Experiência versus preço

Neste artigo sobre Portugal, como uma pequena Florida da Europa, "Portugal, peaceful haven for wealthy European retirees", nos dois últimos parágrafos sublinho este pormaior:

"There is just one complaint, according to another resident, 66-year-old Alan Barker.
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"A cup of coffee costs three times less in Portugal but there are no real English pubs here," he said."

E pensei logo no poder do contexto, para viver a experiência que se procura e em como as experiências nos transformam, nos moldam e ficam a fazer parte de nós, cunhando a nossa identidade:

"while the happiness from material purchases diminishes over time, experiences become an ingrained part of our identity.
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"Our experiences are a bigger part of ourselves than our material goods," says Gilovich. "You can really like your material stuff. You can even think that part of your identity is connected to those things, but nonetheless they remain separate from you. In contrast, your experiences really are part of you. We are the sum total of our experiences."
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shared experiences connect us more to other people than shared consumption.
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"We consume experiences directly with other people," says Gilovich. "And after they're gone, they're part of the stories that we tell to one another.""

Mongo, entranha-se e fortalece-se assim. No Estranhistão, só membros autênticos da tribo percebem o poder da experiência procurada, co-construída, partilhada.
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Trechos retirados de "The Science Of Why You Should Spend Your Money On Experiences, Not Things"