@arletterocks Learned this in a book on the sociology of social class and consumer signaling.
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@Meaningness I know it from experience! Grew up lower-middle; rich family friends; scholarship at a spendy prep school. Study in contrasts!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@arletterocks Oh, that's funny! Similar background: working/lower-middle parents, fancy prep school. Hence sociological interest, maybe.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness Feeling like a permanent outsider who can't figure out why yours are always the wrong clothes or why it matters? That'd do it.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@arletterocks Only got intellectually interested in class after I'd learned to pass for upper-middle, oddly enough.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness I didn't notice the class/quality/discretion thing until I got into DIY/craftsmanship/sewing. Richies like the GOOD stuff.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@arletterocks I discovered early in running a tech business that biz-world people pay meticulous attention to suits; have to get it right.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@arletterocks Dressage? Do you ride? (I do, some, but Western.)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness Casually as a kid and teen, English and Western; been years, but I can still get around!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@arletterocks My Buddhist Lamas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/81386866@N00/1387418158/ …) strongly recommend both as meditation practices.
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