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OPs description matches mostly how the UK does it, except we have an aristocratic hangover that confuses the meaning of "upper class" We also (perhaps because
by _benedict 10y ago
OPs description matches mostly how the UK does it, except we have an aristocratic hangover that confuses the meaning of "upper class"
We also (perhaps because of this) have the term "upper-middle class" to refer to particularly well-off middle-class people; though beyond a certain level you just become "rich"
- charlesdm 10y agoWealth doesn't automatically make you part of the upper class in Europe. Carrying a title and being part of the aristocracy, even if dirt poor, however does. Rich? Definitely. Upper class? Only if you're accepted by the other members.
- OJFord 10y ago> mostly how the UK does it With the addendum that it - or your perception - will always have more to do with your parents and upbringing than your salary. America's socio-econmic classes, by stark contrast, are all about the money.
- maxerickson 10y agoThat class is all about the money in the US is not entirely true. If you have lots of money but don't know the social rituals, people will notice. "new money" is after all a thing.
- gaius 10y agoHow the UK does it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_British_Class_Survey https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_British_Class_Survey
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