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I ain't so bougie after all

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There have been some fights as to whether I am "Boomer" (no, born in 1965, early X.)  But the difference between simply enjoying some bourgeoisie habits and objects is in no way, shape, or means the same as a greed driven jackass.  I am only a jackass. The last time I was in the Malay world, it was Singapore.   I stayed at the St. Regis.  It was luxee and bougie beyond belief.  I loved it  Simple wooden furniture.  A view of the guardhouse and parking ramp.  A surprisingly comfy bed but the couch is a wreck (so what, it sits just fine.) Simple, sufficient, and oddly satisfying. Alas, not quiet. Tile floors everywhere...   Someone walks down the hall - I hear every footstep.  And the odd rail-road like clickity-clack of rolled luggage crossing the grout. Housekeepers with carts and vacuums too. The folks upstairs have a serious propensity to drag the wooden chairs across the floor -- they just did  are doing it now - at all hours.  I really don't understand  They also hav