Subtle signs of class

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Anonymous wrote:Generally, yes. Books are a definite sign of class as is a tasteful home. Clean and calm and smells fresh (like outside fresh not plug-ins stink).

Rows of mass market paperbacks by Stephen King, Dean Koontz, et al are not signs of class. If anything they signal a limited sphere of knowledge.

What can we have then? Illiad in Greek?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Class and wealth are different. Correlated, especially in the past. There are all kinds of wealthy. Class:

-not loudmouthed to the point of being brash
-clean, shapely nails
-nothing gaudy. Or minimal with one statement piece.
-clean, washed hair
-nothing that looks overly styled or done
-no overwhelming scents
-well read and well spoken
-humble, or at least able to cut people down very subtly
-musically literate
-culturally literate
-comfortable in their own skin
-not a striver who is always comparing self to others, one-upping, etc
-any kids are well behaved

THIS. Hedge funders in CT are not inherently high class simply because of income. That is not how it works. See also: the Trumps, Kushners, Kardashians, most highly successful social media influencers, etc. All have wealth, none have class.

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Anonymous wrote:Kardashian women and Lauren Sanchez=nouveau riche. If a Kardashian or Lauren does something, you can be assured it's the very opposite of class.

+1

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books, if they have interesting collections, what kind of music they play, the wines they serve, the kinds of serving pieces they have (barware etc...)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Generally, yes. Books are a definite sign of class as is a tasteful home. Clean and calm and smells fresh (like outside fresh not plug-ins stink).

Yes to this EXCEPT the books. Most of us are going digital. I got rid of most of my books during Covid and I have a library. I decided it’s too much dust. I turned the room into a cozy reading/relaxing room adjacent to my home office.

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This is America, the people with “class” are usually the has-beens.

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Anonymous wrote:Graciousness

+1
Snobbery is a true sign of the class insecure.

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

You are confusing class with wealth, but that's so typical of DCUM.

And yet you won’t find members of the UC pushing a dirty shopping cart around TJ Maxx looking at trash. Well… except for my mother—but there is mental illness driving it with her.

Wait are you saying classy people don’t shop at TJ Maxx or rich people don’t? I can personally confirm that some super, generationally rich people I know shop there. If that makes them loss points in the class war so be it but they’re at least being smart with money.

Can confirm. Some of the richest ladies I know love a bargain and finding a needle in the haystack. Goodwill, to a lesser degree. TJ Maxx, yes. Consignment stores in wealthy neighborhoods. The wealthiest ladies can pull this off because their entire look whispers "I'm rich" and no one would think they go it for 1/10th of the retail price.

My extremely rich Aunt in Greenwich loves TJ Maxx. My mom too. They always look so good. They mix bargains in with their regular stuff. But both of them are Talbots outlet, TJ Maxx, Home Goods fanatics.

My siblings and I are wealthy. I have a hard time typing this though. Not a single one of us feels wealthy. You'd never know it from the way any of us shop/dress/look.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think a big tv is okay, just not over the fireplace. No video game consoles, gamers are lazy.

I used to think kind of like this - TV only in the TV/media/or games room - never in living room or front room. Then the art TV came out and I LOVE IT in my living room over the fire place. I can put a rotation of whatever I want, including local artists.

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Anonymous wrote:Class is how you treat other people, OP. If your parents did not teach you this, OP I can't help you.

Being concerned with morals is super middle classed.

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Anonymous wrote:Class is how you treat other people, OP. If your parents did not teach you this, OP I can't help you.

Being concerned with morals is super middle classed.

The pathetic middle class alone are concerned with morals?
All others are immoral.

The rich are immoral grifters. (A little extrapolation there.)

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Short nails, tasteful makeup, no crop tops, real jewelry, quality clothes with no brand names showing

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It’s the subtle demure. The tailored to figure clothes. Think Princess Catherine.
Minimalist
Mono colors as opposed to a different scheme in every room.
Yes, good books (non fiction even better)
Behavior towards people in general.
Well maintained fabrics around house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Generally, yes. Books are a definite sign of class as is a tasteful home. Clean and calm and smells fresh (like outside fresh not plug-ins stink).

Yes to this EXCEPT the books. Most of us are going digital. I got rid of most of my books during Covid and I have a library. I decided it’s too much dust. I turned the room into a cozy reading/relaxing room adjacent to my home office.

So you agree, you think you're really classy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Generally, yes. Books are a definite sign of class as is a tasteful home. Clean and calm and smells fresh (like outside fresh not plug-ins stink).

Yes to this EXCEPT the books. Most of us are going digital. I got rid of most of my books during Covid and I have a library. I decided it’s too much dust. I turned the room into a cozy reading/relaxing room adjacent to my home office.

Same. And I have a graduate degree in creative writing.