That sounds like upper middle class, where they still work for their money, like lawyers and surgeons and dentists. At that wealth level it's still stupid to buy or lease a brand new car, and they still mix in with locals and go grocery shopping.
Not that they aren't doing much better than most, but that's not what rich means. If you're working a "day job" like lawyer/dentist, you're probably not rich.
The real rich fucks, you wouldn't see them on the street because they stop doing shit like that. They are the true owner class. They make money because they literally own shit and rent it out. Gated neighborhoods at minimum, pay other people to buy groceries for them and cook for them, pay other people to do all sorts of shit so they don't mingle with the lower classes, and sometimes just working from other countries and moving around because they can.
Region probably doesn't matter as much in an age of social media. The inexperienced rich haven't developed their own style or taste so they copy Andrew Tate and other grifters. Capri pants and loose blouses might be the next big thing.
Second, the F-250 (Lariat or otherwise) is a middle-class car, because monthly car loan payments equivalent to rent is normal now, apparently. In the pickup world, a Rivian would be a better example.
While true… I enjoy having a 5 bedroom 241 square meter home in an acre of property in the US for less than a 3 bedroom flat in a Italian city.
I enjoy being 12 minutes from an international airport and the drive anywhere has people generally obeying road laws.
The convenience of being able to go anywhere and expect parking, being able to get any cuisine or anything at all in short order is rather nice.
I will retire to the EU almost certainly, as it has soul and community and love of interaction with fellow man. ( that last one maybe not Germany).
I do feel like the analogy of the US vs the EU recently when I was there in Italy was showcased well by a need of advil. In the US I can go into any gas station and buy regulated and secure Advil. In the EU, I have to find a pharmacy that is typically not on the highway and requires figuring out how then to get inside when there is no parking when driving to a different city. It was a whole ordeal to find a place near the route that had a place to park so I could buy Advil. 25 minutes for something I can do in 2 on the US.
Rinse repeat on many such things where the only real advantage of the US is in it’s convenience for everything. Assuming you have the money of course.
The convenience of being able to go anywhere and expect parking
Meanwhile, everyone over in the "fuckcars" community just felt their blood pressure rise. Ubiquitous parking, especially when it's free, is bad on almost every metric. It's a poor use of space. It makes the area less safe. It encourages use the high pollution transit. It makes areas dull and soulless. Gross gross gross.
There is a middle ground between no vast swaths of asphalt and needing to spend 25 minutes to find a parking space when needing to go to the pharmacy when traveling between cities.
Perhaps. That middle ground probably isn't "Free on street parking". It might be "park far away from the fun area and take transit" for most people. Maybe a sprinkling of 15-minute spots.
For the same reason the scooter says it's registered in Rome (well, Roma, but I guess it's supposed to spell Roma) on a very much not Italian number plate. It's AI.
I recently vacationed in Barcelona, it was so wonderful walking around the city at sunset and at night. They'd close off whole streets for pop-up markets. Cultural celebrations randomly around, architecture that was just.... chefs kiss. Public transportation that was cheap and reliable. I'd take a real nice apartment there over a mc mansion in the states in a heartbeat.
Most cafes, I'd have thought? To make a coffee you have to make an espresso shot, and then add something water and/or milk to it.
I guess if you go to e.g. McDonald's or whatever, they have a big thing full of filter coffee, but I (in Britain) don't really see that outside of fast food. Most cafes operate with espresso machines only. Maybe they'll do pour over if they're fancy.
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American: time to get back to the grind to pay for all this. Can't take a vacation day or my boss will think I don't worship capitalism
Euro: damn, I just get to do this because my great great granddad and his buddies unionized
The wealthy people I know aren't the Hollywood stereotype.
They drive 10 year old cars, live in nice homes but not McMansions, etc.
In particular they take vacations every year, long ones, to places like Hawaii, Italy, Greece, etc.
To see them on the street you wouldn't know how wealthy they are.
The meme here is of the California posers or Appalachian temporarily rich (who are my people - you see this every time there's a boom).
That sounds like upper middle class, where they still work for their money, like lawyers and surgeons and dentists. At that wealth level it's still stupid to buy or lease a brand new car, and they still mix in with locals and go grocery shopping.
Not that they aren't doing much better than most, but that's not what rich means. If you're working a "day job" like lawyer/dentist, you're probably not rich.
The real rich fucks, you wouldn't see them on the street because they stop doing shit like that. They are the true owner class. They make money because they literally own shit and rent it out. Gated neighborhoods at minimum, pay other people to buy groceries for them and cook for them, pay other people to do all sorts of shit so they don't mingle with the lower classes, and sometimes just working from other countries and moving around because they can.
Region probably doesn't matter as much in an age of social media. The inexperienced rich haven't developed their own style or taste so they copy Andrew Tate and other grifters. Capri pants and loose blouses might be the next big thing.
Yeah, cause of unions, not cause of nobility... sure...
Correct
First off, an obligatory "boo AI"
Second, the F-250 (Lariat or otherwise) is a middle-class car, because monthly car loan payments equivalent to rent is normal now, apparently. In the pickup world, a Rivian would be a better example.
Oh man, if an F-250 is ‘middle class’ then I’m definitely poorer than I thought.
No, just smarter
It's pretty crazy that mid-level truck prices easily hit luxury sedan prices these days.
It's crazy to me that people pay almost as much for a rapidly depreciating asset as they would for a home
As a non burger, is lariat or king ranch the better spec
King Ranch or Platinum are the top trims
American rich is so hollow
That's why people say we are in a (second) Gilded age.
That's why they're all miserable and looking to take us down with them
While true… I enjoy having a 5 bedroom 241 square meter home in an acre of property in the US for less than a 3 bedroom flat in a Italian city.
I enjoy being 12 minutes from an international airport and the drive anywhere has people generally obeying road laws.
The convenience of being able to go anywhere and expect parking, being able to get any cuisine or anything at all in short order is rather nice.
I will retire to the EU almost certainly, as it has soul and community and love of interaction with fellow man. ( that last one maybe not Germany).
I do feel like the analogy of the US vs the EU recently when I was there in Italy was showcased well by a need of advil. In the US I can go into any gas station and buy regulated and secure Advil. In the EU, I have to find a pharmacy that is typically not on the highway and requires figuring out how then to get inside when there is no parking when driving to a different city. It was a whole ordeal to find a place near the route that had a place to park so I could buy Advil. 25 minutes for something I can do in 2 on the US.
Rinse repeat on many such things where the only real advantage of the US is in it’s convenience for everything. Assuming you have the money of course.
Meanwhile, everyone over in the "fuckcars" community just felt their blood pressure rise. Ubiquitous parking, especially when it's free, is bad on almost every metric. It's a poor use of space. It makes the area less safe. It encourages use the high pollution transit. It makes areas dull and soulless. Gross gross gross.
There is a middle ground between no vast swaths of asphalt and needing to spend 25 minutes to find a parking space when needing to go to the pharmacy when traveling between cities.
Perhaps. That middle ground probably isn't "Free on street parking". It might be "park far away from the fun area and take transit" for most people. Maybe a sprinkling of 15-minute spots.
The word is performative 😃
Why is a cafe in Florence using French signs?
For the same reason the scooter says it's registered in Rome (well, R
oma, but I guess it's supposed to spell Roma) on a very much not Italian number plate. It's AI.Expresso
it's Florence's café
I recently vacationed in Barcelona, it was so wonderful walking around the city at sunset and at night. They'd close off whole streets for pop-up markets. Cultural celebrations randomly around, architecture that was just.... chefs kiss. Public transportation that was cheap and reliable. I'd take a real nice apartment there over a mc mansion in the states in a heartbeat.
No croissant is worth €2.20
Maybe without the cigarette
One euros eighty for expresso? Sign me up!
This hits harder than it should for a meme.
Where is an espresso cheaper than a coffee?
Most cafes, I'd have thought? To make a coffee you have to make an espresso shot, and then add something water and/or milk to it.
I guess if you go to e.g. McDonald's or whatever, they have a big thing full of filter coffee, but I (in Britain) don't really see that outside of fast food. Most cafes operate with espresso machines only. Maybe they'll do pour over if they're fancy.