synonymous, here the concept of contempt for the rest, not belonging to the class of the chosen people, is closer. He can allow himself unflattering comments, tell people what to do and in every possible way speak negatively about their worldview.

Snobs always talk about their achievements and high traits, which is important, really. humble person he will not talk about his modesty, and the spiritual one will reproach others for the lack of spirituality. While such speeches are quite acceptable to a snob, and he will not even think about what the contradiction is. The line of behavior is always demonstrative, bordering on shocking, and if a person considers himself to be among the elite of show business, then the level of shocking can reach those limits where it is already perceived as something ridiculous. Attempts to portray refined taste and refined manners seem organic only to the snob himself, while for people who understand such games they look as implausible as diamonds sold on the market.

It is typical for snobs to visit exhibitions and concerts, various cultural or lounge events to emphasize their uniqueness. The value is not so much the importance of what is happening as art, but how closed the exhibition will be - and the fewer nominal invitations, the greater the desire of the snob to get there, regardless of their preferences.

All imitation of the tastes of the chosen society is blind, and being alone with yourself or in the company of other people who do not belong to the chosen society, the snob is lost, does not know what line of behavior to choose or what to tell about himself to others. The exclusivity of activities is important to him only while others are around, but he will not engage in such activities in free time for pleasure. Often this is how high-profile scandals arise with famous personalities who were accidentally noticed in an inappropriate place or in an unworthy occupation in relation to the image that they carefully created.

The importance of feeling your life fades into the background, as well as the search for your true purpose. For a snob, the main thing is to create a favorable external image and carefully maintain it - happiness, confidence, well-being are also not so much sensual categories as moments of complementing the necessary image. As a result, imitation selects individuality and the possibility of creative manifestation of oneself as a person.

Against the background of the hypervalue of one's own image and the selected group, humiliating behavior and statements about other people and concepts become characteristic. It is not always possible to show one's superiority, only by playing a role well, especially with a lack of objective qualities, therefore snobs often try to rise at the expense of humiliating others, reducing their significance and beauty. So when it is not possible to write a project better than someone else, the snob will most likely choose the tactics of discrediting a person by his intellectual level, no matter how true these conclusions are.

It is important that deep down or in the evening, removing all the masks, a person is still aware of his worthlessness, or at least inconsistency with reality. Under favorable conditions and the firmness of the internal foundations, it is possible to admit this to oneself on long time, connect others and really engage in self-development. In most cases, this is only a momentary weakness, after which the number of caustic mockery of others increases.

Examples of snobbery

Examples of snobbery are all demonstrative actions and acquisitions, the meaning of which is emphasized. It can be a really expensive house, a plane, a car, necessary for a person so that others understand his merits on a professional path, guess about his intellect and capabilities. But this does not mean that all large purchases will talk about this quality, where there are more cases of buying fakes and counterfeit goods in order to create the appearance of conformity with the circle where the person is.

Remembering that the snob is more pursuing apparent well-being than actual, we can notice that a man cannot bear to be among those who wear a gold watch, and he will buy fake ones for himself. A girl, getting into the circle of glamorous friends, can no longer afford to walk in high-quality, but not branded clothes, hence a lot of Chinese fakes appear.

This applies to the material level, but there are also manifestations at the level when a person has chosen a class of scientists or people of art. He will close his own gaps, also focusing on names and labels, that is, the words of a famous professor will be more important to him than personal opinion. The author of the picture will influence the purchase decision much more than his own attitude to the combination of form and color.

Examples of professional snobbery are vivid when a young employee comes to an established team and someone begins to teach him. A distinctive feature will be that the mentor will not help, but each time will use the opportunity to point out the incompetence of the new employee and raise his skills against his background.

There is snobbery based on one's place of birth and residence - one can recall the attitude of metropolitans towards visitors and the interaction of some cities described even in jokes. This assignment of oneself to some class, which does not give formal advantages for more than one decade, causes precisely a large number of snobs. Now, the more people began to move, the less relevant is the manifestation of snobbery based on a geographical feature, but at the same time, the influence of fashion and mass media on the formation of the desired image and the desire to match it increases.

Is snobbery good or bad?

There was a perception of snobbery as negative trait personality. This is due to the unpleasant emotions experienced by society at the sight of cheap deeds, demonstrative behavior and inner emptiness snobs. At the same time, from the perspective of building interaction, these are also not the most nice people who will only favor those who belong to their chosen circle, and even better will be one of the leading personalities there. With all the rest, snobs are treated like the lower class or do not even consider them to be people, they are quite cruel in their comments, experiences from which a person can result in deep psychological trauma.

But if you think a little more seriously, then in the end, snobbery does not bring anything bad within the framework of the development of culture as a whole. These people do not accept the lower manifestations of a person and will stop this, both in their own behavior and in those around them. They always contribute to the development of culture, even if they are not part of it or do not understand why the financing of this performance is so important in terms of youth development. Snobs will always strive to look beautiful and surround themselves with beautiful things - a matter of taste can be edited with the support of stylists or developed independently over time.

In any case, this is a desire for culture and beauty, which is not characteristic of all people. And a very active position in this matter helps to revive lost cultural layers, discover new modern talents, and develop society as a whole. This point cannot be ignored, since many really sensitive people who belong to the elite classes on their merits and, in fact, do not strive for such an intensive development of their niche as snobs who burst in there, bought their own places and maybe that is why they value development so much. as a way to stay.

Speaker of the Medical and Psychological Center "PsychoMed"

Snob

Now they say this about a person who carefully imitates aristocratic manners, sophistication, arrogance, who claims to have an exquisitely refined taste, an exclusive range of occupations and interests. Snobs especially carefully follow the rules of high society and neglect everything that goes beyond these rules. From this arose the concept snobbery(c) "GREAT ENCYCLOPEDIC DICTIONARY".

Snobbery- the characteristic behavior, way of thinking, manners of an individual who claims to be elitism, consisting in admiration for everything first-class, from works of art to clothing, that should characterize an intelligent and educated worldly man - one of the few.

Snobbery lies precisely in the fact that the snob values ​​objects and phenomena not for their qualities, but only for the fact that these objects and phenomena are valued by representatives of the elite, to whom the snob wants to be involved. Snobbery differs from hypocrisy in that the snob, without being fully aware of himself, sincerely considers himself an intellectual, of which he is convinced by the manners and tastes of the snob.

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- (English snob). A dandy, a braggart, a braggart. Dictionary of foreign words included in the Russian language. Chudinov A.N., 1910. SNOB (English) fat, fop. Dictionary of foreign words included in the Russian language. Pavlenkov F., 1907 ... Dictionary of foreign words of the Russian language

SNOB, snob, husband. (English snob) (book). A person whose behavior and tastes are determined by the desire to keep up with fashion and constantly adhere to the manners of the bourgeois aristocratic circle, high society. (The word has become widespread ... ... Explanatory Dictionary of Ushakov

SNOB, ah, husband. (book). A person who considers himself the bearer of the highest intelligence and exquisite tastes. | adj. snobbish, oh, oh. Explanatory dictionary of Ozhegov. S.I. Ozhegov, N.Yu. Shvedova. 1949 1992 ... Explanatory dictionary of Ozhegov

A; m. snob] 1. In Russia before 1917: about a person who tried to strictly follow tastes, manners, etc. high society and disdainful of everything else. 2. Disapproved. A person who considers himself the bearer of the highest intelligence ... encyclopedic Dictionary

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- (English snob) a person who carefully follows the tastes, manners, etc. of high society and neglects everything that goes beyond his rules; a person who claims to have an exquisitely refined taste, an exclusive range of occupations and interests. Snobbery... ... Big Encyclopedic Dictionary

M. 1. One who blindly imitates what is accepted in society. 2. One who claims to have exquisitely refined taste and manners, to a special, exclusive range of knowledge and interests. Explanatory Dictionary of Efremova. T. F. Efremova. 2000... Modern Dictionary Russian language Efremova

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• "Snob". Heroes. Top 30 Essays 2008-2011, . During the three years of the existence of the SNOB media project, politicians, musicians, artists, businessmen, historians, and philosophers have become its heroes. Someone's name has long been on everyone's lips, someone is SNOB first ...