Quote: Originally Posted by CheapyD I don't understand what the big deal is. Hawaii is the closest destination to Japan that is also reasonably accessible from the East coast, where my parents live. I took my family there twice and we all decided we wanted to go somewhere different for our family get together. Also, it's really hot there so it's not exactly a great Summer destination.

I think the issue was with how snobby you came across saying it. For one, there was no context to how many times you have gone there as a family. The tone you took sounded like you go there every year and are bored with it. It made me imagine you in a private hangar, with a robe and pipe, debating which jet to take out and where your destination would be. “Paris is so nice this time of year, but the tourists truly are detestable.”