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They will usually be in close proximity, at least in the same slum, city, or space sector. And ''of course they fight.'' The scale of the conflict can be any size, be it a clique vs. clique social power struggle in a school, a street brawl between rival gangs, or two species or even [[Planet of Hats|Planets of Hats]] at war. When cranked [[Up to Eleven]], it can cross into [[The Revolution Will Not Be Civilized|armed revolution]], or either one of [[Kill the Poor]] or [[Eat the Rich]].
Beyond the superficial dichotomy of this conflict there is [[Feuding Families|one of lifestyle and worldview]]. The Snobs are [[The Beautiful Elite|epicurean, refined, and educated]]... [[Perspective Flip|but also]] [[Aristocrats Are Evil|classist and vain]], while Slobs are [[Dumb Is Good|honest, revelrous and dionysian]] -- [[Perspective Flip|but also]] [[Lower Class Lout|violent and]] [[Cannibal Tribe|dangerous]]. As a narrative device,
On the [[Sliding Scale of Shiny Versus Gritty]], Snobs would be shiny and Slobs would be gritty.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* In ''[[Death Note]]'', this isn't the ''core'' of the conflict between Light (snob) and L (slob), but the contrast is certainly played up. Their allies also tend to fit; stylishly dressed [[Knight Templar|Knights Templar]] vs. [[Defective Detective
* ''[[One Piece]]'': The clash of the Marines (Snobs) and the Pirates (Slobs), though we see aversions on both sides. For example, the rough-and-tumble Garp for the Marines and suave and stylish pirates like Sanji or Robin. Played straight with the Celestial Dragons
* In ''[[Beelzebub]]'', this happens when protagonist and his [[True Companions]], who hail from a delinquent ridden [[Inner-City School]], clash with the [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council]] of the posh private school they are transferred to.
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* ''[[The Dandy (comics)|The Dandy]]'' had "The Jocks and the Geordies". Interestingly in this one, the Geordies are the snobs, despite being archetypally cast as the Slobs/the hard guys (even before ''[[Viz]]'' came on the scene).
* ''The Nutty'' had two families living next door to each other, actually called "The Snobs and the Slobs".
* ''Cor!!'' had "Ivor Lott and Tony Broke". Sister comic ''Jackpot'' had their [[Distaff Counterpart
* ''The Toffs and the Toughs'': The reader was expected to side with the poor characters (common, as comics sell disproportionately to working class children.) Another similiarly named and themed strip from the same publisher was called Smarty's Toffs and Tatty's Toughs.
* ''Class Wars'': The premise was children of different social classes mixing in the same class at school. The name was later toned down to ''Top of the Class''. In this case, both sides had their moments, but the commoners were more usually the heroes.
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* ''[[Meatballs]]'' has the slobs from Camp North Star versus the snobs from Camp Mohawk. Bill Murray gives an iconic speech just before the climactic showdown admiting that beating the snobs won't matter, since even in defeat they'd still be rich.
* ''[[Caddyshack]]'' has this as [http://www.insidesocal.com/tomhoffarth/caddyshack.jpg its tagline.]
* ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]'' cranks this trope to eleven. On one side, a team of [[Heroic Sociopath
* The [[Chez Restaurant|snazzy restaurant]] scene from ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off|Ferris Buellers Day Off]]'', from the incredibly snooty maitre d', to Cameron crunching on the ice from his water. However, this is more a case of age and attitude than class, since all the main characters come from wealthy families.
* In ''O.C. and Stiggs'', it's the lower-middle-class title characters versus the ''nouveau riche'' Schwabs. (The rivalry turns up in the original story, but only in the film is it the central plot.)
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* In ''[[Braveheart]]'', the English are led by sophisticated Anglo-Norman aristocrats, while the Scots are lead by hairy, kilted Highlanders. Somewhat subverted, in that the character of William Wallace is well-educated and speaks several languages.
* The [[Marx Brothers]] were practically the kings of this trope. Every movie was basically an excuse for them to infiltrate society and make the aristocrats suffer.
** The [[Three Stooges]] as
* ''[[The House of Yes]]'' has a one-man slob army in the form of Leslie, having to square off against her fiance's horribly stuck-up, wealthy family.
* ''[[Demolition Man]]'': The slobs (led by Edgar Friendly) vs. snobs (enslaved by Dr. Cocteau.) And while the titular Demolition Man identifies more with the slobs, he tells them "you are going to get a lot more clean" as opposed to telling the snobs "you're going to get a little dirty".
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* ''[[Discworld]]'':
** In ''[[Discworld/Thud|Thud]]'', the werewolf Angua has to team up with a
** The wizards are generally the Snobs to the Slobs of the city watch, adventurers, or ordinary Morporkians. Due to the nature of the books' changing viewpoints, this is seen from both sides. In a wizard-centric book, the Wizards will be fat and goofy, but capable and wise, whereas the citizens and guards will be an ignorant rabble who doesn't know what they're messing with. In a commoner-centric book, the wizards will seem like a load of pompous, out-of-touch bureaucrats while the commoners are the ones holding everything together.
** ''[[Discworld/Unseen Academicals|Unseen Academicals]]'', which focused evenly on the wizards and their working-class servants, proved there's some truth to both viewpoints.
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* ''[[True Blood]]'' plays with this trope in later seasons:
** In season 2, Mary Ann Forrester and her dirt-eating revelers are often positioned in direct contrast with the more "refined" vampires, particularly with Queen Sophie Ann.
** Season 3 appears to be going for the full-on war: {{spoiler|Sam's birth family are portrayed as "trashy", sitting around shirtless drinking beer in the middle of the day. Promos show the Were community as [[Badass Biker
* In ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' we have Rimmer, who keeps his underpants on coathangers, and Lister, who, well...
{{quote|'''Lister''': No way are these ''my'' boxer shorts! These ''bend''?}}
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