It was always a sobering moment as a kid when you sort of started to understand that your parents couldn’t get every single toy in the store and you had to choose just one. You would perhaps visit a friend's house and see that they had two whole game consoles and maybe even a pool. Then, innocently, you would ask your parents why you all don’t have as much.
While these experiences were probably an important part of growing up, they could be pretty individual, so one netizen asked the internet what they thought was the apex of luxury when they were young. So get comfortable and be sure to upvote your favorite answers as you scroll through.
#43
I live in a very wealthy area. My family is middle class at best and a pool (in the yard) or TV in someone’s room was a big thing but the biggest one was a person’s parents having enough free time to pick their kids up right after school.
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52points
#45
Drinking pineapple juice just by itself. Not rationing it for a holiday or recipe; Just buying it just because it is the nectar of the heavens and you want to drink it.
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50points
#46
bringing you own lunch to school.
the rest of us poor folk eat the c**p in the cafeteria for free or reduced price.
Edit: Circa 1970s
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50points
#47
I always wanted to be rich enough to have a staircase that I wasn't allowed to slide down.
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48points
#50
I used to think that rich people spend all their spare time counting their money. Putting the money in stacks of coins.
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40points


