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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is an interesting thread because like everything on DCUM -it comes down to social class and money. People that rent their second house out feel offended when asked - almost like someone is being tacky and asking for a loan (when the person asking clearly doesn’t even need it). They, rightly so, think of this in monetary terms. People with enough money to have a second home (that they don't rent out) do not think of it this way. They generally have enough money that a cleaning fee isn’t a big deal. They also tend to be friends with people that have a similar socioeconomic status. So an empty house and a cleaning fee aren’t anything between friends. While this isn’t the case for us, I think it falls into the way wealthy people operate - you stay at my ACK house and hopefully when junior needs an internship/ applies to Georgetown you will remember us.[/quote]

I don't think it is purely a rich/poor thing but also what your relationships are like. If you are "generously" making your ACK house available to build up chits so your kid gets an internship later, you aren't being any less stingy than the person who is concerned about rent and cleaning fees. You're just playing a longer game with different currency.[/quote]

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