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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can see how that is possible PP. If you work long hours, you are probably surrounded by other well educated people like yourself. Your friends are probably from high school, college and where you work. Ditto on your spouse. [/quote]

Well the weird thing (to me) was that they didn't appear even slightly embarrassed or sheepish about it. I don't know, I thought it was odd. I don't think it is a good thing to be so far in a bubble that you quite literally don't know anyone not like you: who doesn't come from a wealthy background or made different choices in life, such as to go into the military for example or to go to culinary or beauty school instead of college. Not to mention their assumption that people who did pursue a different path are somehow inferior (which in my mind was the implication in saying they would be seriously disappointed if their DC didn't go to college - some of the people I was talking with couldn't even imagine the possibility; they assume they have total control over their DC's decisions).[/quote]

Oh come on.  Everyone KNOWS people who didn't graduate from college, even people who own homes in the richest zip codes in the US, as I do.   Here, I'll star -- I know the guys who cut my grass, the musician who teaches my son guitar, my son's nanny from Guatemala.  Going further, I have two different cousins in two states who went to beauty school and cut hair at Bubbes for a living.   I have one third cousin who went into the Army and did two tours of Iraq.   However, I've never met this this guy, I just hear about him at larger family gatherings.    EVERYone knows persons who didn't attend college.

Do I have an [i]actual friend[/i] who maxed out with a high school diploma?  No, I guess I don't.

Flip it around:  the man who dries your car with rags at the Wash N Shine ... how many actual friends do you think he has chosen who have PhDs or MDs ? [/quote]

Np. You're not friendly with your nanny or your son's tutor who I'm assuming you see at least once a week?[/quote]

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