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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I hang with my extended family, it's more about people's jobs, college, kids' sports, tech, etc.

[b]My brother and his wife are literal millionaires and I had Thanksgiving with them last night. Here's what was discussed: some place in Northern Spain I've literally never heard of before, one couple who has a house in Marin, Sausalito, Hawaii, and Paris. A guy who has been to Japan six times. People hanging out with celebrities (two people there from LA - one is a millionaire), wine, plastic surgery, surprise trips to England and Spain, and food.[/b] I was the only person there who has never left North America, and there were six children there. [/quote]

lol. How is more or less this exact conversation happening at every dinner table across America that features UMC and wealthy strivers? It's such a bizarre phenomenon. Travel was not this obsession a few years ago. Everyone of some means has always traveled, sure, but it didn't dominate everyone's life. Is social media and reality TV fueling this?[/quote]

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