Originally Posted by
Ekdog
+1.
It's interesting to me how many people in this thread and others like it are quick to point out that they could buy a car if they wanted to and how offended they get if people mistake them for a needy person. They want to avoid the stigma of being poor at all costs. This is a reaction to
the shameful phenomenon of poor shaming.
Not every commuting cyclist is a smug, car-bashing cyclist and public transport user, or responds positively to chest pumping histrionics that infers
anybody is an altruistic saint because he/she doen't need or cannot afford a motorized vehicle.
And "People [are likely to] say" a lot of things about drama queens who do espouse/display such attitude in public places.