Re: OFFICIAL: 911 R (2016)
I think this is cultural or at least a matter of education. In the US or Middle East, objects need to look expensive to communicate their value to the outside world ("showing off"). In Switzerland at least, this is often seen as vulgar and a proof a very bad taste.
I agree but most of the time, it is a matter of envy.
We have some friends, the wife comes from a family of doctors but her grandparents were simple people. When my wife showed off (she just wore it... ) her new Rolex, that wife told her that only "Neureiche" (newly rich) are wearing such expensive watches. Of course she also mentioned my 911 Cab in the process... My wife felt a little bit offended, especially since these "friends" (they are definitely more wealthy than us, the husband has a small factory for office supplies but drives an Audi A6 station wagon, she drives a Mini Countryman) know us for a long time.
My grandparents and grand grand parents were filthy rich, they had wineries and a champagne factory in the 19s in Austria, my uncle in Brazil was basically the furniture king for many years and my parents also were pretty successful, so the comments kind of hurt.
Do I like to show off? No, not because I see it as vulgar or proof of bad taste but because I hate to see people stare at me, to ask me how much or what I do for a living (which happened often in the past...). I love the good things in life though, nice things and this doesn't necessarily mean that everything has to be expensive. Yes, I wear a 35k EUR watch but at the same time, my whole outfit I dress in is probably 400 bucks worth only. My "style" is for me, not for others, I do not care. Same goes to my cars, I drive them for me, not for others.
Yes, I see a lot of bling bling in Miami (or even in Munich sometimes...) but I never cared about it (unless it is a gold foiled Ferrari...a bit too much ).
I always wonder why some people care so much about others and not necessarily in a positive sense?
Sorry but this is one of the reasons I do not like living in Germany (or Europe for that matter). People are way too focused on "others" when they should be more focused on themselves.
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RC (Germany) - Rennteam Editor Porsche 991 Carrera 4 GTS Cabriolet, Porsche Macan Turbo, Ford Mustang GT500 Shelby SVT (2014), Mini JCW (2015), Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT (2014)