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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you asking about upper class, or wealthy? Because these can be 2 different things.[/quote]

Yes, I agree they are different. The question was about "signaling upper class". People can do this without being upperclassmen, if they know what those signals are.  Similarly, some UC people may choose not to signal.  The question was what are those signals?

Generally for women:
Manners
Weight/fitness 
Travel
Education 
Types of hobbies 
Taste in clothes, food, decor, etc.

And about a thousand other little things.[/quote]

I can’t stand people who try to act and only do things that they think appear UC.

We have a seven figure income and UC in terms of wealth. We know lots of wealthy people. I find the classiest and richest don’t signal anything. They are often confident and don’t need to impress others. They do have good manners and a wide range of interests.

My kids have expensive hobbies. They also have cheap and free ones.

We live in a beautiful home. Maybe we are new money flashy but we have a beautiful house. I won’t try to live in a shack to be understated wealth.[/quote]

Similar to you I find some signal some don't.  We have some Hallmarks, like house in Vail and a nice primary home in NW but we drive old cars and don't spend much on clothes.  My younger kids wear hand me downs from my older ones (even uniforms), so some of our behaviors and taste is very middle class.[/quote]

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