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on Classy Drinking: Pinkies Up, Y'all!

I studied abroad my senior year of college. During that trip, I explored and drank inside of a mansion multiple times. One of my study-mates became acquainted with someone of wealth; his parents worked in the South American entertainment industry. She liked him, he liked her. I tagged along, feeling no compunction in announcing the evening plans during our class dinners, then abruptly leaving with my classmate. Here is a list of the rooms, as we explored them, and according to him (with my thoughts, where applicable):

  • a grand foyer

  • a cloak room (easily 200+ hangers; he said he threw some wild parties)

  • a gallery

  • a great hall (BALLER AF!)

  • a dining hall

  • a ballroom

  • a separate music room, where he could “play the piano instead of the orchestra” (idk)

  • a billiard room (2 tables)

  • a drawing room

  • a study where he could study (no shit)

  • the library for only his rare volumes (need a ladder)

  • a conservatory (he didn’t grow weed, which bummed me out. Always wanted to try the weed that the ultra-rich smoked)

  • the game room

  • an armory (didn’t show me; I asked to see it four times. On the final request, he said “You’re so drunk, there’s no way we are shooting guns right now.”)

  • a shooting range, just to stay in practice (see above)

  • a pool room to compliment the outdoor pool and it's cabanas and nearby kitchen greenhouses (BALLER AF!!!!)

  • stables

  • a wine cellar (showed him how to open a bottle of wine with a shoe; he got a kick out of that)

  • a pantry (bigger than my fucking living room)

  • the butler's pantry, and, of course, simpler rooms, just for immediate family, such as...

  • a family kitchen and...

  • less formal dining room and...

  • a parlor, not to mention...

  • bedrooms and...

  • dressing rooms and, of course...

  • closets and powder rooms and baths, and...

  • a garret for his grandmother-in-law (LOL)

Christian Rangel