Super Rich backlash.

[Gromit]

There have been a couple of incidents, which may be the start of a worrying trend, of ordinary people being nasty to arrogant showoffy rich folk...

A party of revellers led by Flavio Briatore were pelted with sand and had buckets of water thrown at them on an Italian.beach.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2539 112/Flavio-Briatore-Formula-One-boss-and-QPR-c o-owner-in-beach-battle.html

A restaurant manager has been hailed a local hero in Italy after he refused to provide a table to Roman Abramovich at his packed establishment at a Tuscan resort.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/cel ebritynews/2541262/Roman-Abramovich-snubbed-by -Italian-restaurant.html

Should we take the lead from the plucky Italians and turn on the super rich?

[Davethedog]

Why?

[Gromit]

Vastly more fun than answering stupid Answerbank questions?

[Lucy Thomas]

This question raises several points.

Was Mr. Briatore putting putting people in danger by landing his boats on a crowded beach?

Is it a simple case of jealousy?

The restaurant owner was absolutely right to refuse Mr. Abramovich entry to his restaurant if it was fully booked. I wouldn't expect other people to be bumped off the list because I turned up without making a reservation. He is no different.

We most certainly should not take a lead from 'the plucky Italians' and turn on the super rich. It comes down to a thing called manners of which the majority of modern society has no knowledge.

I will admit that some of the so-called super rich do behave in the most appalling way but most do not. In many cases it is based on pure envy.

[jno]

Please do not confuse envy and jealousy, Lucy. One is jealous of what one has (eg a jealous husband), and envious of what one has not.

But actually, both would be very good reasons for hurling ordure at the rich. Not Elton John, though; I never liked his songs much, but he keeps many indigent florists in business.

[ludwig]

"There have been a couple of incidents, which may be the start of a worrying trend, of ordinary people being nasty to arrogant showoffy rich folk.."

So that would be worrying how exactly?