One of the most well-known socialites in Singapore, Jamie Chua, was featured in a Channel 8 variety show last night and she single-handedly upstaged the show's main purpose, which by the way is about celebrities donating personal effects for charity.

The hour-long show, of which more than half was dedicated to the 40-year-old's collection of branded stuff, made peasants like us wonder: "Why would anyone buy 200 Hermès bags?"

But that's not the point.

The point is we cannot afford them.

The cheapest in her collection, a so-small-we-are-not-sure-what-it-can-hold bag, costs $5,500.

The most valuable one? The Hermès Himalayan crocodile Birkin bag which she bought for $300,000. She told the hosts that it costs some $500,000 now.

Here's the equivalent of an HDB flat.

Such is the life of the rich. And it's true. There are some things, even though common folks do them all the time, are viewed very differently when performed by the well-heeled elites.

For example...

1. Taking public transport

The rich:

The commoner:

2. Eating porridge

The rich:

The commoner:

3. Storing too many of the same things

The rich:

The commoner:

4. Flying to Paris

The rich:

The commoner:

5. Enjoying bird's nest

The rich:

The commoner:

6. Driving a Lamborghini

The rich:

The commoner:

7. Brisk walking

The rich:

The commoner:

8. Wearing branded goods

The rich:

The commoner:

9. Taking the elevator from the second floor

The rich:

The commoner:

10. Chillaxing in the jacuzzi

The commoner:

11. Having a taste for kinky sex

The rich:

The commoner:

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