Hi everyone!
I’m curious about the "upper class" and the truly rich people in your country. To be clear, I’m not talking about the upper-middle class or people who are just "well-off," but the actual wealthy elite.
I’d love to get your perspective on a few things:
- Composition: Is it mostly "old money" (families who have been rich for generations/nobility) or "new money" (entrepreneurs, tech, influencers)?
- Lifestyle: Do they prefer "quiet luxury" (being discreet and low-key) or are they flashy and ostentatious with their wealth? Where do they usually live and hang out?
- Social Attitude: How do they carry themselves? Are they generally perceived as arrogant or out of touch? Do they stay in closed-off social circles, or do they interact naturally with "regular" people?
In my high school class, in Naples there were several wealthy kids—children of fashion designers, shipowners, or entrepreneurs. Because of that, I often found myself invited to their parties in villas in Capri with swimming pools, with three or four staff members and servants each, yachts, and so on. However, I found their environment extremely boring and stifling, as showing off mattered more than anything else