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[quote=Anonymous]My parents had just a 2 bed apartment in a 9 story high rise building and had 2 kids there. 
It was not exactly city ghetto living, but not that far from it. Dad was an engineer who had lots of student loans to pay, mom stayed home.
When I was young we had vacations in Greece, my parents toured Europe. Somehow they would find the money to do that, but our lives were very different.
I did not have many clothes. Tried desperately to learn to sow, but was not successful.
Yes, I was constantly teased. My brothers old clothes did not fit me properly, my mom had made me one outfit where she ran out of the right colored wool and the end result was hilarious. 
Eventually dad paid off his student loans and we moved to a real 3 bedroomed condo and mom had another kid. Somehow they got another sense of unending youth and descided to emigrate to an african country. We were poor there as well, but life was definitely completely different and interesting and I am grateful for that chance. Coming back to home country was such a shock. Took a long time to adjust.
Dad eventually became an alcoholic and lost his condo. Periods on unemployment did not help. I had absolutely nothing when I finished high school, but still managed to get into a community college and get some education.
We had wealthier relatives, sometimes my parents knew someone wealthy who we visited. I do not have wealthy friends, but know some through work.
I live now in an OK neighborhood, but miss my life in the lower-middle-class suburbs. Nobody there was trying to be pretentious or keep up appearances.[/quote]

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