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[quote=Anonymous]i was a poor immigrant growing up.

[quote=Anonymous]Do you shop at WalMart? No. Salvation Army. 
Do you eat fast food all the time? No.  
How big is your home?   2BR apartment
What do you DO on weekends? play with friends, visit family members, museums
Where do you go on vacations? didn't go on a lot of vacations, but went to the Pacific NW once
Do you have very few clothes? Shoes?  not a lot
If you're too poor to go out, what do you do to get together with friends? hung out, went to the movies
Do you have any friends who are well off?  yes, had a scholarship to a private school
What do you do for fun? now?  hang out with family, workout.  
What do you think is the qualifier that makes a person poor? my parents worried a lot about paying bills. 
Do your kids know you're poor? yes, i knew when i was growing up.  
What do they do after school? sports, hang out with friends. 
Do they get teased in school? i did.  as i got older, it got better.

I always watch movies about really poor people and this whole lifestyle just fascinates me. [/quote]

as someone pointed out, it's not a "lifestyle."  i didn't choose it.  it was what it was.  i don't consider myself poor now and looking back, yes, we were "poor" financially.  but i never really wanted for anything,  i was fed, housed, clothed and LOVED. maybe it wasn't always the right pair of shoes, but who cares now?  [/quote]

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