Wow, what a show! I watched all of them last night and made the ASSumption
based upon certain things, that perhaps, some are "connected".
One thing I found kind of "mob-like" was the fact that the one lady paid for her entire house full of furniture with $120,000+ in cash that she had in her wallet. I mean, really, who does that?? Then, when the furniture was delivered, her husband (who's in "construction" and btw, I really like after the dancing lessons
) walked in looking like a character straight out of a modern day mob movie - wife beater t-shirt, tattoos on his arms, built like a truck, and paid the delivery guys with a wad of cash.. I may totally be off base, but he has that "vibe".
Then, the whole family banquet business - the entire family lives like Sultans - so unless they are hosting some REALLY over the top events where they are marking up the costs by 1000%, I just don't see how they can be bringing in that kind of dough.
The kinds of houses they live in are multi million dollar homes, decorated to the nines. These people didn't inherit their wealth (their grammar would be much better by this time if they were multi-generational money), they aren't NY investment bankers or partners in law firms, none are high muckety mucks at multi-national corporations, they aren't oil men who struck it rich, etc. Where does that kind of money come from?
I have a friend, who I've known for years, from Long Island. I know she is "connected" (but I won't say her name because it is extremely google-able
). Her dad is in "construction", she works for him as does her entire family, brothers, sisters, uncles, etc., but none of them actually do any work. They seem extremely similar in their behavior and spending patterns as these folks. My friend always pays in cash too, and she always pays for everyone at the table!! Caroline even reminds me of her mom, controlling, but loving, and always cooking for a crowd
So, maybe these gals are playing it up like they are mafia for entertainment value, or maybe they really are. Who really knows? But I like the show, and I like the people in it!
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