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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those of you thinking it's bragging--

If you ask me "what are you guys doing over break?" and I'm a friend of yours and I say "oh nothing really, staying around here" and then you find out 2 weeks later than I actually went to Dublin or Paris with my 3 kids, wouldn't you find it odd or pretty much dishonest that I gave one answer but then went on a trip that was obviously not planned the last minute?

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We have a place in Vail and we spend the entire winter there. When people ask what we're doing, I say we might travel out of town, but we're not sure. I'm European, so this might be cultural, but for us, anything that might look like bragging is very faux pas. My FIL is American and likes to brag about his homes, vacations, cars, career etc. For him, it's the pride for being successful.   [/quote]

Obviously, your opinion doesn't count here because you are not tied to the school schedule if you spend "all winter" there.  You obviously don't have kids in a fancy private school.  I do and am tied to the school schedule.  BTW I have 2 condos in Vail and spend loads of time there. It's actually a cheap vacation for us.  We own our own gear, buy the Vail local Epic pass in April, eat at home, and stay in our own place. We rent the condos when we don't use them.  To us, this is not a "ritzy" vacation and nothing I feel I should hide from anyone.  When people ask and they know me they usually say "are you skiing?" And I say "yeah, any travel plans?". We ski spring break and MLK weekend too.  Only for family emergencies have we deviated from this pattern. [/quote]

Sorry you have to rent your place and do dishes on vacation. Maybe, on day, your kids will afford to eat out while on vacation and not have strangers sleep in their beds. [/quote]

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