RNothing lets you know that you are going to spend your holidays with a gambler. Nobody says in advance : “I warn you, on vacation, I spend like crazy”, and leaving with someone whose income seems roughly similar to yours does not guarantee that you will live on vacation on the same footing.
The gambler is discovered on the spot. When he insists on ironing (his polo shirt !) at 17 hours in anticipation of the visit to the chic bar where he wants to have an aperitif (the gambler needs to drink drinks with funny colors and strange sizes of glass), when he suddenly needs ” Reserve “ for dinner (besides the gambler does not say: ” I booked “, but “I managed to get a table”), when he asks if there is “a wine merchant” in the village, where the grocery store also sells bread. So we understand and it’s too late. Because the gambler is contagious.
When he senses recalcitrants, the high roller invites everyone, especially at the start of the holidays, which makes those around him indebted for the rest of the week.
He begins his sentences with: “What if we all went…” Or : “Shall we have a seafood platter?” » At the bar, he takes the gin and tonic at 17 euros next to the one who, determined to take a half, wonders if he wouldn’t do better to go to the cocktail too so as not to be bitter at the time of the addition. At the restaurant, he offers “Take a few little things to share for the aperitif”he chooses the wine, asks questions he doesn’t expect the answer to: “Shall we take one? » (the gambler downs his glass quickly, he does not know how to hang out on the terrace for an hour and a half with a coffee), takes everyone with him by default (“How many kayaks do I reserve for tomorrow?” »). A picnic on the beach ? He offers to bring champagne (” Fresh “) and grill lobsters : he knows how to transform any occasion into a premium experience.
With him, children are entitled to five scoop ice creams, carousel rides until the pompom runs out. He offers them underwater tree climbing courses or pony trampoline lessons, and suddenly makes petanque and mölkky offered by other adults out of date. Very quickly, the high roller manages to persuade those around him that the prices on vacation are in Monopoly tickets (and that what is paid for with a currency other than euros will never be debited), even that they are doing business (“Lobster at this price, you can’t refuse”).
We thought it was an extra expense, he manages to make us believe it’s an opportunity! His reasoning has the appearance of the rational (“At that price, you might as well go there by taxi”, “At this price, you might as well take the bottle”, “Paddleboarding for it to be really effective, you have to take individual lessons”). He manages to convince that we risk regretting any effort not to take the most expensive options (“It may be the only time in our lives where we will be in the Bay of Naples… we might as well take the hotel with a view”, “When will you have other opportunities to have a drink on this terrace?” »…)
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