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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread went from almost jumping the shark to fascinating again. What's fascinating to me is the extent to which people say they don't care about class, but then get offended to hear that something they like or do is MC. Maybe "class" is too value-laden of a term.

A lot of these subtleties, like whether you prefer to buy furniture in a set or have inherited and accumulated pieces individually, are things that tell you something about a person's family history. My parents are not WASPs. But we have been "well off" and considered a "good family" for multiple generations. In practical terms, for many people that translates to not having to furnish a household from nothing in a short period of time. And it's also reflected in taste preferences. To me, it just seems normal to buy each piece of furniture separately, and that's the look I prefer.  IMHO, the Stickley set someone posted is perfectly lovely, it's just not to my taste to have matching chairs and table. I can't explain why.

I don't know what to say. If I were to describe my family, until recently I would have said upper echelons of UMC, because my parents work in professional jobs. But I've always noticed subtle differences between my parents preferences and those who were similarly well-off but didn't have the same multi-generational background of privilege. And I notice it between me and my friends and colleagues, most of whom did not grow up like I did. It in no way impacts whether I like or respect any of these people. It's just different.[/quote]

Really because I'm extremely bored by this whole post and the asinine "dining set" thing.

Question: Lindsay Lohan. Was once classy? Was never classy? What about when she was in The Parent Trap?

What about Anne Hathaway? She seems so stuck up yet also so annoying so I can't tell if that is classy.

Also, Lisa Vanderpump. Pros: accent, swans. Cons: cleavage, house is made of mall glass. 
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You should probably go back to the Entertainment Forum.[/quote]

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