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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC has been my first exposure to this world as well.  I've become friends with a few women who grew up in this culture and are married to these guys (although they're nice guys).  It's remarkable to me how uniform their lives/upbringings are and just how small their worlds are.  They have family money up the wazoo but they've NEVER LEFT THE US.  
Characteristics of this crowd:  lots of loafers, jackets at every occasion,  Patagonia, hunting, all vacations must be to several US destinations--i.e the Greenbriar or Sea Island.  Year after year, those are the only places they go.  They have expensive dogs. They all work in finance or commercial real estate or maybe law.  They drive Suburbans.  The only people they know who aren't white are their nannies or house cleaners.   [/quote]

OMG, yes.  You could be describing several of my neighbors, unfortunately.  There is one family that looks like Barbie and Ken + 2 kids.  The dad pops his polo shirt collars, wears Bermuda shorts with small prints (i.e. lobsters, sailboats, etc.), boat shoes/no socks, cardigan sweater jauntily draped around his neck (I kid you not).  Drives a Land Rover.  Mom, who drives a Porsche convertible, wears sheath dresses, also with cardigan sweater around neck.  Son and daughter wear only Polo clothing.  And the all-important neck-sweater.  Vacations are in Palm Beach or Aspen.  Never out of the country.[/quote]

OP here. Yes yes yes yes yes to both of you, this is what I am talking about![/quote]

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