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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve lived in the UK and was struck by the low standard of living- unless you come from money.[/quote]
Yes, this.
But it’s easy to quickly adjust to that once you are surrounded by other people who don’t put a huge emphasis on material wealth, showroom furniture in their homes, or even extravagant homes and cars.

The pressure in the U.S. to live a $500K lifestyle on a $120K income is so great that we barely even realize we are all striving to have a quality of daily living that we really don’t need. We don’t NEED 6,000 square foot homes for four people. 2000square ft is more than plenty. But it’s difficult to accept that when our neighbors do not. In the UK, yes there are wealthy people, but the middle class is actually middle class [/quote]

It's cultural.  In the UK people don't psychologically change classes they are born into.  They are "keeping their place," "not getting above their station," "not trying to be posh," or "not putting on airs and graces".

They look sideways and down when comparing lifestyles. Americans only look up, as evidenced by DCUM that thinks $500k/yr is poor.
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