Have you been confronted, had to live with, class distinctions at any time of your life? ( Archived) (40)

Lower and middle class.
I was born in a dairy story selling not only
milk, but butter, eggs etc.
This qualified my parent as middle class.

It has gone "down hill" from there lol.
Dad sold now only dairy products door to door.
He was now working class.
Across the street and I am not talking a boulevard in between.
Lived the middle class. What did it take to be considered middle class?
Well one family's daughter was a dental assists. Some one else was a
projectionist in a movie theather.
I was confronted by this existences for many years and rebelled as often as I saw my chance.
It was sooo riduculous absolutely crazy my dad worked darn hard for his family.
Our managers were called Sir. The big boss only talked to his managers

Having found a job in Belgium playing the maid, I was living with the director
of the Agfa film companies. (Do you believe me when I tell you I have not even one
picture of this time? Especially when company came and I was put into a little black
dress and white apron). Bet I looked cute.
One day the lady of the house told me that as soon as their new home was build, I
would have to eat in the kitchen.
I told her that in my home only the dog ate in the kitchen. (never mind we did not even
have a dog) It was never mentioned again.
I rebelled against this class distinctions as much as I could.
I refused to crawl for anyone. Why should I have?

Their daughter was only two years younger. She loved to go swimming with me, but when
we would meet on the street, she did not know me.

I was born under a head of cabbage ,


no hope for me J,

I say ,

not hope

You two are a hoot, btw! Love hanging out with you, Jenny and LL!

I have to say that only others have put those on me when I was growing up...I've never bothered. But, yes, I had people distinguish me as coming from "upper middle class" because my dad was a pilot. Whatever. I didn't care about that stuff and have never thought of anyone as being better or worse than me.

You 2 Dru

but yep Class Distinction exists ,

never been one to give a hoot !!

why bother really ?

if there is dirt on me,

there is dirt looking at me ,

so and old sage used to say ,

I like that expression ,

it makes me laugh !

Sub-low class. I was raised on welfare in one of the most (if not the most) poverty-stricken states in the US. We had nothing but we didn't know any better. We all ate in the kitchen cause no one had dining rooms. I went to school every single day, even when I was sick, cause I knew there was no other way to get out besides college. Went to college for 5 years, got 2 degrees, and now work in Real Estate. Finally moved up to low class. The End.

Almost daily I was confronted with this it just made me fight back harder.
Funny these gils taunting me when going to school their parents had a textiel store.
They had to stand behind the counter serving me.
Yet they were middle and I working class. ???

You may have been poor girl but you were not dumb.
You realized from early on that it was education that would allow to get out from under.
Two degrees and you call yourself low class?
Hey did I pick you as daughter of mine and low class?


You better change this girl as you surely are not low class.
You can and should be, very proud of yourself.

TY Mama. I am proud of myself, but I'm supporting my family on $16,000/yr. That's low-class around here.

I was hatched! and the veiw hasn't changed yet!