He explicitly doesn't, his whole point was to say that the ways of expressing affluence differ between regions and culture.
That point was made, then completely dismissed when stating that the "majority" of women demand a man that can provide a diamond.
I said this,
>That doesn't mean that every woman here absolutely requires a man who can buy her a diamond, but the majority do.
right after talking about the US--meaning I was discussing women here in the US, where it is demonstrably true that the majority of women demand diamonds.
Re:Diamonds Are Bullshit
by transitionality on Wednesday March 20, 2013 @10:04PM
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This is mostly thanks to De Beers expanding the scope of their advertising campaign internationally.
Not everyone has two SUVs, two kids in private schools, and a vacation home.