To be clear: my objection is not at all about enjoying the finer side of life, there's nothing wrong with that. Harrods and a lot of the surrounding areas are not about that. By and large, the crowd who likes that area (and I'm not placing you among them) are there because they want to appear among the rich and flash their shitty LV or Gucci bag which they probably picked up somewhere at a discount.
There are two kinds of drivers of expensive cars:
1. Those who drive their Bentley Continental GT because they appreciate the craftsmanship and the smooth ride
2. Those who are inching along in traffic in Kensington because they want the world to see they have a Bentley.
One of these groups is genuinely wealthy and have class will be driving their grand tourer somewhere in France or Italy on nice roads to their villa, or if they don't like driving, they'll be driven by staff. If they aren't nepo babies, they'll be just as dismayed about the difficulties that 99% of the population lives under, because ultimately we are all in the same boat. If 99% of the crew are unhappy, eventually the captain and the officers will be thrown overboard to the sharks. If the captain wants to have a good time, they have to make sure the crew aren't unhappy at least.
To be clear: my objection is not at all about enjoying the finer side of life, there's nothing wrong with that. Harrods and a lot of the surrounding areas are not about that. By and large, the crowd who likes that area (and I'm not placing you among them) are there because they want to appear among the rich and flash their shitty LV or Gucci bag which they probably picked up somewhere at a discount.
There are two kinds of drivers of expensive cars:
1. Those who drive their Bentley Continental GT because they appreciate the craftsmanship and the smooth ride
2. Those who are inching along in traffic in Kensington because they want the world to see they have a Bentley.
One of these groups is genuinely wealthy and have class will be driving their grand tourer somewhere in France or Italy on nice roads to their villa, or if they don't like driving, they'll be driven by staff. If they aren't nepo babies, they'll be just as dismayed about the difficulties that 99% of the population lives under, because ultimately we are all in the same boat. If 99% of the crew are unhappy, eventually the captain and the officers will be thrown overboard to the sharks. If the captain wants to have a good time, they have to make sure the crew aren't unhappy at least.