PixelNomad3d ago

How do wealthy people know if the people they meet are wealthy or not?

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How do wealthy people know if the people they meet are wealthy or not? - Sopuli

For example, if a wealthy person only wants to socialize with and date other very wealthy people, how would they know? Like, for example, what if LeBron James or Tyler Perry only wanted to be friends with other wealthy people and wanted their kids to only date and marry people from other wealthy families? How would they know the people they meet also come from multi-millionaire families? I’m sure if a random billionaire met someone at a club or social event, they wouldn’t introduce themselves by saying, “I’m X, Y, and Z, and I’m worth this much money.” What if a son of a multi-millionaire wanted to date a woman who came from a wealthy family? Also, if he meets a woman, how would he know if she comes from money or not? Like I said, she wouldn’t say, “I come from generation wealth” right off the bat.

Show threadFinjaminPoach2d ago
codewords like “skiing”
Show threadstarlinguk
Where I live in Germany, skiing is a middle class activity.
Mar 22 at 12:33pmWeb
Show threadMark with a Z2d ago
Finland, and same. Skiing during winter is about as normal as hiking during summer.
Show threadXeroxCool2d ago

I’ve been seeing this year that the cost of a flight from the US to France, mountain ticket for a week in the Alps, and lodging there is cheaper than staying domestic and skiing/lodging in the Rockies for the same time. The majority of US residents would still have to fly to the Rockies anyway. I didn’t verify which exact mountains or level of lodging as I don’t know how, but, presumably, whatever is in the Alps is nicer than the Rockies offerings for the price.

To clarify, skiing is accessible to middle class, but when it’s a personality, it’s a signal of being very comfortably middle class at the least.

Show threadGalacticGrapefruit2d ago
Living in a ski towns in the US is fucking wild. Either you work at the ski resort, work at the actually essential functions of the town like water and power, or you’re leaving for Cali or Dubai once the snow melts.
Show threadFinjaminPoach2d ago
That makes sense. For Europeans. For british and americans it’s the hallmark of upper class, as are pursuing sports like mountain biking or horse riding. When 2 or more people like that want you gone from a conversation, they’ll start talking about mountain biking or skiing together.
Show threadDireTech2d ago
Depends on where you live. Mountain biking and skiing are very middle class in Colorado and Utah.
Show threadLucelu21d ago
In upstate NY too. Plus, there are lots of horse people here. They are just not racing horses usually.