Status Symbols in different Cultures

[muqawwee123]

Is it badi gaRi, bungalow in all cultures or there are other things which are status symbols in other cultures.

[Ali_Syed]

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Mobile phones used to be a status symbol a few years back. To bad when I bought it every maja gamma had one.

[muqawwee123]

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Fast food consumption?

[Microbian]

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Language

[Ali_Syed]

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@muqawwee123

Fast food consumption?

i think even that is becoming a norm.

[muqawwee123]

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@Microbian

Language

meri Urdu weak hai

[muqawwee123]

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@Ali_Syed

i think even that is becoming a norm.

Designer wear…

[Microbian]

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@muqawwee123

meri Urdu weak hai

peely school waly i.e Education from reputable schools, universities is also considered a status symbol.

[Ali_Syed]

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@muqawwee123

Designer wear…

yes that can be taken as one status symbol, but never worn it myself. Even getting hair cut from certain hair dressers.

[muqawwee123]

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@Microbian

peely school waly i.e Education from reputable schools, universities is also considered a status symbol.

alumni of Itching-sons

[muqawwee123]

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@Ali_Syed

yes that can be taken as one status symbol, but never worn it myself. Even getting hair cut from certain hair dressers.

Nabeela does it free during Sunsilk campaigns

[Ali_Syed]

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@muqawwee123

Nabeela does it free during Sunsilk campaigns

have you had done from her during such campaigns?

[muqawwee123]

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@Ali_Syed

have you had done from her during such campaigns?

I just heard about that. Maine apne baalon pe kabhi itna kharcha nahin kia

[Ali_Syed]

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@muqawwee123

I just heard about that. Maine apne baalon pe kabhi itna kharcha nahin kia

Ok I have a cousin and he used to have his hair cut from a salon which used to charge a few thousand rupees, and believe you me his family could barely survive financially. I used to look for a 50 rs salon.

[Microbian]

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@muqawwee123

alumni of Itching-sons

Now i can tease my cousin with this itching term :k:

[muqawwee123]

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@Ali_Syed

Ok I have a cousin and he used to have his hair cut from a salon which used to charge a few thousand rupees, and believe you me his family could barely survive financially. I used to look for a 50 rs salon.

I still pay Rs 50

[muqawwee123]

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@Microbian

Now i can tease my cousin with this itching term :k:

Your cousin from aitchison?

Ok, is this a status symbol? how?

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[Ali_Syed]

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@muqawwee123

I still pay Rs 50

inflation these days, 75 to 100 for hair cuts

[Microbian]

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@muqawwee123

Your cousin from aitchison? :hmmm:

Ok, is this a status symbol? how?

yes he is studying in aitchison and his sister in LGS and another cousin in LUMS

nailpolish status symbol?

[muqawwee123]

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@Ali_Syed

inflation these days, 75 to 100 for hair cuts

This is the trend in change of status symbols over last 100 years:

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