Upper-class in Europe is mostly old money with inherited real estate and/or family-run companies passed from generation to generation. They never see it as nece

Upper-class in Europe is mostly old money with inherited real estate and/or family-run companies passed from generation to generation. They never see it as necessary to participate in the arms race of the middle and upper-middle class. Flashy cars and designer clothes are not something they aspire to. You’d rather see them in an old Volvo or Mercedes estate.