Subtle signs of class

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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. The guy who wrote "Class" even mentioned the phenomenon of the outdated kitchen. Your help works there, not you, so why update it. This has translated through old money to this day, even the ones that no longer have someone to cook for them. My mom's condo in Kalorama was like this. I inherited her "old" money but I like a nice kitchen, so her kitchen drove me nuts.

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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.

Yeah, no thanks. I'm good without any additional meds.

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Anonymous wrote:No tattoos, proper grammar, no smoking, well fitted and tasteful clothes, shoes not down at the heels, well spoken and thoughtful, not reactionary or too loud in appearance or demeanor, everyone in family has at least a Bachelor's, ability to discuss politics or world dynamics without getting personal or overly hysterical, limited and tasteful FB/special media posts

Lots of upper class folks in worn shoes, especially among the waspy horsy types.

Lots of people beyond upper middle class that smoke. It’s almost like a bell curve.

Er, no. Smoking is an indicator that someone has no class. Regardless of the income/wealth level. You can't buy class, and a smoker doesn't have it.

Everyone has a socioeconomic class. That's what we are discussing here. Not "is this classy?"

SES is usually boiled down to your income, which is correlated with things like education and longevity. “Class” in the sense on this thread is your values and choices. There are plenty of loud, obnoxious, super-rich people.

And there are plenty of meek, whispery, mousy, little-kid-face-making, fake poor people.

This is a weird flex, to punch down. What did the poor ever do to you?

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Older people with straight white teeth. Being slim. House smells clean. Clean hair.

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Summers in Rangoon and luge lessons.

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Anonymous wrote:Summers in Rangoon and luge lessons.

In the spring, we’d make meat helmets…

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Having fresh vegetables and nutrient dense ingredients in the fridge and not eating frozen meals or ultra processed crap.

[Anonymous]

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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.

I have an available physician. I also have no maladies that require prescription meds. I’m fine with that.

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Grey Poupon

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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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.

Old money doesn't have shag carpets, they have hardwood floors. There's a difference between not throwing money away needlessly, and looking like the Brady Bunch house.

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The Green Book.

I hope I haven't revealed too much...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Green Book.

I hope I haven't revealed too much...

Not if you're under 80, soooo many Hyacinth Bucket-types in there now

[Anonymous]

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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.

Yep. The wealthiest couple I know with a large apartment off 5th ave around the corner from Met keeps that apartment a total 1980s time capsule. They bought it in the 1980s, and it was decorated to the tops then... and they apparently still like it that way or don't care. Everything works, and brass is back in again.

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I tried to keep my grandparents furniture. I had it reupholstered. It cost more than new furniture. I started researching the value of furniture as a family heirloom. There is little to know value in it, even the best. I don't like farmhouse distressed furniture. I like Scandinavian style furniture, like Skovby. I like furniture from House of Denmark. That wasn't my family's style at all. I don't like colonial style or cherry wood furniture at all. I wouldn't care if my family descended from Martha Washington, I would rather have Ikea than live in a house decorated in colonial, Ethan Allen style.

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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

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

Yep. The wealthiest couple I know with a large apartment off 5th ave around the corner from Met keeps that apartment a total 1980s time capsule. They bought it in the 1980s, and it was decorated to the tops then... and they apparently still like it that way or don't care. Everything works, and brass is back in again.

1980s was just the worst though for decorating style. Mauve.