For a parent who believes college is not an option for his son, a skilled trade could be a pretty awesome job. What contexts are we talking about for the regar

For a parent who believes college is not an option for his son, a skilled trade could be a pretty awesome job. What contexts are we talking about for the regard afforded different occupations? Other parents at a school, former classmates at a reunion, talking to a stranger at a bar? what kind of bar? Making money, and being handy and able to work with your hands impresses people. Imagine telling someone in a bar that you are a contractor, plumber, fisherman, fireman, or lumberjack or telling someone that you do tech support at a call center. Different people are simply going to think one job is cooler than the other, so his son should just choose the occupation that gives him the best life and ignore those who don't regard it highly.