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$520 for a group of 4 at a high-end restaurant isn't insane. It's actually fairly reasonable, especially if you throw a bottle of wine or two into the mix. For
by sithadmin 9y ago
$520 for a group of 4 at a high-end restaurant isn't insane. It's actually fairly reasonable, especially if you throw a bottle of wine or two into the mix.
For upper-middle class people that value high-end dining experiences, $130/person for a meal a few times a year isn't particularly unusual (in the USA, at least). Such people are easy to find if you join a local foodie/dining interest group.
- user5994461 9y agoThe income in France is many times less than the income in the USA.
- sithadmin 9y agoI'm aware. I think my comment made it clear that I was speaking to the middle-class experience in the USA. That said, $130 USD or €110 /person still isn't unreasonable for a truly good restaurant in France. It might be above what the 'middle class' is generally willing to spend, but you can practically throw a rock in France and hit a restaurant that charges these kind of prices. And people (including myself) go out of their way to travel to France to indulge in dining experiences at these sorts of places.
- user5994461 9y agoWasn't clear to me. The article is about a restaurant in France in the middle of nowhere. French families don't have that kind of money to spend on a restaurant. That could work with international tourists in Paris.
- bonzini 9y agoSo is healthcare or education. For a couple with two kids, not having to spend 30000$ per kid on their university tuition is quite a difference.
- pacala 9y agoPer kid per year.