I can give you some easy examples for generational wealth, but they aren't helpful unless you were born in to the club. And that's kind of the point. For example, two men might be talking and one says, "One time when I was in the Riley Room ..." He doesn't explain what that is. He just offers that piece of information. The other man can respond a number of ways. Asking what the Riley Room is or just politely nodding is one thing. Saying something like, "Oh, you went to Andover? My cousin went there. What year?" That is something else. Admittedly, this is a bit of a lame example, but it makes the point. Many people in these circles use cultural shibboleths that they have learned over a lifetime. It help them to more easily determine who is in the club and who isn't. I'm guessing you can see how this would not be helpful for an outsider looking in. Unless, of course, one wants to spend a few years studying the social habits of old money and attempting to "Tom Ripley" their way in. |
Oh come on..both of these women are just gross...lighten up. |
+1 facials, massages, makeup, nails, hair, gym, clothes (& not even including plastic surgery) |
The presumption is that rich men have nearly infinite choices. Poor men do not. |
Gross? How old are you? I fail to see what's wrong with either of them. They're not plastic, and I like that. |
| Whether a rich man has a hot wife often depends on whether he married before or after he became rich. |
I just stand there look the sheila in the eye and say "put this on the Underhills' bill" works every time
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Very few women over the age of 40 are "hot."
A rich man can dump his older wife and marry a gold digger but it's usually a pretty unhappy arrangement, especially when his kids and grandkids aren't speaking to him and do not want to hang out with the marriage-busting striver. If he's really rich the first wife maintains her lifestyle and no longer has to put up with his BS. |
HOT, is in the eye, and psyche, of the beholder. That said, for me hot isn't just about her looks or age. Bill Gates' wife with the right kind of attitude and sexuality can transition from nice looking woman to HOT! |