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Old 10-21-2015, 03:48 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by Moonstruck View Post
If the US has no classes, why do we think of ourselves as upper class, middle class, or lower class. I agree that class is really a state of mind. My Mom used to say that it costs little to be clean, and live with a little dignity. I think Larry (HealHustler) has it right when he says, "I would rather be happy than dignified". You have heard of shabby chic of course. Well that is living with a little panache for not a lot of money.

True we do not have class by blood lines, but society is layered none the less.
This is why communism can never succeed, we naturally define ourselves as ' different' to other people, whether that is richer, better educated or some other hard to grasp peculiarity that other groups of people are totally unaware of.

In some ways the definition of class is always assessed on a personal level: they maybe rich but I'm better educated, or they're tall and good looking but i have better taste etc etc...
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