I originally intended to submit this as a Christmas list, but I got sidetracked and forgot about it. So I bring it to your attention now with a few amendments from my original list. Hope you enjoy the items I’ve selected, please feel free to add your own in the comments section. What would you buy if money was no object? Maybe a diamond ring a supercar or even a new house? The choice is yours. Below is a list of ten gifts that you may consider purchasing for yourself or loved ones. Prices are given in U.K pounds and U.S dollars and are approximate.
Yes, you read that right: £15 million. This is a timepiece by Chopard it is adorned with three heart-shaped diamonds, a 15-carat pink diamond, a 12-carat blue diamond and an 11-carat white diamond. Just for good measure, they threw in 163 carats of white and yellow diamonds to bring the total to 201 carats of diamonds. It’s £15 million price tag will guarantees its place as the world’s most expensive watch for years to come.
Another piece by Chopard is the Blue Diamond Ring, it is the ring that makes any other diamond ring look bad. Set with an enormous, oval-shaped blue diamond, the ring also has diamond shoulders and an 18k white gold band paved with diamonds. Blue diamond is among the most expensive diamonds in the world. It is found among boron deposits, from whence it derives its shade. This particular gem weighs in at nine carats. The world’s most expensive ring is valued at £9.78 million, enough to put a dent in the wallets of even the wealthiest individuals.
Where would we be without our mobile/cell phone? The Austrian jeweler Peter Aloisson still develops a unique and innovative iPhone 3G Kings Button as the world’s most expensive mobile phone. The iPhone 3G Kings Button is dressed with high quality diamond and gold that make it special, unique and luxurious. Its home button has been integrated with high quality 6.6 carat diamonds and every corner of the phone has a white gold line which contain approximately 138 finely shaped diamonds on it. The lavish jewelry designer of the iPhone 3G Kings Button has created a record for himself by creating the most expensive iPhone 3G in the world.
If your passion for performance and luxury cars cannot be stopped, and your McLaren F1 is becoming a bore with the rest of your exotic cars, it might be time to check out theVeyron from Bugatti. At around £750,000, it is the most expensive production car ever made. So what do you get for all that money? How about a W-16 (essentially two narrow-angle V-8s sharing a crankshaft) with four turbochargers generating 1001 hp, throw in all-wheel drive and you’ve got a seriously fast car. The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 hits 60 mph in 2.5 secs., does the quarter-mile in 10.5 secs. and reaches its top speed of 252 mph in just 55 secs. After a long absence from the market Bugatti has reclaimed its title as the ultimate performance car and reigns supreme as the world’s most expensive car in production.
Antilla is the new house of Mukesh Ambani. This house breaks the record for most expensive house in the world. It is the first home in the world that exceeds $1 billion. The house is 570 feet high and is built in the middle of downtown Mumbai, India around an area that’s full of poverty. Each of Ambani’s family will have their own personal health club; there is also a six level garage for 168 cars. Most of the tower is built from glass. The ultra modern house also features a panic room and cinema and each level also has a lush garden. The family employs around 600 servants and staff.
Shipwrecked 1907 Heidsieck. These hundred year old bottles of Champagne from the Heidsieck vineyard in Champagne took over eighty years to reach their destination. Shipped to the Russian Imperial family in 1916. A shipwreck off the coast of Finland caused this champagne to be lost at sea until divers discovered over 200 bottles in 1997. Now they’re finally being sold to wealthy guests at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Moscow. The wine’s extraordinary tale and incredible age are what makes it the world’s most expensive wine.
Stuck for a valentines gift, present for Mummy, or a stocking filling for aunt Jessie? If money is no object to you, ÂŁ129,000 a bottle of British designer Clive Christian’s “Imperial Majesty” has recently been voted in the Guinness book of records the most expensive perfume in the world. You do of course get your moneys worth. Not only 16.9 ounces of the juice poured into a fit for the queen bottle, but also stuck into the 18-carat gold collar is a five-carat diamond. With only five bottles made, you would be unique, different… and broke. However, you get your beautiful niche perfume, and you won’t smell like anybody else. Also the price includes delivery in a Bentley… Run to Harrods now! [JFrater: I have smelled this perfume and it is not all that appealing. If you want a good perfume that is not too pricey but beyond the reach of the average buyer, get the unisex Amouage Tribute Attar - it smells amazing and is $650 US for 30ml.]
The ÂŁ43,000 bear has fur made of real gold, and eyes made with sapphires and diamonds. Steiff, which claims to have made the world’s first ever teddy bear, made the golden bear to celebrate its 125th anniversary. The new bear has a mouth made of solid gold, fur made from gold thread and eyes with pupils of sapphire and irises made from 20 tiny diamonds. Only 125 editions of the collectable Jubilee Bear have been produced.
Most consumers just use the mouse that comes with their desktop and only purchase a mouse when they spill the inevitable hot cup of coffee and ruin the wheel action on their mouse. Others must think of their mouse as a fashion accessory though, because why else would Swiss manufacturer Pat Says Now produce the world’s most expensive computer mouse. The costly peripheral is cast from 18 carat white gold and set with 59 brilliant cut diamonds. The mouse utilizes a modern 3-button wheel optical mouse design, options for USB or PS/2 connections for PC or Mac, an 800 dpi Resolution, and a 3 year warranty. The expensive mouse comes in two designs, “Diamond Flower” and the “Scattered Diamond” layout. You can bling out and personalize the most expensive computer mouse by adding your initials in diamonds, and can choose from yellow, red or white gold with white or black trim.
Inspired by the Angels Collection from Victoria’s Secret, this fantasy bra is truly sent from heaven. The Fantasy Bra is the embodiment of the Victoria’s Secret Angels – with a design as dazzling and ethereal as Angel’s wings. The creation features 2,900 pavé-set white diamonds in 18k white gold weighing a total of 112 carats. The centerpiece of this once-in-a-lifetime piece is a stunning 70-carat, pear-shaped flawless diamond.
I wouldn't mind getting a $2 billion house for a present
:seriously:
I am ashamed.
f*cking 1%
It's ironic and very sad that the most expensive house is located in one world's most impoverished nation.. I'm a little bit angry about it *sigh*
Joy upon joy: do you know how he acquired the land for the building? He illegally bought the land, which is supposed to be reserved for poor minorities, to build orphanages, etc.
Makes me so mad! =/
Excuse me?! One of world’s WHAT?! Sorry, get your facts right – we are NOT an impoverished nation.
@Anita
Direct from the article: “[The house] is built in the middle of downtown Mumbai, India around an area that’s full of poverty.” So, yeah. That.
My first thought on seeing the house one was "Why would you NEED space for 168 cars?"
Then I saw how many servants they have, and I understood… only now my question is "Why would you NEED 600 servants?"
Is it just me, or does anyone else think the bra and teddybear sound rather uncomfortable and therefore fail at their purpose? I wouldn't want to cuddle a golden teddybear…
And, to me, the watch looks like an incredibly tasteless invitation for someone to rob you.
I rather think that even if I had the money, I would not particularly want to buy many of these.
i know right ? who would want to buy a $10 million dollar bra ? now come on, if thats not pathetic; i dont know what is . that is horrible! why would somebody want to waste $10 million dollars on a bra, when they can buy almost 20 million bras, for the same price. just dont get it!
I agree. I much rather perfer my soft cuddly teddy bear that was around 10-20 dollars, rather then a $71,500 not soft and cuddly teddy bear made of gold.
Not to, you know, defend the opulence and incur the wrath of the listversers, BUT the people with the $2 billion house ARE employee 600 people in an impoverished town, which is actually a good thing, even if they are incredibly selfish. Yeah, they could have rebuilt the entire country with that money, but it is THEIR money and they can use it as they choose, and they choose to give 600 people jobs…
Mumbai. “impoverished town”. Seriously?!
You are right with the 600 jobs front, but jeez woman, read a little – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai.
this list makes me depressed. @22 you can change the world with 2 billion dollars (or at least the surrounding slums), you can't with the change you spend at the convenience store. Is there really someone out there using a 3 million dollar iphone that is going to be obsolete in a year while others struggle just to survive?
He did change the world. He keeps tens of thousands of people employed. Think before you judge.
He is one of the largest job creators in India. That means a salary for a lot many people who would have otherwise been unemployed and not known where to go. Please look at both sides of the coin.
Update on that house, apparently they decided not to even live in it because they decided it was designed with like, bad mojo or something.
Idiots.
There are lot more poor nations than india. Mumbai is the financial capital of India,featuring the most wealthy ppl
I just came back from Mumbai this summer (2011), and the building looks ridiculous. So much poverty around it, and he builds a $2 billion dollar house smack in the middle…
Oh, and joy upon joy, do you know how he acquired the land for the building? He illegally bought the land, which is supposed to be reserved for poor minorities, to build orphanages, etc.
I just came back from Mumbai this summer (2011), and the building looks ridiculous. So much poverty around it, and he builds a $2 billion dollar house smack in the middle…
Oh, and joy upon joy, do you know how he acquired the land for the building? He illegally bought the land, which is supposed to be reserved for poor minorities, to build orphanages, etc.
Pray tell me, where exactly did you go in Mumbai?! And where exactly did you happen to see poverty around the building? Seriously if the 10th most expensive street in the world (at US$25,000/sq m..courtesy Wikipedia) is a poor place, then damn I don’t know what I would call my end of town!
And my god! He DID NOT buy the land illegally. The previous owner of the land wasn’t permitted to sell it THEN. The house owner and since legally obtained the land and built the goddamn building on it. Poor minorities and orphanages? Seriously where do you get all that info from? Honest question.
agree . it was for poor orphans.
yes. the land was for the orphan children. a body called WAQF board sold it, which was not leagal at all. its a known fact.
Interesting list!! Wow, the amazing things money can buy. Not that i could EVER afford any of it, but some of it just looks tacky to me. I do love the diamond ring tho! If anyone wanted to purchase that for me, I’d have a hard time saying “thanks, but no thanks”. Great list.
I’m sure I won’t be the only person thinking: what does a $10m bra do that a $25 bra doesn’t? Ditto for all the other list items.
It’s Antilia, not Antilla
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antilia_(building)
@suryaabraham (24)
I didn't say "the most" as I have corrected in @tremblingfingers (8 but that seems to be wrong too, that's why;
@madhavmania (19
Forgive my "sweeping ignorant statements like that"
I did what you suggested, a little research…
Country Comparison: GDP per capita. India is #164
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-worl…
India still has the world’s largest number of poor people in a single country. Of its nearly 1 billion inhabitants, an estimated 350-400 million are below the poverty line, 75 per cent of them in the rural areas.
http://www.indiaonestop.com/povertyindia.htm
456 million Indians (42% of the total Indian population) now live under the global poverty line of $1.25 per day (PPP). This means that a third of the global poor now reside in India.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_World
India rank #1 in "Share of all poor people (most recent) by country"
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/eco_pov_sha_of_…
So….
Please allow me to rephrase and correct my comment: @tremblingfingers (2)to:
“It’s ironic and very sad that the most expensive house is located in a country with the biggest number of poor people in the world.”
I’m STILL a little bit angry —and disturbed— by it *sigh*
@noclustu (23)I agree with you.
You seem to have searched ONLY for poor India. Figures.
Anyway, heres what I have to say. ‘India still has the world’s largest number of poor people in a SINGLE country. ‘ Did you know that it is ALSO the most populous country in the world? See the link? No? Let me explain.
So lets say there are 10 poor people in a country A of 100. Ratio is 1/10.
Another, there are 1,000 poor people in a country B of 10,000. Ratio is STILL 1/10.
Country B still has the “largest number of poor people in a SINGLE country” but that doesn’t make it the poorest now does it?
Regarding your quoted comments on the poverty factor -
India IS a land of villages and metropolises. Having said that, you seem to have missed this (Wikipedia)-
‘India’s official poverty level, on the other hand, is split according to rural vs. urban thresholds. For urban dwellers, the poverty line is defined as living on less than 538.60 rupees (approximately USD $12) per month, whereas for rural dwellers, it is defined as living on less than 356.35 rupees per month (approximately USD $7.50). By this measure, only 27.5% of Indians live in poverty, whereas by the World Bank standard of $1.25 per day, 42% of Indians live in poverty’.
As I have commented elsewhere on this list, the house that was made (in my opinion ALSO extremely stupid and useless) has nevertheless created JOBS for a lot of people from the lower strata of Indian society. Imagine NOT having this house, and a 600 additional unemployed people. Not good I say. So even if Mukesh Ambani is an idiot of sorts (I mean honestly who needs that many cars?!
) he has ended up making sure that people have jobs. In a fast developing nation like mine (NOT underdeveloped please!), we here are thankful.
So again, please don’t call us a poor nation, because we are not.
I have a good mind to make a list on WHY we are not! 
P.S: My reply on your first comment was before I read this comment.
@avthedemon (4): I meant to say one OF world’s most impoverished nations. Seems I forgot to type the “OF”
I see an unfortunate correlation between LV’s choice to drastically cut back on the free-flowing commentary and the absolute sea-change in the quality of the lists since then. What I’ve been reading since the change are mostly chatty error-filled lists of things people have “sort of thought about.” It appears we’ve seen the last of fascinating topics, well-researched lists and descriptions written by people with a flair for style.
And I must register this complaint: the “WordPress” account one must create to comment is “un-erasable.” I attempted to cancel my account; their ‘help’ page says they simply do not cancel accounts. So now I’m stuck with it.
I think Mr. Frater really made a mistake with this changeover. That’s too bad; this used to be a daily stop for me and a site that I could recommend.
Hmmm, money money money money money$$$$$$$$$ yummmmm money
Enjoyed the read thanks, but for me I can only dream.
I dont think the bugatti is disgustingly expensive. That type of technology is really expensive. And atleast is doesnt have 10.000 diamonds on it. If you want ti make something expensive make it better than the rest but dont put diamonds on the package. Thats stupid.
Call me strange. But I would want to buy the wine. And drink it. You know, out of curiosity.
But its a really god list! Thanks.
@rowena
It’s a gold thread teddy bear. So it would still be cuddly. But why would you cuddle a ÂŁ43,000 teddy bear? I have the slightest feeling that bear wasn’t designed for a five-year-old.
employing*
Nice list of unique items! – I certainly didn’t expect a Bra at #1.
I’m pretty much content on the material front – and I’d give it all up in a second if someone were to offer me – say, A JOB. Having said that, if someone gave me a spare 20 grand for my dream car it would probably be a 2004 Lotus Esprit Turbo in deep blue.
(9)Arthur2shedsjackson:i support ur back wit the trolls and back with your kinda lists call.BUT let me tell u,different lists appeal to different kinda people.you dont necessarily have to say the site has lost its flavor just because you enjoy those historical/bizarre/religious lists(which i do,anyway).for days,iv bin reading but not commenting because the lists ‘literarily’ put me to bed(especially yesterday about ‘fictional movies’)i was so bored.yet i saw comments there.apparently,people enjoyed it.So take the clue,stop making a fuss about CLOSING UR ACCOUNT.Thats an old trick.Ure an addict,ure an addict,nothing you can do.Afterall,even if you disappear,your kind will still linger around looking to see if JFRATER wil ‘change’ or something hot will come up.IF U HATE A LIST,DONT COMMENT! Or just move on to another site.dont come and boast n threaten about leaving the site.we aint gonna beg u,lol.And besides,ur account is not an alarm countinously sounding in your home.YOU CAN AS WELL ABANDON IT,u dont need to close it.
@tremblingfingers
India is very far off from being the world’s most impoverished nation. Its an economic powerhouse with one of the fastest growing economies. But yes there still exists a large divide between the rich and the poor.You shud get ur facts right before making sweeping ignorant statements like that
Most of these items seem to be too expensive for a person to really enjoy them .i can imagine the woman wearing the ring must be an emotional car wreck wht with worrying which one of the people round her is going to rip her off. dont even get me started on the insurance premiums on these things.
I can’t even begin to relay how frustrated I feel when someone critiques a list and slams at how boring, etc it is. PEOPLE…if you think you can do better…DO IT. Quit *****ing about it and get up off your lazy rear and do a list yourself! SHEESH! I am appalled that people have the audacity to point out every frigging error known to man. It’s entertainment people. NOT English class. Quit trying to be a critic and quit trying to convince people you’re ohhhh so smart.
And JFRATER…You dont need to term the items ‘disgustingly expensive’ to make it seem they are throwing away thier money.That would be ‘judgemental’.the items may seem irrelevant to the average man but to them its the embodiment of Joy.Allow the rich to act rich.the smiles and words of your wife and children may give you joy but theirs may make them wanna puke.it is these items that make them feel happy.so one man’s buike is another’s buggati…besides JFRATER,im 101% sure you are richer than me*sobs*,you may buy gold and i will buy painted brass,does that mean i will call your gold ‘disgusting’ because i find it too expensive for me.What you dont realise is that,even that life you are living is ostentatious to some others out there.they think you re insane for shopping in that convinience store you think is normal….
-ON THE ISSUE OF THE HOUSE,the general view about india is that they are poor.that area the man built his house is a high brow area.the man cannot have built his house next to a hay shed.Im sure if you come there,you will see houses of like structure and wealth.so stop painting that dramatic picture of a mansion surrounded by rubble to make them seem incompassionate.
-That wine is a waste 2 me.Cos i dont like wine that much.but then again,some like it hot,some like it cold,some like it in the sea,80 years old.
-THE BRA:I saw that bit on E! I wonder if it would look so good on my grandma.cos any man will testify that ‘it is not the bra that matters,But the CONTENT of the bra’ aint it??
@tremblingfingers
You certainly live your name!
India is no more “the most impoverished country” it used to be. It is the twelfth largest economy in the world and the 4th largest in “purchasing power parity”. India ranks 2nd in the world in agricultural farm output. India is the largest producer of milk and fruit, second largest in wheat and third largest in tobacco.
India ranks 15th in service sector output.India has the fastest growing IT and retail sector in the world.
And @iknownothing
You certainly live your name!
“Antilia” is not being built in an area “full of poverty”.
Wikipedia says “Situated on a 4,532 square metres (48,780 sq ft) plot at Altamount Road on the famed Cumballa Hill, where land prices are upward of US $10,000 per square meter” .
@Lifeschool(17)
Why have material at all its a sight for sore eyes when you see them juggling under a thin cotten top.
@suryaabraham (24): the general idea of having a strong economy is to share the wealth. India, like china, doesnt do a great job at it. Ive heard of the american dream. When ill hear about the indian dream ill say great job. Dont you see now that the only thing india and china are good at is making stuff cheaper? Its not like woow indians make amazing bmws, much better work than germans. No they just make them cheaper and they’ve got 1 billion people (more or less im just making up that number frankly cuz im to bored to google it).
The gap between rich and poor is there however you cant compare it to a more developed country as germany. Each country to its own and so each country develops using different procedures and methods. China is actually ahead of india in most areas… These countries are developing and as they develop, the gap between rich and poor will and have been shrinking, every country must start somewhere. Remember when unemployment rate in china was 50% a little less than 2 decades ago? It is down to about 12% now and it’s economy have been growing at a steady 8-10% for a full 2 decades now.. Within that time the size of their economy have tripled. At these rate of growth china and india will be at the forefront of the world in the next 10-20yrs.
About the list now: none of those except the veyron is worth the money. They are expensive in a ‘cheap’ way that is, instead of being creative and building something exotic they just slap on some diamonds with crazy glue and call it expensive, biggest example is the perfume.. It should have been the most expensive perfume bottle in the world.
Ps: it should have read: a little less than 3 decades ago
Everyone loves money and i mean everyone.And if anyone does differ from that beware of him/her cause he/she might be a lunatic.Its kind of love,we love it when we have it and despise it when we dont.Yes,India is making things cheap but for em billions of poor people around the globe and btw the rich west house only about 30 percent or even less of the world population,every other country on the face of this planet is a so called third world country where people can not afford those AMAZING BMW OR EM CURVY MERCEDES….India has already provided the world its cheapest form of moter transport its called the “NANO” that is for poor people and many other things…..Its easy to say oh this guy has this much of money why doesnt he go out to help others with it.I think this matter is quite personal,its his money after all,let him enjoy.Money buys you everything,,,you just gotta know where to shop for it.That will be all…Have a nice day yea all..peace.
@Arsnl
I agree with most of what you say. All’s definitely not well with Indian or Chinese economy. These countries suffer from a sickness in distribution of wealth and regional disparity. The govt remains more engaged in solving social and political problems than economic problems.
Half of the total Indian children are malnourished. 87.5% Indians live on less than $2.50 a day. But again, three out of the top ten richest men in the world are Indians.
Holy crap that wris*****ch is hideous. I like topics like this, because it reminds me that I have little interest in being rich. If I had a truckload of money, I would buy myself a house and a reliable car, then use the rest of the money to build and support homeless shelters and rehab facilities in my hometown. Our town’s ravaged by meth addicts. One, a friend of a friend, froze to death on a park bench this past winter, and he didn’t even make the local news (and we are a slow news place). I wonder these people who could live with themselves and their trinkets with that kind of pain in the world.
Also, to the guy saying the site is going downhill: Guess what? The lists are written by regular people visiting the site, and a lot are by repeat writers of lists. I myself thought the site was going downhill for a while- because of the comments section. I also experience droughts in lists that interest me. However, until every author of every one of your favorite lists abandons the site for good, the site is not going downhill, you’re just getting impatient. I’ve written a few well received lists under three different user names over the past two or three years, and am working on a new one. If my list should be published, it would be of the quality of your beloved “old site”, but whether you like it or not depends heavily on how much the subject interests you. That’s just the way it is, and is not really a sign of a general downward trend.
I dont agree with Arsnl (like always). I agree with kalel17.
India and China did a great job during the last decades in fighting poverty. The super rich in those countries are a proof a success, not a proof a failure. A few decades ago all the people there were poor, now we got rich people and a growing middle class. Of course there a still a lot of poor people, too. But this is just natural. 150 years ago this situation was the same in the US and Europe.
I’m sorry I’m sorry, but #9 is just really bugging me: “from whence” is redundant, since whence already means “from where.” D:
Cool list. The bear really makes you understand how price does not always equal worth. Little kids love ripped smelly teddy bears just as much as they would love the gold one.
Firstly thanks JF for publishing my list,I never thought it would see the light of day. Secondly thanks for the mostly positive comments this list has recieved so far. This is the first list I have compiled and you have all inspired me to attempt another one in the near future.
Once again thank you all.
t@#2 Tremblingfingers
I couldn’t agree more,its just so cruel…
Jfrater, you rawk!!!
@tremblingfingers (38): Why thank you!
Is it just me, or does the bra look like a pair of bug eyes? And I would bet a lot of money that most people you asked on the street wouldn’t like the smell of that perfume. Cheap perfume isn’t good, but neither is the ridiculously expensive stuff, usually. I’m glad I can comment again, by the way. Was anyone else having a problem logging in?
@undaunted warrior 1 (25): LOL! Cotton? I prefer Satin or Silk Chiffon on a woman – my imagination can do the rest
good idea for a list
I personally have no problem with wealthy people buying expensive a stuff.I do want to point out that the house in number 6 isn’t the most expensive. Bill Gates house cost 6 billion, and I don’t know the price but have you looked up the royal house in the UAE.
One item that should be on this list is the personal submarines that billionaires have theses days.It was in a old issue of popular mechanics. A personal sub can cost anywhere from 120-200 million dollars.
overall I like the list,and there should be plenty of others
I consider myself a liberal and far off from being a commy-radical but these things really makes me mad.
Distinctively i recognize my feeling not as envy ,or at least not only that, it’s just the perception of something wrong. Brutally unfair to any fellow human.
I can understand having a nice car or land or liquid to spare. But wealth for its own sake disgust me.
I will add a list of exams to do as a addenda to studies in Economy:
-The experience of cold
-Learn to sleep in deep hunger
-The contemplation of a corpse
-giving a blank cheque to some unknown youngster (G.A.)
i find it highly irritating when people think the rich poor divide is concentrated only in the developing nations like India and China H
@ ARSNL
Here i are a few facts about the Us and the american Dream
For poor people, the answer is clear: Essentially none of this wealth has come their way. Adjusted for inflation, the tenth percentile of after-tax family income is almost exactly the same today as it was in 1979 – about $13,500 (note this means that 30 million Americans live on even less). For the middle class, the situation is only slightly different. In 1979, the average middle-class family had an after-tax income of $38,000; today that figure is about $43,700, meaning that over the past quarter-century the average American family has seen its income rise by about $200 per year.
For our wealthiest citizens, by contrast, 25 years of Republican rule have made these very much the best of times. During this period, the average after-tax income of the top 1 percent of Americans has risen an astonishing 111.3 percent, from $298,900 to $631,700 per year (again, all these figures are adjusted for inflation).
The greatest inequality between rich and poor among OECD countries was found in Mexico, where the wealthiest 10 percent of households had more than 25 times greater income than the poorest ten percent. In Turkey, the ratio was 17 to one, while the U.S. was just below that, at 16 to one.
After Mexico and Turkey, the U.S. also has the highest poverty rate of the 30 OECD nations, according to the report, which defined poor households as those whose income was less than half of the media income in each of the member-countries.
For all OECD countries, the average poverty rate was just under 10 percent in 2005. In Mexico, the rate was highest at more than 20 percent. Turkey and the U.S. were tied at 17 percent. Lowest poverty rates were found in Denmark, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Austria, and Norway.
So stop terming displays of wealthy by Indians and the chinese as disgusting or something unique to those countries
madhavmania (44) I was going to make a light hearted comment, but your comment really sobered me up. I knew there was a great disparity, but didnt realize it was as large as you paint. Have I been wearing blinders? Just trying to stay in the game that I didnt realize I totally missed the gravy train? I just want to make enough money to raise my kids and have something for my retirement (doesnt help I had to give my ex half -damfcspos-).
We are all really screwed. Just wait til we get national health care. Look what they did to the schools. America is not going to be able to compete if only the rich get educated. And dont let anyone fool you. This is where it is heading. Only the rich will have access to “good” schools with normal class sizes.
@madhavmania (44): dude im just saying. If i were american and id go to some small town would it be the end of the world? Im from europe and ive been to really small communities in france germany and i can say people live nice. If you’d go from mumbai to a small town in india, well i guess you know how that goes. Forget the numbers. In saying india has a long way to go. How many french are americans have you seen struggling in india to make a living? Cuz i can tell you there are a lot of indians and chinese here struggling. Im just saying the system is better (please note the difference system vs people) so please leave the patriotism aside. Its boring. India is a developing country dont imply something else.
@bythewaywhichonespink (45): if im not mistaken the health care reform is also about universal health care right? So you complain about only the rich getting educated but you dont mind that only the rich get health care? Well come to europe then. Education (even higher) is really cheap
@madhavmania (44):
Thank-you for putting it up on the table….for the last two years I have had to adjust to keeping 3 schoolage kids clothed and fed, as well as some semblance of a social life for them on a household income rivaling the first figure you list in your post.
It truly brings the difference of “the haves” and “have-nots” right into the limelight, when you have to live it on a daily basis.
Wow. It is just amazing on how seldom money and taste go together.
BUT, if I HAD money… I would like to try to see if I still had good taste!
Great list- Very well thought out and quite diverse.
This Indian guy blows me away…. to be that blatantly ostentatious as people suffer and struggle to survive ALL AROUND YOU…. I’m just speechless. The last thing these poor Indians need to see shadowing them every day is one man’s 2 billion dollar tower.
Sickening.
Firstly the Veyron. 750K.. Chump Change, and anyone can get one. Now to really stun you need something a bit one off – like a Mercedes SL600 like Prince Alwaleed covered in Diamonds. Cost 4.8 Mill, if only it existed
. Mind you the actual car that is represented as this is pretty impressive in its own right Covered in 300 000 Swarovski crystals and costing around a million Bucks
http://www.snopes.com/photos/automobiles/diamondmercedes.asp
Of course if you want really disgustingly expensive then you have to buy Old as in Classic Bugatti (Type 57 Atalante, Type 41 Royale) or Ferrari (250 GTO or Testa Rossa).
Re the wine. Waste of money totally undrinkable. Now if they were to sell any of Shackleton’s whisky that they have just recovered from under a hut in Antarctica…
Cheers
Lee
Isn’t it interesting that the most expensive watch in the world is also incredibly ugly. Why is it that the more something costs, the more the buyer wants it to be gaudy and tacky?
@mrsmarvel (51): I thought the same thing! It is the ugliest watch I have ever seen.
To the makers of the Fantasy Bra:
I’ll make you a deal: you guarantee that having and wearing the bra will make me as attractive AND as young as the model wearing it (I have quite a few more miles on my chassis), and I’ll buy it.
Talk about a fantasy…..
I know 1 million is a good sum of money, but doesn't it seem rather cheap for the most expensive car in the world?
OK you people need to know this-
Mumbai is one of the most expensive places in the world to live.
Mukesh Ambani's is at Altamount Road in South Mumbai-a place where real estate is more expensive than Tokyo,London or even Mahattan.
There are NO slums near his house.
So please stop spreading unwarranted rumours about this city.If you are jealous of India's growth and prosperity I can understand……
They are Jealous.Because you know they are white.
i feel pity rather than jealously…
the man the is filthy rich, mumbai as u mentioned is super expensive.. BUT there is slum in mumbai… india may have grown economically but the people are still apathetic and have no compassion at all… from how the country really is i say india’s prosperity is crap… only a few ppl are rich and happy… so many of the population is living life in a hell hole…
there is no jealously here mate…
the Taj Mahal should be on the list.
Nice inspirering Gift-stuff. Thnx. <3
I also know some 'Most Expensive Gift Ideas' called 'raw elegance' by SmilaZ
fabulous Clever Trend back in FASHION yubiiiii!!!!!
and they are handmade in worldfamous Ibiza!
AC
Lol))) I like the bra)) Go to http://www.masterpiecegift.com. It’s even more funny))
I’d never buy a teddy bear that costs more than 3 houses no f-ing way!
this was not helpful at all i bought the bra for my mother and she had a heart attack….. the outer bra was glaced with iocane powder, if you do not know what this is it is a extremely rare poison found in mexico. thanks