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[quote=Anonymous]Income is only one facet of class. Here are ways I identify a middle class person:

- strong emphasis on enforcement of dominant culture (eg, people who become really upset if someone expresses a view like "vaccines are bad"- this is a dead class giveaway)
- concern about rules of etiquette, especially table manners
- more concerned about class signals than any other class
- tend to signal affiliations (bumper stickers that say "Penn State" or "My Child is on the Honor Role at Middling Middle School")
- expresses opinions in terms of class ("cruises are for the poors") vs preference ("I havent tried one but I tend to prefer staying at one destination")
- implicit statements that suggest other people are financially constrained
- fussy about clothing brands or car brands
- fly main cabin on vacation 
- believe that Europeans are sophisticated 
- explain that they are "more of a Starbucks person" when someone is drinking dunkin donuts coffee
- tend to disdain others with similar buying power
- and this is an important one, they do not know when they are talking to a rich person[/quote]

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