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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Particularly in this day and age, it doesn’t mean much. You can charge vacations; a much better indicator of wealth is investments and real estate.[/quote]

Class isn't about wealth; it's about consumption. [/quote]
Class isn't about consumption. It's a combination of educational pedigree, cultural values, aesthetics, vocation, and money. For the upper middle classes and lower upper classes, uncontrolled consumption is crass.[/quote]

This. Essentially, act like you’ve been there before. [/quote]

I agree, class is based on many factors and while there may be some indicators based on traveling habits, it's not the ONLY indicator.

Ex: I was raised middle class in north Arlington by parents with master's degrees: 1 a public school teacher and the other a mid-level federal employee.  We took some trips out west in the 90s, visited Canada (drove over the border) a couple of times and went to the UK/Ireland spring break one year to visit my older sis at college.  We were solidly middle class in Arlington but compared to middle-class families in other areas in VA, I would consider us upper middle class.  I'm now a professional with a master's working in a public school and my husband has a BS and works professionally.  We prioritize travel and have found more affordable ways to do it on a shoestring budget, but we are not wealthy by any stretch and have had to make a lot of sacrifices to make it happen.  I think when looking at class, you also have to examine privilege (which I have a lot of). It's very fascinating to me. [/quote]

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