My mother made some new friends who are very rich. (You can guess what kind of Russian-speaking immigrants is rich on your own.)
The rich friends took my mother to the most expensive store in Montreal. One of the new friends bought a pair of shoes for $450.
“Hah,” my mother said. “They look exactly like the shoes my Mom used to wear to feed the cows.”
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Thanks for the laugh. Sounds like something the women in my family of Germans-from-Russia (actually, Ukraine and Crimea, but back then it was Russia) would say. I love it!
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I’ve become so Americanized that I asked, terrified, “God, how did they react?” But the friends took it completely in their stride. 🙂
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http://www.misterfreedom.com/deck-jacket-n-1htroy.html
Rich people hate hard work but love to wear the things that hardworking people used to wear. I’ll puke if I hear about yet another designer’s homage to american workwear by putting out $1000 cotton jackets.
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I had no idea this trend existed. That’s just nasty.
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Here’s another:
http://www.buzzricksons.com/type-deck-khaki-seawater-wash-work-p-51.html
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Did they come pre-scuffed, like pre-faded jeans?
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