NatalieS
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I need to see how you all feel about this.
Whenever I tell someone I play ukulele, I'm proud of it. But for some reason, if they see my uke and start asking about the cost of it, I'm uncomfortable discussing that and get very self-conscious. Some people seem flabbergasted that a uke can cost more than $100, so I'm extremely reluctant to reveal my custom uke's real value. I guess I'm afraid of coming across as pretentious or rich, two things which I am not. I live really modestly in most respects. I have cheap clothes, I refuse to pay for a smart phone, and I hardly use the A/C (in Florida!) to save money. So my uke is by far the most cost I've ever put into a possession.
I'm also not a great uke player. I play for happiness and fun, I don't know how to play scales or know music theory, and I sure as heck am not a professional quality uker. So I tend to seize up when someone wants to get into a discussion about having such a high quality instrument, because I feel that they'll view it as ridiculous.
I feel that this would not be the case if I were playing, say, a really nice guitar. So what is it about playing a nice uke that makes me become self-deprecating whenever someone brings it up? I have no clue. But I'd love to know if any of you feel the same way.
Whenever I tell someone I play ukulele, I'm proud of it. But for some reason, if they see my uke and start asking about the cost of it, I'm uncomfortable discussing that and get very self-conscious. Some people seem flabbergasted that a uke can cost more than $100, so I'm extremely reluctant to reveal my custom uke's real value. I guess I'm afraid of coming across as pretentious or rich, two things which I am not. I live really modestly in most respects. I have cheap clothes, I refuse to pay for a smart phone, and I hardly use the A/C (in Florida!) to save money. So my uke is by far the most cost I've ever put into a possession.
I'm also not a great uke player. I play for happiness and fun, I don't know how to play scales or know music theory, and I sure as heck am not a professional quality uker. So I tend to seize up when someone wants to get into a discussion about having such a high quality instrument, because I feel that they'll view it as ridiculous.
I feel that this would not be the case if I were playing, say, a really nice guitar. So what is it about playing a nice uke that makes me become self-deprecating whenever someone brings it up? I have no clue. But I'd love to know if any of you feel the same way.