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Re:What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know not... by theodric on Monday May 19, 2025 @05:39AM (#44027993)
Not a universal view. I don't have a modern apartment (I've lived in them and don't enjoy the æsthetic of a straight, unornamented beige and glass box full of postmodern slab furniture). I have a stone cottage from the 1600s. If anything, my 19th-century solid wood furniture is too modern!
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Re:What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know not... by akdor1154 on Monday May 19, 2025 @06:03AM (#44028108)
> I have a stone cottage from the 1600s.

Is that a thing wealthy people buy but ordinary people know nothing about?

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Re:What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know not... by enneff on Monday May 19, 2025 @07:37AM (#44028724)
It’s something Europeans buy. :)
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Re:What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know not... by ricardobayes on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @06:57AM (#44040071)
In the UK. I know a couple who bought a really old house then spend 3 million on renovating it "period correct", even down to the paint to use plant-based materials only as that was how it was done in the 17th century.
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