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My mom worked at a law firm where one of the partners retired, moved to England, and bought a castle. As one does. He told this story while back in the States f

My mom worked at a law firm where one of the partners retired, moved to England, and bought a castle. As one does. He told this story while back in the States for a party: Castles are old. And drafty. And need a LOT of renovations to bring them up to a modern standard. So he had immediately set upon this work, hiring contractors, picking out high-end appliances, arranging for the import of Italian marble countertops... And once the place was looking nice, he threw a housewarming (castlewarming?) party, and invited all the folks from the neighboring castles. And at this party, he was regaling one of the old-money guests with how nice the downdraft range was, and how it really felt special with the new counters. "Fascinating.", replied Old-money. "I have never been in my kitchen."

FreebasingLLMs 1y ago
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- financltravsty 1y ago
  It's old-world ragebait. Falling for it is lowly -- like you don't know the game.
- fennecbutt 1y ago
  Damn bro, shut your damn mouth using that offensive word for people like me. It's fucking 2025. Hurr durr 4chan kid, that site is dead now time to grow up. I hope dang senses a disturbance in the force.
  - HaZeust 1y ago
    You sunk to his level. First mistake.
    - fennecbutt 1y ago
      No. I will always react to homophobia with aggression. There is no bargaining to be had or pleasantries to be exchanged.
big_paps 1y ago
This is so dandy
toyg 1y ago
That's a classic put-down (and a lie). English aristocracy really knows how to cut someone to size when they feel like.
- acuozzo 1y ago
  > how to cut someone to size This, thankfully, only works when the recipient of the cut-down lacks self-assuredness. If Mr. New-Money Castle Owner wears pride in knowledge & expertise on his sleeve, then no amount of snobbery will have an impact.
- narrator 1y ago
  Have you ever read "Remains of the Day?" Not sure how close to reality it is, but it's a fiction book about the servants culture of those who worked for British aristocracy in the mid-20th century. I can see how a true British aristocrat would only have servants enter the kitchen.
  - myself248 1y ago
    Furthermore, it would be an insult for them to do so. That would imply that the servants' performance had been so lacking as to require some sort of direct investigation or intervention. At least, that's how it was explained to me.
    - toyg 1y ago
      Even medieval lords had to survey their lands from time to time. Competent aristocrats would periodically survey their belongings, if anything to ascertain that the good stuff was still there.
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FreebasingLLMs 1y ago

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financltravsty 1y ago
It's old-world ragebait. Falling for it is lowly -- like you don't know the game.
fennecbutt 1y ago
Damn bro, shut your damn mouth using that offensive word for people like me. It's fucking 2025. Hurr durr 4chan kid, that site is dead now time to grow up. I hope dang senses a disturbance in the force.
- HaZeust 1y ago
  You sunk to his level. First mistake.
  - fennecbutt 1y ago
    No. I will always react to homophobia with aggression. There is no bargaining to be had or pleasantries to be exchanged.

big_paps 1y ago

This is so dandy

toyg 1y ago

That's a classic put-down (and a lie). English aristocracy really knows how to cut someone to size when they feel like.

acuozzo 1y ago
> how to cut someone to size This, thankfully, only works when the recipient of the cut-down lacks self-assuredness. If Mr. New-Money Castle Owner wears pride in knowledge & expertise on his sleeve, then no amount of snobbery will have an impact.
narrator 1y ago
Have you ever read "Remains of the Day?" Not sure how close to reality it is, but it's a fiction book about the servants culture of those who worked for British aristocracy in the mid-20th century. I can see how a true British aristocrat would only have servants enter the kitchen.
- myself248 1y ago
  Furthermore, it would be an insult for them to do so. That would imply that the servants' performance had been so lacking as to require some sort of direct investigation or intervention. At least, that's how it was explained to me.
  - toyg 1y ago
    Even medieval lords had to survey their lands from time to time. Competent aristocrats would periodically survey their belongings, if anything to ascertain that the good stuff was still there.
- toyg 1y ago
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  - RemainsOfTheDay 1y ago
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