Re: Parvenu.
I guess you have not spent much time around afluent people? Money is pretty much ALL they care about
Actually, that's not necessarily the case.
In my youth, I spent quite a bit of time with *properly* rich people. People who had been landed gentry for generations uncountable. And they can be quite wonderful; having always had access to all the cash they've ever needed, they don't even tend to think about money - as you or I rarely think about air. The supply is invariably sufficient.
This was quite bizarre to me at that age - I grew up on a council estate in Southampton, yet they took me for what I was, not how much money I had.
Those that have come into money comparatively recently, though - yes, you're absolutely right there.
Vic.