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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think anyone has mentioned these things that are part of a UMC childhood in the US:

Parents who attended elite colleges and whose circle of friends are similarly well educated
Parents who have graduate degrees
In the DMV, parents whose connections get you into the White House grounds for special events when their party is in power
In the DMV Members of Congress or their senior staff, or high level appointees are on your family's guest lists for celebrations like baptisms and 50th birthdays
Family friends who can help arrange for unpaid internships
Family friends whose name on a letter of recommendation will get noticed
Vacations involving water craft do not have anything to do with water skiing, those party barge pontoon boats, or jet skis.  You either sail or paddle to move the boat if you're living the UMC lifestyle
Multiple languages spoken by people in your family, or at least one of your parents lived in another country for a semester
Membership in the local museum associations
At least a few works of art purchased directly from a somewhat successful artist - OR - a study of a masterpiece
Parents attend fundraisers and serve on boards

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I don’t know. Our hhi is $325K, so decidedly well above middle class, but we don’t have most of this. This sounds more upper class to me. [/quote]

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