Dan Teddy yang bertabiat menjijikkan itu tentu saja tidak merasa jijik dengan kelakuan anak orang kaya yang hidup bermewahh-mewah saat orang ada yang mati kelaparan di Indonesia misalnya, saat ada kesenjangan sosial di di Tiongkok misalnya..
--- In [email protected], "Teddy S." <teddyr@...> wrote: > > Orang tua susah payah mendapatkan uang demi keluarganya dan bukannya untuk > dihabiskan oleh orang lain. Itu namanya sayang anak. > > Itu urusan intern keluarga mereka, kenapa ikut campur? Itulah enaknya jadi > anak-anak yang beruntung. > > > --- In [email protected], "Bukan Pedanda" <bukan.pedanda@> wrote: > > > > > > Dan Teddy yang bertabiat menjijikkan itu tentu saja tidak merasa jijik > > dengan kelakuan anak orang kaya yang hidup bermewahh-mewah saat orang ada > > yang mati kelaparan di Indonesia misalnya, saat ada kesenjangan sosial di > > di Tiongkok misalnya.. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Teddy S." <teddyr@> wrote: > > > > > > Jadi buat anak-anak yang beruntung, kuliah di LN juga tidak perlu > > > bersih-bersih rumah sendiri. Jalan-jalan keliling dunia juga selalu naik > > > pesawat dalam kelas bisnis. > > > > > > > > > http://www.smh.com.au/executive-style/culture/the-rise-of-the-wealthy-student-20120711-21ujv.html > > > > > > > > > The rise of the wealthy student > > > > > > Floor to ceiling windows, Philippe Starck chairs, four-poster beds and a > > > short walk from the Louis Vuitton store on London's Bond Street, these > > > are no ordinary student digs. > > > > > > Apartments for rent in London's most exclusive neighbourhoods have > > > traditionally been the preserve of bankers. As the potency of the > > > financial sector wanes, they are increasingly let to children of the > > > international super-rich studying at the city's universities. > > > > > > "I chose the place and then asked my parents whether it was alright," > > > said Sumiro, a 21-year-old Indonesian student who will be paying more > > > than $1,300 a week to live alone in a two-bedroom apartment with the > > > Philippe Starck chairs when he starts university in September. > > > Another attraction were his numerous friends living nearby, he said. > > > > > > Unlike the stereotypical British students who squeeze into cramped flats > > > and shop in budget stores, the offspring of the super-rich exhibit a > > > taste for luxury furnishings, in-house gyms and cleaners that visit twice > > > a week. > > > > > > "They're looking for a hotel room," London Central Portfolio's > > > residential fund manager chief executive Naomi Heaton said, which has > > > students from Russia, China and Saudi Arabia renting homes in an overall > > > property portfolio worth more than $700 million. > > > > > > "Many of them would have experienced a fairly sophisticated lifestyle, > > > travelling around the world business class. Their requirements are > > > similar to that of corporate tenants." > > > > > > Nadine, the daughter of a Lebanese businessman, laid out her > > > accommodation requirements. > > > > > > "We didn't want a typical British student pad, we wanted something quite > > > big, quite decent, so that there would be space for our parents and > > > friends when they visited," Nadine said, who lived in a $3,600-a-month > > > London flat while studying last year. > > > > > > The rise of the wealthy foreign student comes as companies in the > > > financial sector cut jobs and budgets, under pressure from shareholders > > > and politicians. > > > > > > At the same time, strong economic growth in China and other parts of Asia > > > has created immense wealth, mainly fuelled by manufacturing, construction > > > and commodities. The number of US dollar millionaires in Asia outnumbered > > > North America for the first time in 2011. > > > > > > It has led to a surge in demand from overseas buyers of the best London > > > homes, seen by many as a sound investment. > > > > > > Prices for the most sought after central London properties have risen > > > around 44 per cent in the last three years, more than twice the increase > > > across the capital as a whole, Knight Frank data shows. > > > > > > "The wealth underpinning the student market is stronger than the wealth > > > underpinning the corporate tenant market," Heaton said. > > > > > > Paris and New York are also popular student destinations. In February, > > > Russian fertiliser oligarch Dmitry Rybolovlev paid $86 million for New > > > York's most expensive apartment, a penthouse the size of two and a half > > > tennis courts with views of Central Park, for his student daughter > > > Ekaterina Rybolovleva. > > > > > > The previous owner was a banker - former Citigroup CEO Sandy Weill. > > > > > > Parents keen to get the best located homes for their children are often > > > prepared to outbid bankers, Heaton said. They also sometimes pay a year's > > > rent upfront as their children don't have a UK credit history. > > > > > > LCP research showed the proportion of homes in prime neighbourhoods like > > > Mayfair and Knightsbridge rented by international students doubled to 23 > > > per cent in the six years to June 2012, becoming the second largest group > > > behind the financial sector at 45 per cent. > > > > > > "With the current rates of growth, international students would represent > > > 50 per cent by 2020," LCP's Head of Investment Management Hugh Best told > > > Reuters, saying expansion in the financial sector was likely to plateau. > > > > > > Job cuts among bankers caused prime London rents to fall for the first > > > time in two years, property consultant Savills said on June 22. > > > > > > Foreign students in the City of Westminster district, which includes some > > > of the city's priciest streets, pay an average annual rent of $43,970, > > > LCP said. By contrast, accordin to UK website Accommodation for Students, > > > the average UK student paid $5,314 pounds in 2011. > > > > > > About 26 per cent of London's students are from overseas, with China, > > > India and Nigeria sending the most students to the UK between 2009 and > > > 2011, data from the UK Council for International Student Affairs showed. > > > > > > Renting often paves the way to buying, Heaton said, as students will > > > persuade their parents to buy a London property once they are familiar > > > with the city, another factor helping to super-charge the central London > > > property market. > > > > > > "It's a function of globalisation," she said. > > > > > > "One generation makes the money and the next generation gets sent to > > > university." > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! 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