http://revo-online.com/richard-mille-watches-the-billionaires-masonic-handshake/ ....... ndeed, if only there were some sort of billionaires’ shorthand. A Hope Diamond-studded club pin or a friendship bracelet woven from silkworms that feed on gold. Or, I suppose, you could come right out and ask. Adopt your best Thurston Howell III Yankee-elite patter and just hold forth: “Now, see here, old man, as it so happens, I am just filthy rich. If wealth had a reek to it, my friend, I would be positively feh-cund. Now, how ’bout you?” But let’s face it, that’s all a little gauche in the circles in which rich men run. Plus, you have no guarantee of the veracity of the replies. In the old days, men of a certain net worth could join special clubs — the Skull and Bones club at Yale University, for example. They could reveal their wealth ineffably through secret handshakes or special rings that were signifiers of inclusion into that wonderful parallel universe where money flows lovingly like milk from a triple-“E”-cup mother’s teat. But with scholarship students now ensconced shoulder-to-shoulder with bona fide heirs-apparent, a cultivated accent, a well-tanned ankle or a certain nonchalant elegance is absolutely no assurance of bank-account solidity. Sadly, the secret handshake of today pales in comparison to the secret handshake of yesteryear as a gauge of true limitless checkbook depth. Why do high-net-worth birds of a feather want to flock together? Or, simply put, why do rich people like other rich people............. 1. They believe that a fellow Richie Rich is not going to have some ulterior motive for wanting to be your friend. He’s not going to want to cozy up
you would be surprised how south/latin americans, chinese, russians and others ( in other words, those with mad money to invest) eat this stuff up-- it is their reality. surf
and Americans, just look through the pages of any society magazine eg Nob Hill Gazette ( society magazine for SF Bay area). ps their motto is "Nob Hill...an attitude, not an address"
Ughhhh, I despise people like that. Maybe that's why I don't have any South American, Chinese, or Russian friends