I was playing golf this weekend with some friends of mine. We all teed off on the 7th hole, when a girl driving a cart with a cooler on the back, selling drinks, drove up to us, to maybe sell us drinks if we were thirsty. My friends start making some stupid remarks to here like "you got a license for that thing, I think you need a license." I walked up to her as they were saying these things and said, "Can you give me a ride to my ball?" She said something to the effect of "sure, hop in." So I got in the cart with her and ditched my friends, who caught up to me in about a minute.
Anyways, golf isn't simply an elietist way to pass time. I play on a cheap set of clubs and have no offical golf clothing (except for some shirts which I've owned for a while now and will wear on any given day). I enjoy playing, and many of my friends enjoy playing. As a result, we get a chance to do something together and have that much more time to talk. Just because you don't enjoy something doesn't mean you should put it down (or the people who enjoy it) to your level.
Benjamin