What is the most opulent thing you've ever experienced personally?
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Goro Majima
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When I go to get my haircut and they want to do the whole hot towel and hand massage thing and I'm like "no thanks..."
I'm pretty well off but there's something about my blue collar upbringing that repulses a lot of opulence away by choice. It's just an entirely different mindset to where you prefer hot food served to you with an ice cream scoop in the BBQ line versus fine dining.
I do make exceptions for desserts. I will spend good money for some damn good chocolate cake, chocolate in general, etc.
I'm pretty well off but there's something about my blue collar upbringing that repulses a lot of opulence away by choice. It's just an entirely different mindset to where you prefer hot food served to you with an ice cream scoop in the BBQ line versus fine dining.
I do make exceptions for desserts. I will spend good money for some damn good chocolate cake, chocolate in general, etc.
But have you eaten the admirals feast at red lobster?
Eppy Thatcher
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My only source of opulence usually involves visiting my parents to one extent or another.
First class seats to Chicago to say at my moms FLW home outside of town while going out to her favorite posh food spots, seeing Les Mis in an old Chitown theater downtown and private museum tours.
Visiting dads "winter home" in AZ, staying in the private casita and swimming/drinking consistently for a week watching he and the step mom "work" for maybe 2 hours a day. "6 saturdays and a sunday" as they describe their life.
Besides that - My stay in the virgin islands was pretty fantastic but i wouldn't quite call it opulent as all the best times and fun to be had there doesn't cost a FRACTION of what that fucking hotel in Dubai must have. So much gold man wtf... cept that mirror above the bed. Dubai knows whats up, apparently.
First class seats to Chicago to say at my moms FLW home outside of town while going out to her favorite posh food spots, seeing Les Mis in an old Chitown theater downtown and private museum tours.
Visiting dads "winter home" in AZ, staying in the private casita and swimming/drinking consistently for a week watching he and the step mom "work" for maybe 2 hours a day. "6 saturdays and a sunday" as they describe their life.
Besides that - My stay in the virgin islands was pretty fantastic but i wouldn't quite call it opulent as all the best times and fun to be had there doesn't cost a FRACTION of what that fucking hotel in Dubai must have. So much gold man wtf... cept that mirror above the bed. Dubai knows whats up, apparently.
IamMattFox
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Accidentally valet parked once.
The hand massage thing I can understand but it seems silly to refuse an oshibori offered to you. It's very common to start a meal with one.
Some Dubai deserts for you to appreciate
Went to a home in the Hollywood hills for a meeting and it was beyond extravagant. The entry/sitting room alone was bigger than most houses at two thousand square feet and cathedral ceilings with balconies.
There were also other smaller houses around the main one (guest houses and a house for the help), tiers of gardens and tennis courts and stuff down the side of the hill, waterfalls and hiking trails, lots of trees, half-dozen cars...yeah.
There were also other smaller houses around the main one (guest houses and a house for the help), tiers of gardens and tennis courts and stuff down the side of the hill, waterfalls and hiking trails, lots of trees, half-dozen cars...yeah.
The hand massage thing I can understand but it seems silly to refuse an oshibori offered to you. It's very common to start a meal with one.
Some Dubai deserts for you to appreciate
Looks delicious.
Heavy Iron Industries
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CreepingFear
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First class international going from Chicago to France. My mother used to work for a major airline, so she gets passes. Food was actually good and they treat you like every human being should be treated. Food and drinks just kept coming. I see why rich assholes don't want to share that. It makes you feel special.
Stayed at the Burj Al Arab and you didn't crumble the bedsheets before taking the picture?
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GoutPatrol
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Grand Harbour Hotel in Hong Kong, they have one of those pools that spills over on the top floor.
I treated myself to business class for my one-way JFK-NRT ticket earlier this year. I flew back and forth between NY and Tokyo last year, always in economy and with a layover somewhere, so the direct in business was nice. I bought it with miles (one-way flights on the "mainstream" airlines are not worth it otherwise), it ended up costing me just under $6.
I got upgraded to business on a ZRH-JFK flight four years back when I was still a college student. Getting on the plane, putting my coat on a hanger in the closet, sipping my champagne and looking out my three windows felt very opulent at the time.
Pretty much any business trip with my old company. We had a 25/25/75 food budget, and there were some days when we would exceed that for all three meals. 30 dollar breakfast, 50 dollar lunch, and 100 dollar dinner. Not outrageously extravagant, but I wouldn't be spending that kind of money if it were my own.
I got upgraded to business on a ZRH-JFK flight four years back when I was still a college student. Getting on the plane, putting my coat on a hanger in the closet, sipping my champagne and looking out my three windows felt very opulent at the time.
Pretty much any business trip with my old company. We had a 25/25/75 food budget, and there were some days when we would exceed that for all three meals. 30 dollar breakfast, 50 dollar lunch, and 100 dollar dinner. Not outrageously extravagant, but I wouldn't be spending that kind of money if it were my own.
That sounds awesome. I had something similar in my hotel at Hong Kong but not as nice as Grand Harbour Hotel.
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Fenderputty
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Now I gotta read his other threads.
Edit: Just read his other threads, I can't believe I've never read a Tabris thread before.
Laevateinn
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I don't do opulent on purpose but the first time I went to Japan, an acquaintance of mine took us to a several hundred dollar a plate tempura restaurant. It was amazing.
elrechazado
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I was listening to Huey Lewis and the news' latest cassette while admiring my new business cards and then killed a prostitute.
Finished an install job for a tech company and was chatting with the owner about cars and how I had just seen a McLaren P1 around town back where I live and he told me he owned one. He invited my business partner and I over for dinner that evening and let us both drive it. It was fucking amazing.
The person I worked for before I started my own company had a personal plane and would fly us to job sites. I still miss that benefit.
The person I worked for before I started my own company had a personal plane and would fly us to job sites. I still miss that benefit.
Milksheikhs
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Eating brisket at a Sunday brunch with the fam last weekend
Wait, steakhouse then local strip club or steakhouse at the local strip club?
echoshifting
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Gave this some thought, and it was probably my Daytona vacation. I've been to much nicer and more luxurious places but this was probably the most "opulent."
My best friend in high school had very rich parents. They both were extremely successful in business and each lived in a ridiculous mansion. I went on vacations with his mom's side to San Diego, and his dad's side to Daytona. Flew in a private jet both times. In Daytona we took a limo to his aunt's house right on the beach and stayed there. We were chauffered around in a fancy town car while we were there, can't remember what kind though.
Daytona during spring break was just some of the richest memories of my life. I can't imagine I would be as into it as a married adult but as a single 18-year old omg. His aunt's beach house was literally right up on the beach, you walked out the back door and there was the ocean. Walk down the beach fifteen minutes and found hotels just crawling with spring breakers and absolutely everybody wanted to get laid. We'd hop into volleyball games or just plop down next to college girls on the beach during the day and immediately had our foot in the door. Hang out outside clubs or simply walk along the beach at night and people would call us up to their hotel rooms to join their parties. I have never seen so much action in my life nor will I ever again. I'm sure this sounds made up at this point but it's completely true. I'll keep the specifics to myself though.
The food was always spectacular, we went to insanely nice restaurants or just ate at the beach house. I learned to love southern cuisine. It was a long time ago so specifics on stuff like food is kinda foggy. It...wasn't my main focus. We stayed for a week and a half in all. Then it was back to Colorado in that private jet.
The only thing I didn't like about private jets was my friend's little brother would just hang out next to the emergency exit door and kinda fiddle with it and nobody stopped him or said anything. Happened every time too. Freaked me the fuck out. Otherwise it was really cool. I doubt I'll ever be in one again.
My best friend in high school had very rich parents. They both were extremely successful in business and each lived in a ridiculous mansion. I went on vacations with his mom's side to San Diego, and his dad's side to Daytona. Flew in a private jet both times. In Daytona we took a limo to his aunt's house right on the beach and stayed there. We were chauffered around in a fancy town car while we were there, can't remember what kind though.
Daytona during spring break was just some of the richest memories of my life. I can't imagine I would be as into it as a married adult but as a single 18-year old omg. His aunt's beach house was literally right up on the beach, you walked out the back door and there was the ocean. Walk down the beach fifteen minutes and found hotels just crawling with spring breakers and absolutely everybody wanted to get laid. We'd hop into volleyball games or just plop down next to college girls on the beach during the day and immediately had our foot in the door. Hang out outside clubs or simply walk along the beach at night and people would call us up to their hotel rooms to join their parties. I have never seen so much action in my life nor will I ever again. I'm sure this sounds made up at this point but it's completely true. I'll keep the specifics to myself though.
The food was always spectacular, we went to insanely nice restaurants or just ate at the beach house. I learned to love southern cuisine. It was a long time ago so specifics on stuff like food is kinda foggy. It...wasn't my main focus. We stayed for a week and a half in all. Then it was back to Colorado in that private jet.
The only thing I didn't like about private jets was my friend's little brother would just hang out next to the emergency exit door and kinda fiddle with it and nobody stopped him or said anything. Happened every time too. Freaked me the fuck out. Otherwise it was really cool. I doubt I'll ever be in one again.
Private jets are the bees knees.
echoshifting
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It wasn't like Tony Stark's plane or anything like that. It was pretty small, but it had big leather seats that swiveled and tables in between them. TONS of alcohol too, I don't know how they got all that alcohol on that plane. We were only 18 but nobody gave a fuck.
edit: well, nobody gave a fuck on the Daytona trip. When we went to San Diego with his mom there was no drinking allowed.
Necromanti
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The Burj Al Arab is kind of modest nowadays compared to when it was brand new (and I can't help but giggle at the thought of it being considered opulent), but I'm glad you enjoyed your stay there.
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Fmaily rented a penthouse apartment in Miami for a few weeks last year
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