Subtle signs of class

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I come from a working class family.

I attended private school with wealthy people.

Most Americans are only one or two generations away from having been dirt poor. Unless you are descendants of the Rockefellers, your family had a grandparent somewhere who came from nothing and worked very hard to make money.

+1

You are fooling no one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Decor from other countries, not decor from TJ Maxx.

The decor from other countries is such a clear indicator of a tasteless boomer house. I’ve been to too many estate sales with houses filled with expensive souvenirs at decor, yet the owner could never be bothered to update the 70s kitchen or replace the brightly colored shag carpet. Not saying decor from tj maxx is the right answer either

You definitely are unfamiliar with old money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Decor from other countries, not decor from TJ Maxx.

The decor from other countries is such a clear indicator of a tasteless boomer house. I’ve been to too many estate sales with houses filled with expensive souvenirs at decor, yet the owner could never be bothered to update the 70s kitchen or replace the brightly colored shag carpet. Not saying decor from tj maxx is the right answer either

You definitely are unfamiliar with old money.

+1. Go to some open houses on the Philadelphia Main Line. This isn’t about Boomers, it’s about a culture and relationship to money and experience that some PPs can’t pick up on. It’s not a tasteless Boomer house, it’s an aesthetic that goes beyond that generation, but a lot of outsiders do not pick up on the nuance.

[Anonymous]

A lot of these comments don’t apply in a mixed race or mixed ethnicity grouping.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had no idea books were a sign of class in a home.

Signed a middle class person (I guess that makes sense?)

I mean I had books in my house, but they weren’t on display. Probably bc they weren’t of any value.

Books are not a sign of class unless you are over a certain age. Most people have their books on kindle, and donated their books to a better cause, by now.

You're right, us oldsters understand that when you rely on electronic books that they can be removed or changed without your consent. We also know that research shows that reading a physical book leads to greater comprehension and retention.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For fun, rate my class - DH went to HYS for ugrad and law school I went to Gtown for ugrad and law school. Our parents were lawyers, doctors and politicians for 4 generations. Before that, farmers and merchants.

We make $300k + retirement + investments but no trusts except an interest in a rather large acreage in a family trust but nothing titled to us besides our house and our starter home.

We have 1 DC with a name like Charlotte "last name as middle name". Charlotte X's college and grad school, should she choose to pursue it, are fully funded by another family trust. She currently attends public school, but there is funding available for private. We live in close-in 20816 in an old but renovated single family house.

This is just for fun, so don't say something like your class is ZERO because it's tacky to ask!

MC trying way too hard to be UC

+1. Charlotte is very MC.

Princess Charlotte? Queen Charlotte?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh totally!
Things that say class to me are as you say a lot of books, items from different cultures, furniture that is thoughtfully curated (doesn’t have to be expensive). Instruments for sure. Art, even if self made. Things that are unique.

Signs of the opposite to me are those puffy leather sofas, signs that say stuff like live laugh love, a lot of Raymour and Flanagan looking stuff, bad lighting, linoleum and anything ‘fake fancy’. Also fake tree at holiday time screams no class

Guess my mold allergies have doomed me to a low class life. My trees are pretty to look at, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For fun, rate my class - DH went to HYS for ugrad and law school I went to Gtown for ugrad and law school. Our parents were lawyers, doctors and politicians for 4 generations. Before that, farmers and merchants.

We make $300k + retirement + investments but no trusts except an interest in a rather large acreage in a family trust but nothing titled to us besides our house and our starter home.

We have 1 DC with a name like Charlotte "last name as middle name". Charlotte X's college and grad school, should she choose to pursue it, are fully funded by another family trust. She currently attends public school, but there is funding available for private. We live in close-in 20816 in an old but renovated single family house.

This is just for fun, so don't say something like your class is ZERO because it's tacky to ask!

MC trying way too hard to be UC

+1. Charlotte is very MC.

Princess Charlotte? Queen Charlotte?

Right. All of the middle class plebs are naming their child Charlotte because it’s a trend started by the royal family. Besides the fact that Charlotte is a family name for the royal family and it is NOT a family name for 99% of Americans who name their daughter Charlotte.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Decor from other countries, not decor from TJ Maxx.

The decor from other countries is such a clear indicator of a tasteless boomer house. I’ve been to too many estate sales with houses filled with expensive souvenirs at decor, yet the owner could never be bothered to update the 70s kitchen or replace the brightly colored shag carpet. Not saying decor from tj maxx is the right answer either

You definitely are unfamiliar with old money.

+1. Go to some open houses on the Philadelphia Main Line. This isn’t about Boomers, it’s about a culture and relationship to money and experience that some PPs can’t pick up on. It’s not a tasteless Boomer house, it’s an aesthetic that goes beyond that generation, but a lot of outsiders do not pick up on the nuance.

Yep. It’s why lower and middle classes always want a new kitchen and bathrooms. They have furniture from ikea but must have the latest trends in kitchen and baths. Not sure what’s driving it but trendy kitchen and baths are definitely a middle class thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:”Classier than ivanka” 😂 this person thinks class means fashion , jewelry & money

Resurrected dead thread from 2019 for this

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Decor from other countries, not decor from TJ Maxx.

The decor from other countries is such a clear indicator of a tasteless boomer house. I’ve been to too many estate sales with houses filled with expensive souvenirs at decor, yet the owner could never be bothered to update the 70s kitchen or replace the brightly colored shag carpet. Not saying decor from tj maxx is the right answer either

Old money doesn’t remodel to keep up with trends.

+1. Resigns and relents when updates are necessary, jokingly saying I guess this is what people are doing now .... Or, if historical home, remodels in period fashion, so it looks the same before and after.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh totally!
Things that say class to me are as you say a lot of books, items from different cultures, furniture that is thoughtfully curated (doesn’t have to be expensive). Instruments for sure. Art, even if self made. Things that are unique.

Signs of the opposite to me are those puffy leather sofas, signs that say stuff like live laugh love, a lot of Raymour and Flanagan looking stuff, bad lighting, linoleum and anything ‘fake fancy’. Also fake tree at holiday time screams no class

Guess my mold allergies have doomed me to a low class life. My trees are pretty to look at, though.

PP and having an available physician who can diagnose, treat and prescribe meds for an ongoing or seasonal malady is a class thing - LMC and above. The fact that you have insurance and easy access to low cost med refills is a benefit available to LMC/working class and above.

There’s certainly a correlation between diagnoses/meds and higher income demographics.

So you could check medicine cabinets! Who has EpiPens/inhalers/CGM/an array of rx meds for ADHD/depression/anxiety and who has just otc meds only and maybe a few bottles of expired rx meds from a long ago ER visit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh totally!
Things that say class to me are as you say a lot of books, items from different cultures, furniture that is thoughtfully curated (doesn’t have to be expensive). Instruments for sure. Art, even if self made. Things that are unique.

Signs of the opposite to me are those puffy leather sofas, signs that say stuff like live laugh love, a lot of Raymour and Flanagan looking stuff, bad lighting, linoleum and anything ‘fake fancy’. Also fake tree at holiday time screams no class

Guess my mold allergies have doomed me to a low class life. My trees are pretty to look at, though.

PP and having an available physician who can diagnose, treat and prescribe meds for an ongoing or seasonal malady is a class thing - LMC and above. The fact that you have insurance and easy access to low cost med refills is a benefit available to LMC/working class and above.

There’s certainly a correlation between diagnoses/meds and higher income demographics.

So you could check medicine cabinets! Who has EpiPens/inhalers/CGM/an array of rx meds for ADHD/depression/anxiety and who has just otc meds only and maybe a few bottles of expired rx meds from a long ago ER visit.

NP. Lady, you are nuts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh totally!
Things that say class to me are as you say a lot of books, items from different cultures, furniture that is thoughtfully curated (doesn’t have to be expensive). Instruments for sure. Art, even if self made. Things that are unique.

Signs of the opposite to me are those puffy leather sofas, signs that say stuff like live laugh love, a lot of Raymour and Flanagan looking stuff, bad lighting, linoleum and anything ‘fake fancy’. Also fake tree at holiday time screams no class

Guess my mold allergies have doomed me to a low class life. My trees are pretty to look at, though.

PP and having an available physician who can diagnose, treat and prescribe meds for an ongoing or seasonal malady is a class thing - LMC and above. The fact that you have insurance and easy access to low cost med refills is a benefit available to LMC/working class and above.

There’s certainly a correlation between diagnoses/meds and higher income demographics.

So you could check medicine cabinets! Who has EpiPens/inhalers/CGM/an array of rx meds for ADHD/depression/anxiety and who has just otc meds only and maybe a few bottles of expired rx meds from a long ago ER visit.

NP. Lady, you are nuts.

I think she’s kidding about checking the cabinets. She’s spot on about the meds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh totally!
Things that say class to me are as you say a lot of books, items from different cultures, furniture that is thoughtfully curated (doesn’t have to be expensive). Instruments for sure. Art, even if self made. Things that are unique.

Signs of the opposite to me are those puffy leather sofas, signs that say stuff like live laugh love, a lot of Raymour and Flanagan looking stuff, bad lighting, linoleum and anything ‘fake fancy’. Also fake tree at holiday time screams no class

Guess my mold allergies have doomed me to a low class life. My trees are pretty to look at, though.

PP and having an available physician who can diagnose, treat and prescribe meds for an ongoing or seasonal malady is a class thing - LMC and above. The fact that you have insurance and easy access to low cost med refills is a benefit available to LMC/working class and above.

There’s certainly a correlation between diagnoses/meds and higher income demographics.

So you could check medicine cabinets! Who has EpiPens/inhalers/CGM/an array of rx meds for ADHD/depression/anxiety and who has just otc meds only and maybe a few bottles of expired rx meds from a long ago ER visit.

NP. Lady, you are nuts.

I think she’s kidding about checking the cabinets. She’s spot on about the meds.

Somehow I don’t think so. But if “a medicine cabinet full of anti-psychotics means I’m high class” is how she gets through the day, more power to her