# Who lives the worlds most Opulent lifestyle? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 21, 2006, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-the-worlds-most-opulent-lifestyle/349367 "2006-03-21T23:29:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bubastis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d07c76/32.png) [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-the-worlds-most-opulent-lifestyle/349367/1 "2006-03-21T23:29:52Z")
As far as I know, Bill Gates is the worlds richest man, but I can’t see him walking on rose petals on the way to the john, having his ass wiped by his personal ass-wiper using silf sheets, before having his teeth cleaned by his personal… you get the idea. Who lives a lifestyle like this, if anyone? Who has the most servants? Inspired by Eddie Murphy in Coming to America… you know, gold hairdryers and such. Feel free to move this to IMHO or MPSIMS is it’s too frivolous for GD. ---
**Author:** ![Scruloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-the-worlds-most-opulent-lifestyle/349367/2 "2006-03-21T23:42:05Z")
The [Sultan of Brunei?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassanal_Bolkiah#Personal_wealth) > [@](#): > > For personal use, the sultan posesses two Boeing 747-400s furnished with gold plated furniture, six smaller planes and two helicopters. He also bought his daughter an Airbus for her 18th birthday. > > His palace reportedly has 1,788 rooms and is rumoured to be larger than the Vatican. He also operates a $1,000,000,000 theme park for which there is no charge. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-the-worlds-most-opulent-lifestyle/349367/3 "2006-03-21T23:42:56Z")
As a wild guess, I would think the sultan of Brunai is up there (I probably misspelled that). I recall stories of him taking groups of his wives shopping for jewelry at stores where the price starts at 25K. He also was one the 5 richest men in the world a few years back, haven’t checked his standing in a long time. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2006, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-the-worlds-most-opulent-lifestyle/349367/4 "2006-03-21T23:44:00Z")
> [@Scruloose](#): > > The [Sultan of Brunei?](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassanal_Bolkiah#Personal_wealth) my first double post!! ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-the-worlds-most-opulent-lifestyle/349367/5 "2006-03-22T02:24:16Z")
Prince Charles, heir to the throne of England, has a valet to (amongst other things) squeeze toothpaste onto his toothbrush. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4548356-103573,00.html](http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,4548356-103573,00.html) ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-the-worlds-most-opulent-lifestyle/349367/6 "2006-03-22T03:16:47Z")
General Questions is for questions that have factual answers. Since your question probably doesn’t, but calls for opinions, let’s try IMHO. **samclem** GQ moderator ---
**Author:** ![Sal\_Ammoniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-the-worlds-most-opulent-lifestyle/349367/7 "2006-03-22T14:54:27Z")
I’m pretty sure I do. My cubicle has electric lighting, and I have _my own tea set_. Oh, and there’s a pear. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-the-worlds-most-opulent-lifestyle/349367/8 "2006-03-22T17:12:25Z")
> [@Sal Ammoniac](#): > > I’m pretty sure I do. My cubicle has electric lighting, and I have _my own tea set_. Oh, and there’s a pear. Bosh, my good fellow. I don’t mean to make myself out a braggart, but I am wearing brand new shoes. ---
**Author:** ![Cemetery\_Savior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Cemetery\_Savior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cemetery_Savior)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-the-worlds-most-opulent-lifestyle/349367/9 "2006-03-22T17:44:09Z")
> [@Cluricaun](#): > > Bosh, my good fellow. I don’t mean to make myself out a braggart, but I am wearing brand new shoes. Please, Cluricaun…maintain your station. Not only amI wearing new shoes, but my wife placed them on my feet! Ed. Note. This may have to do with the fact that I’m still not sure how to tie them, but I view this as a mark of privilege, and not incompetence! ---
**Author:** ![Cemetery\_Savior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Cemetery\_Savior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cemetery_Savior)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-the-worlds-most-opulent-lifestyle/349367/10 "2006-03-22T17:45:53Z")
Um…really meant that to be in a Smaller font…not Billboard-style. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-the-worlds-most-opulent-lifestyle/349367/11 "2006-03-22T18:09:45Z")
> [@Cluricaun](#): > > Bosh, my good fellow. I don’t mean to make myself out a braggart, but I am wearing brand new shoes. Bah! I am using a spoon to eat my yogurt, and when I am done…I shall throw the spoon away! Top that! Okay, so it’s a plastic spoon. But I have to start somewhere! ---
**Author:** ![Greenback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/2bfe46/32.png) [@Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greenback)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-the-worlds-most-opulent-lifestyle/349367/12 "2006-03-22T18:17:42Z")
I have decorated my office with 12 - count’em - twelve Da Vinci’s. Does it really matter that they are in a calendar? ---
**Author:** ![Roland\_Orzabal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c2a13f/32.png) [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-the-worlds-most-opulent-lifestyle/349367/13 "2006-03-22T18:50:30Z")
> [@Cemetery Savior](#): > > Um…really meant that to be in a Smaller font…not Billboard-style. S’ok. Seems somehow more poignant that way. ---
**Author:** ![LionelHutz405](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lionelhutz405/32/536_2.png) [@LionelHutz405](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LionelHutz405)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-the-worlds-most-opulent-lifestyle/349367/14 "2006-03-22T18:54:04Z")
> [@Sal Ammoniac](#): > > I’m pretty sure I do. My cubicle has electric lighting, and I have _my own tea set_. Oh, and there’s a pear. Please tell me I’m not the only putz who tried to click that to see an image of a tea set. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-the-worlds-most-opulent-lifestyle/349367/15 "2006-03-22T19:04:14Z")
> [@LionelHutz405](#): > > Please tell me I’m not the only putz who tried to click that to see an image of a tea set. You are not alone. I still want to see it. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-the-worlds-most-opulent-lifestyle/349367/16 "2006-03-22T19:20:35Z")
Here at Chateau Ujest, we use cushy toilet paper. ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-the-worlds-most-opulent-lifestyle/349367/17 "2006-03-22T19:37:39Z")
I personally think my cats have you all beat. They do not toil, nor do they spin, yet they have their own suite complete with sofa, recliner, carpeted shelves at the windows and just below ceiling level, and an antique crib. In addition to their own personal handmaiden to see to their every desire. The manservant has catnip under a growlight for their pleasure. ---
**Author:** ![Sal\_Ammoniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-the-worlds-most-opulent-lifestyle/349367/18 "2006-03-22T20:24:14Z")
[The tea set](http://www.uptontea.com/shopcart/item.asp?from=catalog.asp&itemID=AP62&begin=0&parent=Accessories%3ETeaware%3EChinaware&category=Chatsford+Service&sortMethod=0&categoryID=73) (not including matching cup and saucer). Bask in the opulence! ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2006, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-the-worlds-most-opulent-lifestyle/349367/19 "2006-03-23T00:25:55Z")
> [@glee](#): > > Prince Charles, heir to the throne of England, has a valet to (amongst other things) squeeze toothpaste onto his toothbrush. If that valet makes more than minimum wage, he’s got the cushiest job in the world. “Well, toothpaste is done; time to do the crossword for the rest of the day.” ---
**Author:** ![Mayo\_Speaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mayo\_Speaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mayo_Speaks)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2006, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-the-worlds-most-opulent-lifestyle/349367/20 "2006-03-23T00:34:23Z")
> [@Sal Ammoniac](#): > > [The tea set](http://www.uptontea.com/shopcart/item.asp?from=catalog.asp&itemID=AP62&begin=0&parent=Accessories%3ETeaware%3EChinaware&category=Chatsford+Service&sortMethod=0&categoryID=73) (not including matching cup and saucer). Bask in the opulence! Bah. Behold my tea set. You must acknowledge my unparalleled life of opulence! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lives-the-worlds-most-opulent-lifestyle/349367.md?page=2)