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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP again ^^ - I should mention that all of the traveling my DC did was sharing inexpensive AirBnBs and hostels.  Nothing was luxurious at all, it just costs a ton to travel in Europe.  And about half of DC’s spending money came from their own savings.  [b]Not a “spoiled rich kid”.[/b]  [/quote]

You're so out of touch it's not even funny. No normal student can afford to travel around like that. It's nice your kid was able to earn and save so much of their own money, but he was able to keep that money for fun spending because YOU are rich, don't need his help and are paying for his education! Many students earn money for their families, PP and many students pay for their education. The money they earn they need to spend on serious things. I was a teaching assistant at a large research university and some of my undergrad students worked very long hours to afford some of their tuition.

You seriously need some perspective, and the other PP does as well. For shame. It's not just the kids who are spoiled in your families, it's YOU.
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Look - the OP asked and we answered.  There are tons of students who going on study abroad and find ways to see the countries and cities around them when they have free time.  Ever heard of backpacking around Europe?

But most importantly, I don't need a lecture about kids who work hard to pay for their own education - both my spouse and I [b]WERE [/b]those kids!  We have worked hard and are now happy to have the means to send our kid on a study abroad program and help pay for some of his spending money - and I feel no need whatsoever to apologize for that.  If anyone needs some perspective here, it's YOU.  Those students you describe are no doubt parents now and proud to help their own children experience what they weren't able to.  For shame, indeed.[/quote]

+ a million to all of the above[/quote]

Not really. These parents are in weird denial that their kids are not privileged. Posters are telling them that they need to recognize their privilege. Schlepping around Europe is not given to most young adults, even in hostels, and the fact that the parents, back in the day, backpacked across Europe, has nothing to do with their children's more comfortable lifestyle. I mean, this is so blindingly obvious. But apparently a nerve was hit and that poster is pushing back, which is incredibly irrational :-)

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