sometime-mischief-maker 0 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Anyone here ever go on an all-out expensive luxury hol? Like in a really posh hotel etc? There's lots of talk of cheapo places, which is great, but you never splash out on a more expensive option for a special occasion? I'm taking the lady in Feb for 2 nights of luxury and she'll be well stoked when she finds out. Link to post Share on other sites
rachael 0 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 If someone takes me, I'm all for that Link to post Share on other sites
Dims 0 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Yes, but do you put out Rachael? Link to post Share on other sites
barry 0 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 I like a more than comfortable stay when I go on holiday. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Yeah right Baz, we expected no less. Link to post Share on other sites
barry 0 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 The name is barry, not baz... Link to post Share on other sites
Dims 0 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 I think the name is ponce-boy you non-ruffian. Great start to the forum ponce-boy! Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 non sking holidays I will put out cause I figure I wont use the digs to the max. When I go on a nice holiday I like to not care about my money too much. I do prefer a nice B and B to a hotel though. Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 I like expensive and posh when I can, which is not often. But for something special... Don't listen to the foolish likes of Dims*, barry - and welcome to the forums. (*A seemingly appropriate name) Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 dont worry Dims, she (it) used to give me a hard time. I luvsya mate. And indeed, welcome to the forum bazz. Get a dog up ya. Have fun. db Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 It!?! Giving YOU a hard time?!?! Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by rach: Giving YOU a hard time?!?! Yes. In the early days I was being only one quarter as puerile and offensive as I can be on a good day and you called me a moron, or stupid, or something mean " title="" src="graemlins/cry.gif" /> . Anyway, I have not forgotten. It was Viv & Kev that teamed up with you. Don't worry, I remember. Link to post Share on other sites
Dims 0 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Fear not db, I think I can handle it. And by the way Rach, that was a wonderful and refreshingly original critque on my nickname. Having had said nickname for about twenty years you can bet I haven't heard that freshly-minted little gem before Yeah welcome to the forum Bazza, just having a dig, enjoy your stay Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by Dims: Having had said nickname for about twenty years Have u been stupid for that long? i thought it was just a recent problem (and nickname). Link to post Share on other sites
Dims 0 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 I think you and rach are both just jealous of my 5 star member rating (asking for it now) Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Damn, and I just rated you today! Man I miss Viv&Kev. They always had something so productive and infomative to add to the conversation. But the funniest part was...you never even knew if it was Viv... or Kev...bwahahaha, comic genius putting both their cute little names on there. Barry is close on his way to joining the viv&kev end of the my rating spectrum...ya ponce boy. BTW what does that mean Dims? I am assuming something along the lines of "respectable older gentlemen." Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Oops sorry db. I like you now Link to post Share on other sites
Dims 0 Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Yep and there goes my 5 stars, thanks Baz. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Other males of the forum, read-and-weep: Quote: Originally posted by rach: sorry db. I like you now YEAH!! It likes me Link to post Share on other sites
nagpants 1 Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Hey, given the choice I'd always have a nice expensive holiday - that seems like a no-brainer to me. Just not possible lots of the time. Link to post Share on other sites
mikazooki 0 Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 just can't support that proposition... there is so much to spend money on. i find it difficult to believe that i will ever be relaxed enough to spend big quants of dough on a holiday, when cheap hols are just as good, if not better. me thinks those willing to spill the dollars have reached the point where u r working to pay for your holidays. i can't comprehend why people spend hundreds of dollars a night on a hotel room - a place to sleep. what is it that makes this worthwhile? the fact that u can kid yourself that u can do what rich people do? the fact that u work so hard, and need to unwind so badly, that the only way possible is by spending huge amounts in reckless abandon? or the fact that u earn so much more money than me, that it isn't really a big deal? (excuse me...wandering) sometimes i actually wonder how wealth accumaulates. i see people with fancy cars... actually i see people with regular cars and wonder, 'where did u get the money for that?' where does money come from? i went to see the new maglev train in nagoya last week. they are still digging the tunnel, and i watched 'em work for a bit. 10-15 guys down a big hole with some monster sealed drill, weaving their way passed gas and water lines. lots of specialised tools, really big things...and i thought - how can this possibly be worth the money it costs it build it? how can all these things have made it to this place and moment in time, in an efficient manner? what will eventually travel on this train to make this worthwhile? along the same lines, i wonder what is it that i do, that makes me worth the money i get paid. i sure as f don't think i represent value for money. most of the time i'm not even working. i have also worked another job, where i could run up large bills, to be borne by society. part of a billion dollar industry full of inefficiencies that are apparently too difficult address. how many people actually make something, or really feel they contribute to the world? and even if u do grow a tomato, how does that spawn the wealth that drives resources to be extracted from the ground, and all the economic flows follow? all can not be as it seems. i also don't believe in glass. Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by mikazooki: what is it that makes this worthwhile? the fact that u can kid yourself that u can do what rich people do? You have a very valid point, mikazooki, and you have explained it clearly. I'm not saying you're wrong, in fact you are very right for many people. But different people have different tastes. So I do enjoy doing that kinda thing to "kid myself that I can do what rich people do". It's kinda like going to the movies. You get to escape from dull reality occasionally. It spices up life and makes the slaving away at work worthwhile. I have the kind of job which allows me to earn a bit (but an obscene amount) of money and most of my hobbies and things I enjoyed during my leisure were quite inexpensive. So while I did get pleasure from seeing my bank balance expand, it's nothing like the pleasure I get going to Japan and staying at 5-star hotels and splashing around a bit, especially during snow season. Not to say that is the ONLY way I can enjoy myself, but it certain IS enjoyable. However, I do admit, I had just as much fun (and probably more than usual) last Easter, just bumming around with the zeroman. I guess what I'm trying to say is simply that eating out can be fun whehter it's at fancy expensive restaurants or at a fast-food street stall. I just think variety is fun and I'd hate to limit myself to either one or the other. Of course I also have no objections to anyone who wants to stick to one type and avoid the other. As I said, everyone has there own tastes. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 I've stayed in some super luxury hotels in Bali, but next time I go, it'll be somewhere cheap but clean. I don't enjoy being in the bubble that 'luxury' creates. It usually cuts you off from more enjoyable experiences. Link to post Share on other sites
IIIII 2 Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Right on, O11. My thoughts exactly. Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted December 19, 2003 Share Posted December 19, 2003 Why don't you just admit it, Ocean? You're just cheap, that's all there is to it! Just kidding of course! Good taste doesn't always equate with expensive taste! Link to post Share on other sites
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