Posh people having extremely polite arguments over dinner while the staff do all the actual work downstairs.
Fun fact: Highclere Castle, the real filming location, was once home to the discoverer of Tutankhamun's tomb.
Six people in New York who somehow afford massive apartments by working in a coffee shop and occasionally acting.
Fun fact: The six cast members negotiated salaries as a group, each earning $1 million per episode by season ten.