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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I was a kid, I could tell a family was rich if they flew for all their vacations. Flying was so expensive back then, and kids didn’t fly that much. So if you met a 10 year old who had flown a lot, either his family was rich or his parents were divorced, or both.

That changed as I got older because flying got more affordable with budget airlines. I still think that a vacation where you have to fly us out of reach for a lot of families, especially if you have more than two kids. It’s still and indication of wealth or at least an indication that you are well paid enough to have a decent amount of disposable income.

And yes, where you travel is a class marker. I remember when I got to grad school and encountered truly wealthy people for the first time. I was confused about the selectivity of their vacations. To me, I wanted to go everywhere. Prague? Yes. Norfolk? Also yes? Skiing in Colorado? Yes. Jersey shore? Also yes.

[b]But wealthy people don’t like to go places where they will interact with people outside their class. Which leads to weird things where going to the Eastern Shore is “better” than going to Hungary because Budapest isn’t “classy” enough to visit. Extremely weird priorities! But you do you— Budapest was awesome (and remarkably affordable).[/b][/quote]

This is an interesting thought, and one I hadn't really ever thought of. But I think you're right.  It's almost like a fear of the unknown.  And I agree about Budapest - loved it and so cheap![/quote]

Yes the bold is completely accurate. Which is why they only go places they have been, or places that have been recommended by other people like them. Also there is a lot of staying in the vacation homes of family friends. [/quote]

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