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Upper Middle Class not well travelled AIBU?

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Tabbytiger122 · 23/08/2026 22:23

There are some very wealthy folk we know & some I'm acquaintances with on fb from college. All seem to run off similar schedule for holidays... Christmas skiing in France/Switzerland (same place every year) Midterm said place again, summer is always spent somewhere in France ,Italy or Greece (but always the same town)
That's it never different countries... it seems to me they are not well travelled & that familiarity is more important than going somewhere new for the heck of it! Aibu?

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believerr · 23/08/2026 22:34

Why does it bother you? Maybe they travelled more widely when they were younger – that seems common among people I know. Once you have kids/more financial obligations, you can’t just jet off to the other side of the world.

FaceEatingLeopard · 23/08/2026 22:33

Truly struggling to see what this has got to do with you? And this 'class' nonsense? What's that got to do with the price of eggs?

HewasH2O · 23/08/2026 22:32

Family property?

I'm not sure why your perception of their class is relevant. If you like somewhere, you like somewhere.

montysmaw · 23/08/2026 22:31

How about you do you?

Pootles34 · 23/08/2026 22:31

Sorry what's your aibu? Are you being unreasonable to know someone who doesn't like travelling?

EBearhug · 23/08/2026 22:31

Does it matter? Having wealth enables you to be well-travelled, but it's not a requirement thst you therefore must be.

Lexibletheflexible · 23/08/2026 22:30

We go to Spain a couple of times every year. We stay in the same place. As a result, our kids can all speak Spanish fairly well alongside learning it at school.

Our neighbours do the skiing thing and they go to France for Summers. Their kids can ski well and they speak French quite well.

Tabbytiger122 · 23/08/2026 22:30

It's just a pattern I noticed. I hate returning to the same place twice..

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