Would you consider these people rich or just average?
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Anonymous
If someone had 2 Lamborghinis and a 29 million dollar house in Beverly Hills you wouldn’t consider them rich? |
Anonymous
How do you know the house is only worth that much? Also even if it was, maybe he makes a lot more than that reflects. Or they have family money. Can't judge a book |
Anonymous
Ya’ll I’m sorry to inform you but yes many of us in the south where real estate is cheaper are living in mansions and driving nice cars for much less than you are. But as usual, we don’t have the cosmopolitan feel of the DC area and it’s a little different down here. |
Anonymous
| Just look on Zillow and compare, you will understand. |
Anonymous
This. Colleague of mine from our office in Huntsville came to our house in McLean briefly. He remarked on what a nice house it is, and that it must have cost at least $700k. Yeah...$2.7m and that was 10 yrs ago. Probably would be $700k in AL. It's not crazy DC thinking, it's unfortunate DC reality. |
Anonymous
I live in Alexandria and love it. It's not the absolute best place in the country but it beats 98% of it. |
Anonymous
Unless you are a Saudi, nothing in Mclean was bumping 3M in 2015. |
Anonymous
Do you mean that delusional sense of superiority in every sense of the word? |
Anonymous
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Look all major metropolitan areas cost more. This is not DMV vs Alabama.
ON AVERAGE (do not reply with the but but but outliers, we know), major metropolitan areas ON AVERAGE have: more job opportunities and more diverse job opportunities more cultural amenities (theater, concerts, art, etc) more and better restaurants access to professional sports teams more college educated people access to a major airport where you can get direct flights most places The town I grew up in I could live like a goddamn king if I wanted to. But I don't want to. People are friendly there but it's also very insular and not that accepting of newcomers. I'm guessing where they are living they feel pretty rich and if they took their salary to a major metropolitan area they would no longer feel rich. |
Anonymous
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Because you do not know anything more than the general cost of the house and what type of cars they drive, there is no way to know.
If you met Warren Buffet at his home and saw his car without realizing who he was, would you assume he was rich, poor, middle class? |
Anonymous
Maybe not is your crappy neighborhood. Plenty of houses were going for that in 2015. |
Anonymous
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UMC. I lived in Alabama for a few years and the COL lets you live very well. It’s like stepping into the mid 90s but with your 2025 paycheck. Unfortunately, the crazy classist, racist, prosperity Christian, pro Trump culture was enough of a reason to leave.
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Anonymous
Zillow. They also paid $375k for it in 2023 and it’s not a new house. |
Anonymous
| Redneck rich maybe? They'd be borderline poverty level in DC, NYC or LA, so if you go by income then no, they are not rich. But that's a very LCOL area so they are able to maximize it. |
Anonymous
- do they have 20 surrogate children? |