Foreign exchange trader Alex Hope who blew 204,000 pounds (NT$9.6 million) on a night bender to celebrate becoming a millionaire told The Sun he has no regrets — because he can earn that in days.
It is the most expensive bar bill in the UK. The epic outlay included 125,000 pounds on a bottle of the world’s priciest bubbly. He also shelled out over 60,000 pounds on other drinks and paid an 18,540 pounds service charge.
But the 23-year-old whiz kid, who lives in London’s Docklands, insists he is not a show-off. He said ”I was embarrassed because it made me look flash and really I’m not.”
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“But I promised myself when I became a millionaire I would have a night out. I’ve worked hard to afford it. So why not? I can earn 50,000 pounds a day.”
(Liberty Times)
倫敦外匯交易員艾力克斯.霍普一夜狂歡喝酒喝掉二十萬四千英鎊(新台幣九百六十萬元),慶祝他躋身百萬富翁之列,他向《太陽報》說,他不後悔,因為他幾天內就能把這筆錢賺回來。
這是英國最貴的酒吧帳單。這筆龐大開支包括花十二萬五千英鎊開一瓶全球最貴的香檳。他另外還付了六萬多英鎊在其他飲料,以及一萬八千五百四十英鎊的服務費。
但是,這名住在倫敦船塢區的二十三歲青年才俊強調,他不是愛炫耀的人。他說:「我很不好意思,因為這讓我看起來很招搖,其實我不是。」
「而是我曾向自己承諾,成為百萬富翁時,要狂歡一夜。我努力工作讓我花得起這樣的錢,所以,為何不呢?我一天就能賺到五萬英鎊。」
(自由時報/翻譯:管淑平)
Warning: Excessive consumption of alcohol can damage your health.
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