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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is all very interesting. My husband went to a big 3 here and I went to a boarding school in Virginia. I was also considered a middle class kid due to the things a PP discribed. I find my experience to be more and more bothersome as a I get older and also plan on following the public school DC path for my kids.

This is one thing I will say. And I'm not even proud of this by its real life. I have gotten an incredible edge socially, in the sense of when those privileged monied big wigs at work talk about their lives, I can chime right in a like a real poseur. I was part of that New England summers, cotillion, lacrosse, sailing sort of education and world and although I don't identify with it, I can't claim I'm not relieved when I have to play nice with those people. [/quote]

What edge" does it get you socially?  I'd probably walk out of a firm where the "big wigs" talked about these things.  Ugh.

I'm an aristocrat but would never mention it in"real life," especially not in a work setting. Sounds very nouveau riche and insecure.  The first rule of the elite is yo dn't talk about being elite.  As soon as you do, you reveal that you're not.[/quote]

Are you American? Big wigs love to talk about all their money, vacation homes and yachts![/quote]

Hi, OP here. I just wanted to say I didn't participate in any part of this convo :)[/quote]

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