There’s the whole sub-universe of pretentious names people give their mundane children, but that could be a whole other thread. … I had a neighbor I glimpsed every so often, and I knew her name was ‘Andrea’. I once brought her a piece of mail of hers that got put in my mailbox - ‘this is yours, Andrea’. I was haughtily informed that ‘thanks, and my name is Ahn-DRAY-uh.’ :rolleyes: Uh-huh. (Hereafter referred to in Case Sali as ‘Ahs-HOLE-uh’, who is on the mailing list of a rubber dick emporium :p).
People who often relate topics of conversation to a personal experience they had while travelling internationally.
You’d be surprised how common I’ve found that to be among the peoples of various countries I’ve visited in Europe and Asia.
90% of all designer labels, especially the oversized ones (since when did the polo pony get exposed to radiation).
An iPhone is pretentious? Who knew? Is there an app I can download that will tell me what’s pretentious and what isn’t?
People who name drop. That drives me bananas.
Et vous?
is the “I am Rich” app still available? 
Yeah, but it’s only available in the Android Market.
Saying crudite for a store-bought vegetable tray.
Pretentious? Moi?
Store bought is pronounced croo-DAY.
Is it still pretentious if you pronounce it crud-eyte?
I’ve got to loose my crudites into the colander.
People who abbreviate their first name to an initial; e.g. R. Buckminster Fuller, J. Robert Oppenheimer, F. Scott Fitzgerald.
People who make a big deal about not owning a television.
The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields.
The belief that everything European is superior to anything American.
That opera-related trivia show I occasionally hear on NPR.
Is it still pretentious if you pronounce the “s” at the end of “crudites”?
That sounds more nouveau riche.
AKA The Academy of St. Martin Out Standing In His Field.
Wine snobs.
I don’t get what the big deal is about wine. I could probably tell the difference between cooking wine and $100 a bottle stuff, but give me a blind taste test between a $5 wine and a $20 wine and I’ll probably guess the wrong way 50% of the time. And I bet you would too Mr. Pinot Grigio.
I’m with you for the most part. But I can easily tell the difference between a $5 and a $20 bottle. It’s the difference between a $20 and a $50 bottle that trips me up.
People who have a life philosophy that includes the word “should”. Actually, anyone who actually goes around talking about their life philosophy is pretentious, but statements that issue prescriptions or requirements get on my nerves.