I'm going to say you are in the minority. I remember many people near me growing up, who weren't very well off themselves, who considered Aldi to be the "cheap

I'm going to say you are in the minority. I remember many people near me growing up, who weren't very well off themselves, who considered Aldi to be the "cheap store all the foreigners go to". Regardless of how one feels about the perception, the perception certainly exists.