Hear hear pyschedelicmind +1I am generalising of course but English people in particular don't think this is very appropriate to ask how much another person earns. I have been at pains to explain this to my Polish friends who think nothing of it!V.Quote from: psychedelicmind on August 13, 2012, 10:08 amIn my part of the World, it is considered rude and insulting to speculate on a persons income or to ask them directly how much they earn.I guess that is old etiquette, but I agree with it. It is intrusive to ask and an answer best kept between the vendor and the wall.Some people wouldn't be dropping exact figures, but love to mention extravagant purchases and large figures that they spend on here, but that is entirely down to themselves to disclose that info,but may be an attempt, on their part, to let it be known that they have a lot of money.