> Working class shoppers. Sure, it’s elitist, but people like shopping alongside people in their own stratum. The thing about America is that you honestly cann

> Working class shoppers. Sure, it’s elitist, but people like shopping alongside people in their own stratum. The thing about America is that you honestly cannot tell the social status of a person based on appearance alone. The middle class is large and we value frugality and humility. I think of this as a collective tendency: rich or poor, when you go to Wal-Mart you just wear whatever you're wearing. I don't know if you have ever heard of Chris Arnade but he is an ex Wall Streeter who wrote about the "McDonald's Test," which probably lines up with Wal-Mart too. "Eventually I came up with what I call the McDonald’s test. The broad thesis of my book is that our society sorts people into what I call the front row and the back row – the privileged class to which I used to belong, who are financially secure and live in safe neighborhoods with good schools and public services – and everybody else. The test is to ask a person: how do you view McDonald’s? In my experience, the answer usually reveals whether someone belongs to the front or back row." https://www.plough.com/en/topics/justice/social-justice/economic-justice/the-mcdonalds-test https://www.plough.com/en/topics/justice/social-justice/econ...