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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Middle class Americans are so rich and don’t even know it. Travel overseas used to be such a luxury. Now everyone’s doing it. My parents were immigrants who became citizens (came here in the 60s). Our only overseas trips were very occasional, like 4 times, to visit their native country and my relatives. I was very lucky to do a euro rail trip in my teens with my brother, and that sparked an appreciation for travel. Have been to Europe a handful of times. But now prices are so high, and two kids requiring full price tickets. It’s you much to keep up with the joneses. I think I’ve seen all of Iceland on instagram anyway.[/quote]

It only seems like bragging to a person who can’t afford it. If you can afford it, it is just an everyday normal conversation.

My kid is on a competitive sports team. Last year, he didn’t make a team. I used to think the parents who had their kid on one of these teams were always bragging about their kid and all the tournaments he had to go to. Now that my kid is on the same team, it feels like nothing. I remember I had a friend who would always be talking about her kids basketball tournaments and it would annoy me. Now my weekends also revolve around basketball tournaments.[/quote]

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