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1. There are many people on TV who flaunt their money. Name one. Why are they rich? How do they flaunt their wealth?
2. Who is the richest person you know? How did they get rich? Are they humble with their wealth?
3. Everyone has a difficult relationship with money. Tell me one way in which you are prudent or spendthrift (e.g. where do you try to save money)?
4. Tell me one way in which you are extravagant or wasteful (e.g. what you are prepared to spend more than the average person on)?
5. Tell us about 3 things you would do if you won $1million (1億円) in the lottery tomorrow?
6. Would winning the lottery or getting rich through inheritance or investment have a positive or negative impact on your life? Why do you think so?

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Question 1

Vince McMahon is the owner of WWE, which is the largest pro wrestling promotion in the world. He is kind of similar to Mr. Trump in that, while he may actually be (or may have at some point been) a billionaire, he likes to act like he is among the world's richest and most successful businessmen (which he certainly is not). Partly, though, Mr. McMahon's arrogance is due to the fact that he is playing a bad guy character (the evil rich owner) in his own wrestling promotion.

Question 2

Probably the richest person I ever knew was George Williams, who owned a very large moving and storage company in Canada. He was a multi-millionaire in Canada in the 1970s, when that was a pretty rare thing. He was very humble in his wealth. He started out as a truck driver and built a very large business. My father was not a rich man, but George was one of his closest friends.

Question 3

When I travel, I prefer to stay in inexpensive hotels. I like to save my money for sightseeing, trying local food, and buying souvenirs. I also like to go to inexpensive but good restaurants and drink inexpensive but delicious sake. I often shop for clothes at Uniqlo, and don't wear designer fashions.

Question 4

Even though I prefer inexpensive food and drink I think I probably spend more than most people on eating and drinking, because I enjoy it so much.

Question 5

I would put half of the money away, perhaps in a trust fund, to take care of my daughters' future. I would take my family out to an onsen hotel for a relaxing little vacation. I would take my drinking friends out to a nice beer garden, my treat.

Question 6

I have simple tastes and enjoy simple pleasures. I don't have any desire to buy a big house, a fancy car, or a designer wardrobe. I think that if I suddenly got a lot of money it would not change my life very much. I know what is important to me. I know what I enjoy. My family would still be the centre of my life; and I believe that my friends and my hobbies would not change . I thin that more money would just allow me to travel a little more and eat yakiniku more often.

Tough Vocabulary

- English -	- Japanese -
arrogance	傲慢