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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s not just the travel (and I disagree that Europe is a itself an indicator of class)—it’s the place.  Everyone goes to London, Paris, Rome, Venice....but only old money types go to certain places in the Alps, for instance.  Aspen, the Vineyard, certain Carribean Islands (I guess St. B), etc.  it’s an indicator like certain schools or brands that I haven’t even heard of.  If you know, you know.  The rest of us are like “oh, that sounds nice.  I went to st. Thomas last year!”  Or confuse sea colony with sea island.[/quote]

Most Americans have not been to Europe.
Most Americans don’t even have passports.

Those Americans who have been to Europe, particularly those who go often, are absolutely at least middle class, on average. [/quote]

I'm the one you're responding to, and I agree.  By "everyone" I didn't mean all income strata -- I meant all social class strata.  For instance, you see all these comments  that only "lower class" people take cruises.  And you know how many cruises ran through Europe, prior to pandemic?  A lot.  And I'm not talking about higher-end Viking ones -- I'm talking your basic Carnival, Royal Carrib, etc.  I'm not judging -- I actually like cruising and am right there in with the hoi polloi.  But I also recognize that the old money folks are not spending their money splurgling for the Haven suite on a  norwegian cruise line....that's a new money thing. 
I am the first to admit I am not of a high social class, but I mix with them periodically, since I went to fancy college/law school and live now in Bethesda.  I'm just frequently surprised because I DON'T know the little inside signs of the upper crust, and every once in a while I stumble into them and realize that I missed a bunch of things that were coded as upper crust (like which schools or clubs around here are considered fancy, what kind of clothes/purses the fancy people buy, etc.).  It's not about cost or money, or even about the quality or luxury -- it's about a million little signals that are telegraphed to people in the know.  [/quote]

These "million little signals" are ingrained though - for both them (and you). You have your own life experiences and signals which convey your own childhood/background. People who grew up with immense wealth don't walk around throwing these signals out intentionally. Its just another part of their lived experience.[/quote]

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