I think expectations have shifted over the years.
In the 60s and much of the 70s people from my neck of the woods ( West Midlands) holidayed in wales or the South West.
By the 90s everyone ( or seemed to me) took package holidays to fairly unbuilt Spanish or Greek destinations.
Now people worry if they don't take their little children to Disneyland/world.
I know of families ( through the work I did) who prioritise big fancy holidays ( yes people are entitled to some of life's enjoyments,) yet still insist on food bank referrals. It was very difficult to assess .
There does seem to be some element of entitlement but I'm still struggling to reconcile that as food bank, baby bank use has exploded exponentially.
There are so many threads on here about bags which I find utterly disgusting. There's been a couple of handbag threads recently, one about a handbag costing up to £2k!
Similarly, threads about fucking candles and which is the best brand! FUCKING candles! When parents cannot afford plimsolls!
Holidays in UK are almost sneered at as it's about giving your family experiences .
We've holidayed, as a family, abroad , once in over thirty years.
We wear clothes that are ordinary from ordinary shops.
Our children have had some amazing adventures abroad which we paid for. Every opportunity, except for skiing , which was declined, was readily paid for by us. Well into their mid to late twenties.
We gave them handsome amounts for deposits and we're happy to live in a modest house in a modest street in ordinary town.
Yes, I think people live beyond their means and we've been exceptionally lucky but it seems to me , on here, that regular jet setting, private schools, private tuition, big fuck off destination weddings are the norm. As well as big fuck off hen parties, stag parties and now, it seems, baby showers ... yet no one can afford child care!