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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This was the norm where I grew up. Caribbean for spring break, ski in the winter, beach house or Europe in the summer. I think social media and the internet has made this lifestyle more visible, and especially compounded with the anti-snob snobbery/pressure our generation puts on each other against owning material things (or maybe it’s anti-Boomer backlash), more people follow it and aspire to it since it’s a more socially acceptable way to spend your money.[/quote]

Honestly this seem like boring travel. If you’re just going to Europe and the Caribbean, you’re not very adventurous.[/quote]

NP here.  Your comment is the theme of this whole thread and why new travel norms are out of whack.  Maybe PP prefers Europe and the Caribbean?  Maybe they're not looking for adventure?  If this is what they like and this is what makes them happy, why should anyone else care?  If you're happy place is Ocean City, MD and Shenandoah, VA, that's great for you and who is anybody else to judge?  FYI, the wealthiest person my family ever knew would vacation every year in Fenwick Island, DE. That's where there vacation home was and that's where they were happy.  They had the means to go anywhere in the world- traveling on private jets, staying at the poshest most exclusive hotels/resorts, but they chose Fenwick Island.  FYI, their family car was also a Ford Taurus.  I will not name this person, who has passed away, but it's a very recognizable family who most in DC would know.[/quote]

So? They’re boring. Rich doesn’t mean interesting, or better, or more cultured. It just means rich.[/quote]

You don't have to travel to be cultured.[/quote]

It certainly helps.[/quote]

Not really.  I've traveled to plenty of countries.  Maybe I'm more cultured for it, maybe I'm not?  I certainly don't care and anybody I meet certainly doesn't care, or want me to brag about how cultured I am because I hopped on a plane.

My grandfather was a voracious reader and never traveled.  He had the means to travel, but as a product of the depression, he saw it as unnecessary.  Through his books, he was more "cultured" than me or most people I've met.[/quote]

Look, I’m sure you are crazy about your grandfather because he’s your grandfather, but I guarantee that most people would not consider him super cultured. You are biased. [/quote]

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