How does ‘class-passing’ actually work?

Re:How does ‘class-passing’ actually work? by trowawee on Thursday February 01, 2018 @02:08PM (#16284756)

I mean, there are social codes in any group. It's not unique to rich people, it's just how humans are. There are middle class equivalents to some of these. Growing up, we didn't shop at Nordstrom, but we certainly didn't shop at Goodwill. In most places, there are "middle class" grocery stores and clothing shops. It's just that, if you don't shift groups, you usually don't notice the rules and structures because you've internalized them so much. "What the hell is water?"[1] and all that.

[1]: https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB122178211966454607

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Re:How does ‘class-passing’ actually work? by emodendroket on Thursday February 01, 2018 @04:09PM (#16285919)

Yeah, that's true. I can remember my mom acting like I'd completely lost my mind when I first discovered cheap jeans at Walmart and bought some, but there really wasn't much appreciable difference from the more expensive ones I usually got.

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