> the lower and middle class started to duel in emulation of the upper class isn't that a common effect, e.g. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/03/26/3

> the lower and middle class started to duel in emulation of the upper class isn't that a common effect, e.g. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/03/26/394339284/how-snobbery-helped-take-the-spice-out-of-european-cooking?t=1587219915031 https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/03/26/394339284/ho... > customary analogous marker of status for women would be. Perhaps speaking numerous languages, playing the Piano, dancing/ballet etc.?