Hi steve2
i dont want to write a long reply, but in alot of posts one can see that you dont like our generation today. I dont know if it is the reason eli said or something else.
Fact is, while some guys are as you say, i can tell you, alot are not. In your generation it was not easy to earn money, especially if in kollel in jerusalem. So yes, ariston was the place to be!
Today, if you have a little seichel and internet, you can make some quick money on a good deal. So we use that money for some extras, that you were not able to afford. All i can tell you, i know eli and some other guys. Our parents never paid for this stuff, we earned it.
So steve, please " verginn " as our trips!