Yuppies

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In the eighties, it was 'de rigeur' to have a filofax and a mobile phone. That's mobile in the same way that a 20 inch telly is mobile. This was the age of the yuppie, or young upwardly mobile professional.The term referred to people usually in their 20s and 30s, in the upper middle class, who had good jobs in the city, often in the stock market or advertising trade. This is why the term largely faded from use in the late 80s after the big stock market crash.Until then though, the yuppies made the most of their newfound wealth and social status. They gained a penchant for the finer things in life - wine over beer, designer ice cream, gadgets, jazz music and designer clothes - albeit is a brash, ostentatious way. Of course, the most visible trademark of the yuppy was the brick like mobile phone that seemed to be permanently stuck to his ear, as he was very very busy, didn't you know?Being so busy, meant the yuppie loved all things that made life easier, including the Filofax for organising all those business meetings and wine bar visits. Mail order catalogues were popular, as was recording their favourite TV shows to watch after a long night in the office and the life-saving answering machine as they were never at home.In all, yuppies were hideous, unless you were one.

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[marc]

Re: Yuppies

Just came across this thread. I well remember yuppies. I first came into contact with them in a serious way in 1987. It was their attitude that made me, and many other people, sick. A couple now come to mind, although I can't remember all their names.

There was one, around ten years older then me, who would walk around with his nose in the air. He was a right little creep.

There was one woman, aged around 30, who would talk to her own "level" normally. Those "below her", she would talk "down to", or generally ignore. She would walk around with a pout like look on her face, has though she was somebody important.

I well remember the late 80s after the big stock market crash. Everybody was to blame except them.

Has for their Filofax, it was meant to organise their personal life. Most of them had no personal life to organise.

One laughable day was watching the above two running around like idiots all because a certain director was due to visit. They were "ordering" the ones "below them" around like fools. When the director arrived, he duly pulled up outside the office at a reserved space. The clown of a woman (above) called across to an office junior to open the office door for him to walk straight in. A man standing opposite, who had been watching the charade, shouted across "Let him get out of the f*****g car first!" She went red has fire. He did not work there, so nothing could be done!