Life and death on a superyacht

Re:Life and death on a superyacht by closeparen on Sunday May 27, 2018 @03:30AM (#17165914)

Agatha Christie: “As a child I never dreamed that I would be so poor that I could not afford a servant, not so rich as to own a motor car.”

This varies widely around the world. I lived with an international student who was definitely from an upper middle class family but not a billionaire by any means; the family had several household staff, and that was just a normal luxury in the way that an American family might have a dishwasher.

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Re:Life and death on a superyacht by ggg9990 on Sunday May 27, 2018 @01:40PM (#17168054)

I can’t speak for all Americans, but in New England most people would rather spend $5000 on a dishwasher than $4000 on lifetime dishwashing services from a person. I don’t want someone in my house and putting away dishes isn’t so agonizing that I need to avoid it.

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Re:Life and death on a superyacht by closeparen on Sunday May 27, 2018 @01:58PM (#17168154)

I also wouldn’t want to live with my extended family in the same house. I’m guessing that past a point, home is more of an active communal space than a private retreat, so what’s a few more people?

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