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[quote=Anonymous]Wow, this is an interesting discussion that hits a nerve. I, too, find the undercurrent in the comments depressing. I understand why the PP with an L--&gt;G husband was put off. I am a combination of L (by birth) and G (by education, profession). Being told that Gs can sniff you out from a mile off, secretly pity you, and don't want their kids marrying your kids is a pretty nasty gut-punch.

If that's playing nice, I wonder what playing nasty looks like. I understand the social class is very powerful, but do you really enjoy feeding it crackers? Don't all the college degrees inspire some cultural flexibility?

And here I thought working hard, going to honors college, getting a graduate degree, and trading in ideas and information was supposed to earn me gentry street cred. No?

Ah, well, that's okay. I will opt for nodding politely and reverting to passive-aggression. I can wait for the right moment, pretties. I can wait. Over here, by the secret stash of Folgers instant coffee, I wait for your mistake. Then your Starbucks will be mine, all mine!
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