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Really, the best analysis of what constitutes 'Old Money' comes from the tongue-in-cheek primer The Preppy Handbook. It's hilarious, but there is certainly an element of truth to its comic assertions.
Really, the best analysis of what constitutes 'Old Money' comes from the tongue-in-cheek primer The Preppy Handbook. It's hilarious, but there is certainly an element of truth to its comic assertions.
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Originally Posted by Katarina Witt
I do remember that book! Can you post the definition of "old money"?
As has been earlier implied in this thread, the definition is highly subjective. It's like trying to define what constitutes 'art': "I don't know much about art, but I know what I like."
As has been earlier implied in this thread, the definition is highly subjective. It's like trying to define what constitutes 'art': "I don't know much about art, but I know what I like."
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Originally Posted by Tom Lennox 70
New Orleans Uptown and the Garden District are absolutely amazing in their charm.
Northwest Washington DC has some very elite quarters.
You definitely nailed it for New Orleans.
For me, the Kalorama District is as high-flown as it gets in DC. Everybody who's anybody...
My first husband was third generation McLean, and he was preppier than plaid.
I think a lot of people are confusing old money and newer money. I don't think cities like Oklahoma City or Charlotte have an extensive past of old money...
The only obvious cities that come to mind are New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and maybe a few areas down South.
Other major cities like Chicago and St Louis have neighborhoods with money that goes back pretty far, but outside of the Northeast you don't see that much true blue blood old money.
Use the elite class on the Titanic for example, 75% of them came from the group of cities I listed or European cities.
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