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I get leaving tables behind, but why so much shoes/clothes? I used to live near an Ivy league school and this was a thing there too, but it was all furniture. P
by dfxm12 1y ago
I get leaving tables behind, but why so much shoes/clothes? I used to live near an Ivy league school and this was a thing there too, but it was all furniture. People weren't throwing things away that fit in a carry on (unless they were knock-offs, I guess)!
- ted_dunning 1y agoYour last sentence is the answer. These kids are buying so much it won't fit into a carry on. Americans buy, on average, over 50 items of clothing per year. Older people buy less, younger people buy more. The result is too big to carry. "Omnia mea mecum porto" is from a very long time ago.
- ghaff 1y agoYeah, for me, lightening the load is only about clothing to the degree that I've accumulated too much over time and there's a bunch I just don't wear. It's not recent purchases unless something just didn't work out for some reason.Having to basically move back into the house because of a kitchen fire though and some furniture definitely won't come back in because I had it essentially because I had it. But don't really use it effectively or it's too bulky.
- elzbardico 1y agoAnd the funny thing is that for all that money they are usually terribly badly dressed. Thousand dollar outfits that make you look like a clown.