DC is the most luxury obsessed area in the US ahead of NYC

[Anonymous]

LOL, shows you that DC likes to overspend especially since it's not as wealthy as NY and West Coast

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/study-reveals-washington-dc-is-the-most-luxury-obsessed-area-in-the-united-states/65-c12c5f65-3431-42e4-9d6a-cc6347391afb

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They looked at people who Google “luxury” something — vacation, goods etc.

We are Old Money. Lots of luxuries. I have never ever used that term to search anything and neither have our set.

[Anonymous]

This is Kardashian middle class effect

[Anonymous]

There are small pockets of people in multiple cities in the US that are luxury-obsessed, but the majority of the population in those cities is not interested in the least.

So... none of this really matters, OP. Most affluent people I meet in Bethesda, Chevy Chase and NW DC are normal people without any sort of obsession around haute couture or very expensive brands of cars or watches, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:They looked at people who Google “luxury” something — vacation, goods etc.

We are Old Money. Lots of luxuries. I have never ever used that term to search anything and neither have our set.

Agree. That’s not a word I would use much. And honestly, I don’t tend to like most of the things that would probably be found tagged with the word “luxury “. I think my /our word would probably be “nice”.

[Anonymous]

A couple of things. First off, we have a huge economic policy industry in DC and many universities - "luxury goods" is the official economic term for anything... uuuhhh... luxury. It automatically distinguishes between different classes of goods in a way that is recognized in both research and practice.

That aside, as a frequent traveler and many-time renter, "luxury apartments" and "luxury hotels" are also terms that pretty clearly distinguish between different types of living and vacation situations. You can second guess it and call people snobby or wannabes or whatever, but it's just the basic reality that googling "luxury apartment" in any metropolitan area is an excellent way to filter out trash and bias towards actual decent places to live. It doesn't actual mean you think you're living a luxurious lifestyle. Personally, it's how I auto-filter out the "fairfield inn" and "springhill suites" of the world when I travel.

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Anonymous wrote:They looked at people who Google “luxury” something — vacation, goods etc.

We are Old Money. Lots of luxuries. I have never ever used that term to search anything and neither have our set.

Agree. That’s not a word I would use much. And honestly, I don’t tend to like most of the things that would probably be found tagged with the word “luxury “. I think my /our word would probably be “nice”.

Exactly. Lots of other/more appropriate words that can be used, like “elegant”. I think of the word “luxury” as a new money term for people who don’t have money. I would suspect the new money folks are actually searching on words like “elite” or “rare”.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They looked at people who Google “luxury” something — vacation, goods etc.

We are Old Money. Lots of luxuries. I have never ever used that term to search anything and neither have our set.

Agree. That’s not a word I would use much. And honestly, I don’t tend to like most of the things that would probably be found tagged with the word “luxury “. I think my /our word would probably be “nice”.

Exactly. Lots of other/more appropriate words that can be used, like “elegant”. I think of the word “luxury” as a new money term for people who don’t have money. I would suspect the new money folks are actually searching on words like “elite” or “rare”.

Except elegant means nothing in the context of most goods and services. You guys are all full of crap lol

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They looked at people who Google “luxury” something — vacation, goods etc.

We are Old Money. Lots of luxuries. I have never ever used that term to search anything and neither have our set.

Agree. That’s not a word I would use much. And honestly, I don’t tend to like most of the things that would probably be found tagged with the word “luxury “. I think my /our word would probably be “nice”.

Exactly. Lots of other/more appropriate words that can be used, like “elegant”. I think of the word “luxury” as a new money term for people who don’t have money. I would suspect the new money folks are actually searching on words like “elite” or “rare”.

Except elegant means nothing in the context of most goods and services. You guys are all full of crap lol

No need to take it personally if you seek out “luxury” goods and services. It’s just a bit gauche.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A couple of things. First off, we have a huge economic policy industry in DC and many universities - "luxury goods" is the official economic term for anything... uuuhhh... luxury. It automatically distinguishes between different classes of goods in a way that is recognized in both research and practice.

That aside, as a frequent traveler and many-time renter, "luxury apartments" and "luxury hotels" are also terms that pretty clearly distinguish between different types of living and vacation situations. You can second guess it and call people snobby or wannabes or whatever, but it's just the basic reality that googling "luxury apartment" in any metropolitan area is an excellent way to filter out trash and bias towards actual decent places to live. It doesn't actual mean you think you're living a luxurious lifestyle. Personally, it's how I auto-filter out the "fairfield inn" and "springhill suites" of the world when I travel.

I assure you these hits are not from the business analysts googling the term

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Anonymous wrote:They looked at people who Google “luxury” something — vacation, goods etc.

We are Old Money. Lots of luxuries. I have never ever used that term to search anything and neither have our set.

You’re not Old Money.

-actual Old Money.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They looked at people who Google “luxury” something — vacation, goods etc.

We are Old Money. Lots of luxuries. I have never ever used that term to search anything and neither have our set.

Agree. That’s not a word I would use much. And honestly, I don’t tend to like most of the things that would probably be found tagged with the word “luxury “. I think my /our word would probably be “nice”.

Exactly. Lots of other/more appropriate words that can be used, like “elegant”. I think of the word “luxury” as a new money term for people who don’t have money. I would suspect the new money folks are actually searching on words like “elite” or “rare”.

Except elegant means nothing in the context of most goods and services. You guys are all full of crap lol

+1 ^PP is trying too hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Robber stole that Canada Goose from his previous robbery victim. Don’t be flashy, people. I just did a search for luxury hotels because it’s hotel/restaurant week in NYC. Since I’m so savvy, I know rates will be lower the last week in February when hotel week ends.