Subtle signs of class

[Anonymous]

Using proper grammar and a few big words here and there. High enough IQ, and not purposely dumbing yourself down to fit in.

Clothes that are fitting well but not too tight. Too tight all the time is a song of low class - it’s like you’re selling yourself a little too hard.

[Anonymous]

Our house is crammed full of books and original art, and we have a giant TV in the living room. We're "intellectual class," not "classy class."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A good selection of books. Not too many mass market paperbacks, self help, or coffee table books.

Are on the walls. It doesn't have to be originals, but not some random Thomas Kinkade or similar that you picked up at Home Goods. Professional family portraits/self portraits on the walls vs the LifeTouch school photos and family vacay pics.

If there's a dog, it's well behaved. Never jumps on guests and obeys commands to sit and lay.

Big loss of points if there's a TV in the living room. TVs are for the family room, not formal living room.

Shelves and surfaces aren't cluttered with random knickknacks from travels.

If a piano is present, it's in tune. Nothing more telling than a guest setting down to play something and it being out of tune.

That's a provincial, suburban mindset right there. A lot of us live in cities here... there's only a living room. And the tv is in it. Oops!

tv should go in the bedroom in that case

[Anonymous]

I don't get people who have the big tvs anymore. Why not just use your tablet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Small kitchen, lots of guest rooms, old American cars with some dirt on them. Persian rugs obtained by an older relative whist traveling in Iraq or Yemen in the early 1900s. Vacations include things like helicopter trips to hunt moose or elk, or expeditions on camel with Bedouins. Art includes antiquities, framed handwritten poems signed by Maya Angelou, and mounted heads of animals killed while hunting.

this is wasp culture from the 60s-90s

it's since died out

[Anonymous]

Nice (i.e. 70k +) cars, updated house finishes, tons of books and unique art, high quality but smallish wardrobe, spends most of their extra money on travel and experiences rather than things

Both parents have graduate degrees

Nice house with *very* short commute (think Kalorama)

Private schooling and private sports/language/music/etc. lessons for kids. Get their kids involved with expensive sports (tennis, skiing, golf, horseback riding, sailing if you live in Maryland, etc.) from a young age.

You can tell a lot by the way a person eats and works out. Boutique exercise classes, slender physique, eats mainly "clean" locally sourced organic foods.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nice (i.e. 70k +) cars, updated house finishes, tons of books and unique art, high quality but smallish wardrobe, spends most of their extra money on travel and experiences rather than things

Both parents have graduate degrees

Nice house with *very* short commute (think Kalorama)

Private schooling and private sports/language/music/etc. lessons for kids. Get their kids involved with expensive sports (tennis, skiing, golf, horseback riding, sailing if you live in Maryland, etc.) from a young age.

You can tell a lot by the way a person eats and works out. Boutique exercise classes, slender physique, eats mainly "clean" locally sourced organic foods.

Lol no. This is what new money thinks gives them class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't get people who have the big tvs anymore. Why not just use your tablet?

We watch movies as a family.

I don't want to hold the tablet.

Shows look better on televisions.

I can't believe this is a question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nice (i.e. 70k +) cars, updated house finishes, tons of books and unique art, high quality but smallish wardrobe, spends most of their extra money on travel and experiences rather than things

Both parents have graduate degrees

Nice house with *very* short commute (think Kalorama)

Private schooling and private sports/language/music/etc. lessons for kids. Get their kids involved with expensive sports (tennis, skiing, golf, horseback riding, sailing if you live in Maryland, etc.) from a young age.

You can tell a lot by the way a person eats and works out. Boutique exercise classes, slender physique, eats mainly "clean" locally sourced organic foods.

Lol no. This is what new money thinks gives them class.

give me a break. you think rich people don't like to have nice things?

DCUM has a very warped perception of how rich people live.

You're thinking about broke WASPs. They try to make things last because: they're broke. The generational money they were relying on ran out in the last generation and they're too lazy to make some more on their own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't get people who have the big tvs anymore. Why not just use your tablet?

We watch movies as a family.

I don't want to hold the tablet.

Shows look better on televisions.

I can't believe this is a question.

This is why you put a tv in your den or basement.

If you live in an apartment that doesn't have a family room but you do have kids, you're not rich and have no business weighing in on this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nice (i.e. 70k +) cars, updated house finishes, tons of books and unique art, high quality but smallish wardrobe, spends most of their extra money on travel and experiences rather than things

Both parents have graduate degrees

Nice house with *very* short commute (think Kalorama)

Private schooling and private sports/language/music/etc. lessons for kids. Get their kids involved with expensive sports (tennis, skiing, golf, horseback riding, sailing if you live in Maryland, etc.) from a young age.

You can tell a lot by the way a person eats and works out. Boutique exercise classes, slender physique, eats mainly "clean" locally sourced organic foods.

Lol no. This is what new money thinks gives them class.

give me a break. you think rich people don't like to have nice things?

DCUM has a very warped perception of how rich people live.

You're thinking about broke WASPs. They try to make things last because: they're broke. The generational money they were relying on ran out in the last generation and they're too lazy to make some more on their own.

+1

There's a lot of conflating broke WASP culture with class in this thread. They're not the same thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nice (i.e. 70k +) cars, updated house finishes, tons of books and unique art, high quality but smallish wardrobe, spends most of their extra money on travel and experiences rather than things

Both parents have graduate degrees

Nice house with *very* short commute (think Kalorama)

Private schooling and private sports/language/music/etc. lessons for kids. Get their kids involved with expensive sports (tennis, skiing, golf, horseback riding, sailing if you live in Maryland, etc.) from a young age.

You can tell a lot by the way a person eats and works out. Boutique exercise classes, slender physique, eats mainly "clean" locally sourced organic foods.

Flashy cars make true WASPs cringe. Try old Volvos or generic Priuses or Toyota Camrys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nice (i.e. 70k +) cars, updated house finishes, tons of books and unique art, high quality but smallish wardrobe, spends most of their extra money on travel and experiences rather than things

Both parents have graduate degrees

Nice house with *very* short commute (think Kalorama)

Private schooling and private sports/language/music/etc. lessons for kids. Get their kids involved with expensive sports (tennis, skiing, golf, horseback riding, sailing if you live in Maryland, etc.) from a young age.

You can tell a lot by the way a person eats and works out. Boutique exercise classes, slender physique, eats mainly "clean" locally sourced organic foods.

true, rich people are obsessed with how they eat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Small kitchen, lots of guest rooms, old American cars with some dirt on them. Persian rugs obtained by an older relative whist traveling in Iraq or Yemen in the early 1900s. Vacations include things like helicopter trips to hunt moose or elk, or expeditions on camel with Bedouins. Art includes antiquities, framed handwritten poems signed by Maya Angelou, and mounted heads of animals killed while hunting.

this is wasp culture from the 60s-90s

it's since died out

Yeah I think the people hanging on to it are an older generation, for sure.

My In Laws fit this description to a T. Think dirty beat up Suburban (but carrying five digits worth of purebred champion show dogs along with the dirty LL Bean boat bags) and old colonial antiques and rare things brought back by the grandfather who was an ambassador.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nice (i.e. 70k +) cars, updated house finishes, tons of books and unique art, high quality but smallish wardrobe, spends most of their extra money on travel and experiences rather than things

Both parents have graduate degrees

Nice house with *very* short commute (think Kalorama)

Private schooling and private sports/language/music/etc. lessons for kids. Get their kids involved with expensive sports (tennis, skiing, golf, horseback riding, sailing if you live in Maryland, etc.) from a young age.

You can tell a lot by the way a person eats and works out. Boutique exercise classes, slender physique, eats mainly "clean" locally sourced organic foods.

Flashy cars make true WASPs cringe. Try old Volvos or generic Priuses or Toyota Camrys.

Nope. All the broke WASPs I know drive old Mercedes or Audis. Volvos aren't cheap either. My Volvo SUV was over 60k.

I suppose you've never been to CT, world headquarters of hedge fund culture. All those guys drive super exotic cars. A BMW 3 series is considered an entry level vehicle there.