‘How have you had a taste of the high life that you find it hard to forget?’ – 23 people ruined by experiences of grandeur they can’t normally afford
13.
‘Got put in first class on the train because work found it as the cheapest option and, oh my god, it ruined all other train trips for me.’
–always-tired-38
14.
‘Work booked me first class for half of a lengthy work trip to Scotland. If I recall correctly, the first class segment was Virgin Trains.
My seat was plush, my window had a curtain, and a stewardess rolled by every half hour with complimentary sarnies and wine. I felt like fecking James Bond in that carriage.’
–OperationMission8254
15.
‘Flying into Turkey to see a friend who worked at the airport, was met as I stepped off the plane, whisked into a car, went through VIP passport control and sat and had a coffee in the arrival area. On the way home went through VIP passport control and was escorted to the VIP lounge. At the gate when they saw my VIP stamp they waved my bags through. It’s another world, beyond business class.’
–missdaisydrives
16.
‘I went to Disney World. I had an incredible time, but now UK theme parks & similar attractions seem worse as I’m comparing them internally with Disney.’
–Personal-Listen-4941
17.
‘One of my best mates spent our entire trip to Blackpool Pleasure Beach moaning that it was shite compared to Disney World. Like no shit mate this cost us £25.’
–FamSender
18.
‘Doing a luxury Caribbean cruise was special, I did really enjoy the formal dinners, I felt nostalgia of an era I never knew. Men in suits, ladies in dresses, five courses each night, sadly by the end my trousers didn’t fit anymore.’
–Historical_Cobbler
19.
‘I went to a three Michelin starred restaurant in Macau, China a few years ago… it was around £300 for two for a five course lunch with a bottle of wine.
A similar restaurant in the UK or most places in Europe would cost three times the amount. I still think about it often and if I was rich I would dine in similar places alllllll the time.’
–DeirdreBarstool
20.
‘I’ve been super fortunate to get six months off work, FULLY PAID, for paternity leave (standard at my company for any parent, regardless of gender). I bonded with my wife and kids like never before. I’ve got good at woodworking. I’ve helped out at the local school and various town events. I am fit and in shape like never before. We managed to take our first family holiday, all inclusive, in years.
We haven’t lived like kings because my salary isn’t ridiculous, but honestly I feel like this is what super early retirement or winning ‘just enough’ on the lottery would be like. We’ve lived a wonderful ‘normal’ life but without the stress of deadlines, performance reviews, ‘stakeholder management,’ and whatever else.
I love my job and the work I do, but I am dreading the return to work, as this has felt like utopia…’
–Soldarumi
21.
‘Having work take me halfway home in a helicopter.’
–Equivalent_Tiger_7
22.
‘I got to drive a fully specced Lotus Eletre with all the optional upgrades for an evening, which would have cost £150,000. I thought my own car was pretty nice until that made it seem like a super slow crap box.’
–MrPogoUK
23.
‘Made friends with some people who had a boat and had a spare place/needed a hand on board. I got my own double bedroom with ensuite on said boat. The whole thing was glorious, people waved as we sailed by and took photographs of us.
All in exchange for squeezing fresh orange juice and steering for a few hours a day. Lovely people too, totally self made.’
–DiDiPLF
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