Why do people of the East love luxury so much? (Los Angeles: transplants, foreclosed)

[payutenyodagimas]

Originally Posted by radiolibre99

I knew it was going to rustle some feathers. These are hard questions to ask but I know it's what a lot of Americans think. Payuten, they can spend their money anyway they please, the question was merely why so much? Why do they like it that much?

While everyone can be gaudy, no denying that, I rarely see upper middle class to rich American kids flaunt it to that extreme. There is no question, I don't even know why the false equivalences in order to remain neutral and virtue signal. It's not that it's a bad thing, but just why go decked head to toe in luxury brands? They even poke fun at this on the Family Guy cartoons. I mean in LA it's quite known for there to be gaudy eastern guys from Russia, Iran, and now it seems as though China is next.

for the jewelries, that could be explained by the fact that for millennia, Gold or jewelries, is the only form of investment people can have.


you could have seen the gold souk in Dubai, the street literally is yellow-orange for all the gold jewelries being sold

[radiolibre99]

Originally Posted by iNviNciBL3

Yea i know of a guy who lives in a million dollar house, has 2 brand new Dodge Vipers in his garage, and his daily driver is a 07 Grand Cherokee.

I know guys like that and their mentality is that the luxury stuff from Europe or the like is too frou-frou. My parent's neighbor who is loaded like you wouldn't believe fits the bill. He could have a Ferrari and a Lambo in the same garage but he is always arguing with me about how overpriced or ugly or whatever those foreign cars are compared to American muscle.

Even when I see candid photos of the Trump brothers I am surprised they're dressed like upper middle class yuppies from Dallas. They're wearing a button down shirt with some jeans and Ariat cowboy boots! They're billionaires but they dress as though they're not from Manhattan.

[radiolibre99]

Originally Posted by payutenyodagimas

for the jewelries, that could be explained by the fact that for millennia, Gold or jewelries, is the only form of investment people can have.


you could have seen the gold souk in Dubai, the street literally is yellow-orange for all the gold jewelries being sold

Jewelry is only half of it, I am talking Gucci loafers, Versace skinny jeans with the rhinestone swirl designs on the back pockets, Polo shirt with the large horse that takes up half the shirt (the only Polo style Americans don't tend to wear), Prada shades, Armani cologne (can't hate on Aqua di Gio though, it's my fav).

I mean why? That's what I mean decked head to toe, immersed in luxury.

[silverkris]

Originally Posted by iNviNciBL3

Yea i know of a guy who lives in a million dollar house, has 2 brand new Dodge Vipers in his garage, and his daily driver is a 07 Grand Cherokee.

This could be more regional in nature. Up here in the SF Bay Area this is pretty common (and million dollar houses are not special, probably a very nondescript ranch house). Lots of tech people who are loaded will pretty much wear T-shirts and jeans, a North Face jacket, drive a Prius or a minivan.

Even homes in say, Atherton, are more subdued in nature than say Bel Air or Beverly Hills.

[radiolibre99]

Originally Posted by silverkris

This could be more regional in nature. Up here in the SF Bay Area this is pretty common (and million dollar houses are not special, probably a very nondescript ranch house). Lots of tech people who are loaded will pretty much wear T-shirts and jeans, a North Face jacket, drive a Prius or a minivan.

Even homes in say, Atherton, are more subdued in nature than say Bel Air or Beverly Hills.

I am from Texas and the typical well to do tech guy you described is a staple in Austin, except maybe they'll wear a pair of cowboy boots with the black North Face fleece.

In most parts of the country, the luxury flaunting ranges but it's always subdued. I think of Brighton handbags for the women and maybe a luxury brand of the same button down shirt you could get at Target for less. I've yet to see a lot of rich Americans that go all out with the European luxury brands and make an attempt to make everyday an Instagram ready day. This is a staple of the newly minted rich offspring from parents from the newly minted East oligarch class that inhabit places such as Miami, West LA and NYC.

[radiolibre99]

And when I said you could sell them crap on a rope, I wasn't kidding. In China, there is a whole market where rich fools spend their money on knockoff American goods that they think are luxury items. Last I've read people are selling them counterfeit knockoff whiskey because in China whiskey is seen as a luxury item to the rich there. LOL.

[iNviNciBL3]

Where i live middle class Americans spend all their money on multiple $1,000 t.v's , ipads, everyone has the latest model iPhone or Samsung smartphone, PS4's, those light bulbs that have speakers in them, etc... but will only spend $30 on a pair of shoes.

[radiolibre99]

Originally Posted by iNviNciBL3

Where i live middle class Americans spend all their money on multiple $1,000 t.v's , ipads, everyone has the latest model iPhone or Samsung smartphone, PS4's, those light bulbs that have speakers in them, etc... but will only spend $30 on a pair of shoes.

LOL, so true. I am the same way. My girlfriend is always harping on me to get a new wardrobe but I spend the money on gadgets, or trips to other places. I think it's typical that really rich Americans dress like joe schmoes. Look at Mark Zuckerberg.

[radiolibre99]

Everyone's offered a theory but I think that it doesn't have to do with a country's culture per se. I think it's the new culture of the new corrupt oligarchical style of capitalism that's seen in nations such as Russia, China, India and the Gulf States. It breeds easy money, corruption and flippant disregard for legitimate business. Their offspring enjoy the fruits and flaunt their wealth with disregard.

After traveling to a lot of the worldly hotspots; Mallorca, Spain, Monaco, South of France, West Los Angeles, NYC, Miami, etc. there is a mix that is still classy, but also a mix that is seedy, shady and downright mafioso. A lot of this new money from the corrupt countries and the mafias that come from those parts have bought their way into the traditional classy areas around the world.

[stan4]

I live in a verrrry white area.

These people seem to love luxury, too.

And plastic surgery.