I got my new Car in March 09 and have had some nasty comments and random people cutting me up, sticking up fingers etc.. I had a couple of new cars during the Celtic Tiger years, but this is the first time I have had negative feedback. Have also had comments like, its well for you being able to get that, no recession in your house, etc.
A friend got an 09 small jeep and parked it in a shopping centre undergound car park and when he came back someone had got a key and swirled millions of circles on the bonnet. It was absolutely destroyed. So much so, I became paranoid about parking the stupid car anywhere.
Have had begrudger type comments about a holiday I had, about clothes I bought and about other things.
I am lucky that I have a job and I am going to keep living as normal, until my job goes. If people dont do that, the country will never get back on its feet. If my job goes, and it could, then I will just have to do something else.
Having said that, I did comment about no recession myself today and had a mini rant to myself, because I could not get past Liffey Valley Shopping Centre with the amount of people in the car park. They seem to be spending too.