I didn't begin traveling much until my 30s (40s now).
My experience is that if you have some flex in planning, a trip to California and a trip to Italy can be similar in cost...like $4,500 vs $6K. So what I am noticing is that with globalization and things like flight alerts and credit card points, people who used to only do FL and CA and the Bahamas now do Costa Rica and Rome and London. |
Do you really think people believe you are counting change when you go on these exotic trips just because you don't buy a luxury car? Just own up that these are luxury items and have some understanding that not everyone can afford these or thinks you are special because you went on these trips. If you think you are more worldly than other family members just because you met some person on a mountain biking trip across the world that you could have just met at the metro here than that is being pretentious. I'm sure the people who like mountain biking find these trips much more interesting than the people who like other activities. You gained intelligence in mountain biking more than into other cultures. Gauge the room is all. You are probably just as bored at listening to the person who stayed here and did a staycation in DC as they are of your mountain biking trip in the alps. There is only so much that is relatable and that either party wants to hear. |
Yes, let's all sit quietly at the dinner table because someone will get offended that I went on a trip or that a cousin bought a car or that a nephew got into college. Let's all be quiet. |
Same. Haven't been to the West Coast since before the pandemic 'cause it's just too expensive to fly out there. Why spend $700 on a trip to LA if I can go to CR for $450. |
Well there’s in the playoffs this year so |
Travel-holics are only traveling to brag. The internet ruined everything because it removes the adventure aspect from even the most remote places. You can watch a video about your future plan trip to Nepal, the taxi you will take from the airport, watch a video about the Nepalese hostel you want to stay in, the sites you will see and the food you will eat. It both removes the mystery of the trip and the excitement of feeling like you are doing something very few others are doing. And every global city has been homogenized.
You saw some buildings, took a hike, and looked at some paintings. So what? You had some food at a hole in the wall off the beaten path? Wow, you sound just like Bourdain. ![]() Mass traveling doesn't make you sophisticated, it should be much more stigmatized. Travel-holic NPC dweebs are ruining towns across the world. |
So do it. But why must we all hear all about it? |
You are being deliberately obtuse. There are ways to discuss these things without bragging. Do you really not know the difference? Or you just like arguing? |
I hate when people leave me out of interesting conversations because I’m poor. I get it, some of my friends are rich. I’d like to hear about vacations just to get a take on a different part of the world and what and who they did while they were there. Also I don’t want to go everywhere, places where people hate Americans, I can take your word for it and don’t need to go. I like my friends and their stories. That’s why they’re my friends and if they got their groove back in a hot country I need to know all about it. |
Don't hear about it. Don't ask questions. Stare at your food and pray. |
Well, give me an example. "Susie, what are you doing for the holidays?" - Should I lie, stare at my food, not tell the truth of where I am going to make yourself feel better because you can't afford to go? I am dead serious, do you prefer that others lie about their lifestyles so that you are not offended? |
And what makes YOU sophisticated? Other than complaining? |
There are a lot of places where they don't like Americans ![]() |
Them: What are you doing for the holidays? You: We are taking the family to Costa Rica! Them: Oh that's nice! What will you do there? You: Visit the beach, do a zipline maybe. (This is the part where you don't need to give braggy details) Them: Oh cool! You: What about you guys? Will your mom be visiting again? (Change the subject back to them) This is simply how polite, mannered conversation works. You do not talk too much about yourself. |
It's not even that. The zipline could be expanded but again it's a generic thing to do even in this area. It's then taking it to say something like: "I really love a vacation that is so ecofriendly rather than just opening gifts around the tree." |