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the nouveau riche

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the nouveau riche
people who have become rich recently and who buy expensive things in order to show people how much money they have He is one of the country's nouveau riche who have made fortunes in shipping, hotels, and real estate.


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This optimism is compounded by the fact that a minute percentage of the population consists of the nouveau riche and 'wannabes' (who emulate the nouveau riche) and they are avid consumers of luxury brands.
Champu is, in my opinion, aimed at Wags, the nouveau riche and other people with more money than sense who live on the other side of an ever-widening divide.
All these places cater to a 'five-star' market, whether it be the local populace or the nouveau riche from Eastern Europe and the former CIS states.
 
 
 
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