Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a car

Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by thriftwy on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @03:59AM (#30083305)

They usually never take those yearly vacations since it would mean lost of practice and connections.

By this definition, the only people who are rich are young professionals in Western countries who actually take those vacations and go on year-long travel through South America, for example.

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Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by 01acheru on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @04:08AM (#30083360)

I think he meant "one or more vacations per year" not "one or more years long vacations" (it also confounded me when skimming)

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Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by thriftwy on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @04:41AM (#30083536)

That would mean that Russia is a country of very rich people, since even the blue collar workers here can afford a family vacation per year, going to e.g. Turkey or Egypt - these tours come pre-packaged therefore really cheap. Middle-class youth routinely have 2-3 of these, going to more exclusive destinations. A lot of these will never buy a car, especially a new one, since a new car costs 10 years worth of vacations.

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Re:Agatha Christie could afford a maid and a nanny but not a... by 01acheru on Wednesday January 26, 2022 @05:05AM (#30083666)

I agree with you, I think it is a very US centric point of view.

BTW I think they where referring to middle class: you are middle class if you can go on vacation. (IMHO it doesn't make sense to be considered rich if you can go on vacation)

In Europe we are used to having a lot of vacation time, it (almost) doesn't matter which is your job, in the US it is not like this.

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