I’m in Pergolesi, and the 30ish guy across from me is yaking on his fucking headset (one of two he’s wearing) plugged into a 17″ macbook pro trying to plan this big long trip through Europe. (”Florence is the best city! It’s so beautiful! So is Paris! We can drive!”) Whatever. Most annoying is how he’s talking Valley Girl.
There’s just a whole superior attitude yuppies exude, that I can’t stand. It’s just so condescending and self important, and at the same time they seem to try to act so chummy, like you’re their “best bro’,” but at the same time you the vibe they give is that they’d beat with cue stick until you’ve got detached retinas for $20. I think that superiority is what brings on gentrification. “Oh this is so cool! Oh know! Precious Boopsie! Let’s clean up the neighborhood and make it a soulless! No wait! We’ll give it that artificial hip feel that can only come from planned communities! A Starbuck’s! And a Panera Bread! And soccer field! And an MLK Boulevard to show that we’re friends with the urban youth!”
Fuck them all.
(Yes, I’m acutely aware that that I’m in my 30s, typing this a 17″ Powerbook G4, and have (sort of) vacationed Europe.)