Military parades
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Especially for draft dodgers, imagine one of those would ask for a military parade for his birthday.
Clothes who's primary purpose seems to be to let others know what brand it is. As if I'm supposed to be impressed you bought a Jack Jones t shirt. Couldn't you just have bought a nice T-shirt without the branding? No because it's all about being a brand whore - trashy.
Any clothing brand that is just expensive for most individuals to buy (ie. Gucci, Michael Kors, Lui Vutton, and others). These are all made incredibly cheap and flimsy, and you are just paying for the brand. Most of the wealthy will either buy the same brand but from their exclusive collection (not available to commoners) that are actually well made and durable, or will buy other brands (ie. John Lobb, Schaeffer’s, Frette) that actually last so long that they can be passed down if wanted. Lastly, when you see someone famous or wealthy appearing on the spotlight with something you can buy at a store (mostly super expensive like a Bellenciaga) they are lended to them for the publicity alone.
I just personally prefer to dress like Adam Sandler most of the time.
Yes, rich people tend to wear expensive but durable clothes that last a long time.
Have also noticed they tend to drive older cars too. I guess they have nothing to prove to anyone else.
My grandma was wealthy as fuck. All her clothes were made for her. She'd have died before she bought any kind of label, she thought they were common.
Making champagne bottles pop.
To quote one of my old sommeliers, opening a bottle of sparkling wine should be "as quiet as a nun's fart in Mass".
For those who don't get the reference. Nun farts are very quiet because of all the butt sex loosening them up. It also keeps the priests away from the kids. It's a win win all around.
But...why? Popping the cork is fun and festive, and considering most people only have that experience a handful of times in their lives, why try to stifle that little joy?
"Fancy" people who have champagne often aren't going to be impressed. Think of it this way; tourists come to New York and gawk at things the locals have been ignoring for years.
When I worked in catering we were taught to open bottles quietly because the sound of bottles being popped sounds like money being spent to the event organiser and you want to serve/charge them for as many bottles as possible.
You can buy a bottle of sparkling wine for $20.
Even less, a bottle of niceish Prosecco costs like 10 USD here(European country with fairly high alcohol taxes). If you just want any sparkling wine, there are stuff down to like 7 usd.
It's fun and festive... if they "only have that experience a handful of times in their lives". If you do it on the reg, it's just wasting the product. That distinction is what the question is about.
The Kardashains
Panther print. Gold lamé sandals. Lip filler. Spray tan.
And where I come from: expensive German SUVs, preferably Mercedes.
MAGA apparel and flags.
Lobster. It was originally poor people’s food. Crustaceans are just insects of the sea.
They taste good though
When they're fresh, have been kept on ice, boiled in clean water, and served up with garlic butter they are.
When you send the scullery maid down to the shore to shovel up whatever washed up, throw it in a pot and boil the shit out of it... Well I imagine it's marginally better than starving anyways.
Horse races
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