If your friend won 16 million

14-04-2010 05:27PM #1

You're friends with someone for say 4 years and they win 16million, would you be able to keep the same friendship in place or would it all change?
Would you ask for money if you were stuck?

I wouldn't ask for money but at the same time, I think the friendship would change massively..

DazMarz · 14-04-2010 05:28PM

I don't know.

Alls I know is if it was me that won 16 million, my relationship with everyone in this country would change.... Cos I'd be gone to Las Vegas!!!:D

Prof.Badass · 14-04-2010 05:29PM

fap.

Wait....what?

Rhyme · 14-04-2010 05:30PM

I'd keep the friendship the same on my end, post celebrations of course. If they drifted away, I'd tell them that hoping they'd stay my friend, if they didn't, big whoop.

/serious

Kill them, friends come and go, money is forever.

That_Guy · 14-04-2010 05:30PM

Well it probably would change a lot because I'm pretty sure he'd be gone out of this country before I had time to say congratulations.

flahavaj · 14-04-2010 05:30PM

Depends how much of a slice of the action they gave me.:pac:

Hazys · 14-04-2010 05:32PM

After 4 years of Friendship, i'd surely know enough dirt on him to blackmail his ass.

16million...yoink!

wylo · 14-04-2010 05:32PM

I wont deny id be seriously jealous, and I also wont deny that Id be disappointed if he didnt offer anything, even small, but that would have to massively depend on the type of friendship it was. I have 'friends' going back alot longer than 4 years but I dont know if they would see any cash if I won whereas I have other good friends of about 3 or 4 years who most likely would see cash.

To answer your question, yes at first, but as soon as I got used to it i dont think much would change then.

EL_Loco · 14-04-2010 05:32PM

initial joy would give way to resentment on your part,
initial generousity would lead to paranoia that everyone was gold digging on their's. they'd buy a big house with a big wall and that'd be that.

Sykk · 14-04-2010 05:33PM

I'd go on the dole.

alwaysadub · 14-04-2010 05:35PM

I wouldn't ask for money no. I would hope our friendship would stay the same as much as it possibly could, but 16 million is a serious amount of money and i'm sure their lifestyle would change. They'd be jetting off round the world in their own jet, while i'd be too broke to even get a Ryanair flight somewhere!

UrbanSea · 14-04-2010 05:43PM

I wouldnt ask for money but if ye are such good friends surely they would buy you a few nice things?

That_Guy · 14-04-2010 05:44PM

greetings wrote: »

I wouldnt ask for money but if ye are such good friends surely they would buy you a few nice things?

Well I'd be surely expecting something more than a hug for my next birthday.

tricky D · 14-04-2010 05:50PM

Have they signed the back of the ticket yet?

Duff · 14-04-2010 05:50PM

I'd ask for a couple of grand and if he refused i'd bate the shíte outta him hey!

dr.bollocko · 14-04-2010 05:52PM

I'd end up secretly resenting them. So no change really.

consultech · 14-04-2010 05:53PM

I'd most likely look to manipulate them into giving me at least a cool one.

2manyconditions · 14-04-2010 05:54PM

....Friendship over - what type of rich person wants to hang out with paupers - of course friends would end up sponging off you. Who wants friends like that. I'd get me some rich friends if I won 16mill. :pac:

Burning Eclipse · 14-04-2010 05:54PM

wtf at people saying they'd leave the country if they won the lotto... We're in a deflation; if you were wealthy to the point of not needing to work (e.g. 16 million), why would you leave!??

dr.bollocko · 14-04-2010 05:58PM

Burning Eclipse wrote: »

wtf at people saying they'd leave the country if they won the lotto... We're in a deflation; if you were wealthy to the point of not needing to work (e.g. 16 million), why would you leave!??

The weather. Proportion of bikini-clad hotties, potholes not too kind to ferrari's.... Hell I'd leave.

14-04-2010 06:06PM

Burning Eclipse wrote: »

wtf at people saying they'd leave the country if they won the lotto... We're in a deflation; if you were wealthy to the point of not needing to work (e.g. 16 million), why would you leave!??

Mix things up.. I'd like to spend a few months in my ski chalet, a few months in my Manhattan apartment, a few months in asia and the summer in Galway.
Might settle in Ireland eventually but at 22, I'd be gone.

CoalBucket · 14-04-2010 06:07PM

Burning Eclipse wrote: »

wtf at people saying they'd leave the country if they won the lotto... We're in a deflation; if you were wealthy to the point of not needing to work (e.g. 16 million), why would you leave!??

Deflation ! If you got 16m I'd say you'd be ok pretty much everywhere. I can understand why people would leave. Personally Id stay here and give the money to keep Anglo afloat.

Carl Sagan · 14-04-2010 06:09PM

/thread slowly derails into conversation about what you would do with the money...

krustydoyle · 14-04-2010 06:11PM

Friend of mine won a few million a few years back.... told his wife he loved her but he'd miss her.... he hasn't been seen since... God only knows where he went..... True Story...

14-04-2010 06:12PM

Is that really a true story?!

Closed ac · 14-04-2010 06:15PM

krustydoyle wrote: »

Friend of mine won a few million a few years back.... told his wife he loved her but he'd miss her.... he hasn't been seen since... God only knows where he went..... True Story...

/may not be true story

FYP

AnonoBoy · 14-04-2010 06:15PM

My friend is generous so I'd definitely get a pint out of him.

A pint of gold that is!

Oh yeah!

krustydoyle · 14-04-2010 06:16PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Is that really a true story?!

Yeah, Honest to god.. It was the talk of the town for years but sure thats that.. The Mad ****er just upped and left.. :eek:

14-04-2010 06:18PM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

My friend is generous so I'd definitely get a pint out of him.

Only one friend? Awh........

krustydoyle wrote: »

Yeah, Honest to god.. It was the talk of the town for years but sure thats that.. The Mad ****er just upped and left.. :eek:

That's mad, the poor wife like..

pebbles21 · 14-04-2010 06:28PM

I have no friends

krustydoyle · 14-04-2010 06:30PM

Now you said it but winning that kind of money only brings you more problems than you need...

If your friend won 16 million

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