Amethyst
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Class is about how you treat people and move through the world.
Class is about how you treat people and move through the world.
I feel as though I’m at the lower end of upper middle class. But if I think about it, I’m clearly in the upper half of the lower end of the upper middle class. An outside observer would quite likely mistake me for the lower side of the upper-middle end of the upper middle class...but that is highly debatable.
Class is about how you treat people and move through the world.
This is so true. My grandmother - who was about as classy and refined as they come - used to say people get hung up on etiquette rules... which fork goes with what food... but the true sign of class is to make sure no one feels uncomfortable if they don't know the etiquette rules. Good manners is about making every guest feels good about themselves - NOT about judging or belittling people who don't know the rules.
(She made sure we understood etiquette - and the more subtle signs of true class.)
Somehow, the ability to make a waitress cry did not strike me as "high-class."
OT, but that post reminded me of when my late wife & I went on R&R from Riyadh to Ireland.....mid 1980s
First night in Dublin we stayed at the Jameson (Whiskey) House....family residence turned into a B&B/Hotel.
We went to the dining room, and our waitress was a young Irish girl.....first day on the job, first day waitressing.
She kept screwing up the order, and it got to the point where the three of us were laughing like fools, wondering what surprise she was bringing next.
We finally said "Whatever you've brought...we'll eat it!"
Left her a good tip....and I've wondered periodically, over the years, whether she remembers that evening also. She was crying too - with laughter!
I recall someone once describing this board as "the lumpen slums of cyberspace".
I feel as though I’m at the lower end of upper middle class. But if I think about it, I’m clearly in the upper half of the lower end of the upper middle class. An outside observer would quite likely mistake me for the lower side of the upper-middle end of the upper middle class...but that is highly debatable.
For example, many believe that referring to one's self as "classy" or even using the word "class" in such a context is indicative of a lower class."
I am still trying to figure out whether this was a serious post, or intended as a joke. Regardless, it's a mirth-inducer, for sure!
I also think one aspect of "class" is knowing how to act in a variety of different situations and this seems to have little to do with income or net worth.
Probably shouldn't have made this the thread title and the entire first post then. I'm still scratching my head at why one would muddy a housing decision with class distinction.I'm quite sure that by now, ShokWaveRider fully regrets even mentioning the subject of class, social or economic, because we have taken the subject and run with it. All this despite the fact that it was not intended to be the main topic of discussion!
Classless - no need for distinctions of wealth, income, education, culture or social network.There's something lower? No Class?
Anyone who takes a screen name of SEC Lawyer is too full of themselves to be an active participant here!I didn't remember that, but Google came to the rescue. Quite an entertaining thread - he lasted all of 8 posts before exiting in a huff. Definitely not the right temperament for this place
I'm quite sure that by now, ShokWaveRider fully regrets even mentioning the subject of class, social or economic, because we have taken the subject and run with it. All this despite the fact that it was not intended to be the main topic of discussion! Nevertheless, I will continue barking up the wrong tree by saying that all this talk of class makes my head hurt a bit, though nowhere near as much as attempting to unravel the issue of social class in the UK, which is a veritable head-scratcher. From the Wikipedia article on the subject,
"There are many inconsistencies and subtleties that many believe are far more important to the British system than a person's assets. For example, many believe that referring to one's self as "classy" or even using the word "class" in such a context is indicative of a lower class."
The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: you DO NOT talk about Fight Club!
Social class in the United Kingdom