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>My family couldn't afford a $1k+ mac in the 90s - that was an upper-middle class monthly income in India. Thank god for windows. If your family made the equiv
by cooldeal 15y ago
>My family couldn't afford a $1k+ mac in the 90s - that was an upper-middle class monthly income in India. Thank god for windows.
If your family made the equivalent of Rs. 50,000 monthly in the 90s in India, they were definitely upper class, not upper middle class.
- sliverstorm 15y agoWait, you're saying that because his family couldn't afford a Mac, obviously he was upper class? I suppose I must be better off than I thought. I can't afford a Ferrari, so I must be doing really well for myself.
- recoiledsnake 15y agoYou misunderstand. $1000/month is a pretty high salary in India even now. In the 90s, someone making the equivalent of that much would be considered upper class, not upper middle class. This has nothing to do with Macs or Ferraris.
- sliverstorm 15y agoParent: My family couldn't afford a $1k+ mac in the 90s Reply: Your family was making $1k/month? You were wealthy! The logical flow here is the same as if I said, "I can't afford a Ferrari" and someone replied with "you can afford a Ferrari!?"
- Androsynth 15y agoparent: my family couldnt afford $1k/month, that is upper middle class reply: a family making $1k/month is upper class actually
- shriphani 15y agoNo his point is valid. 50k gets you a very good lifestyle - enough for a good house, 3 very solid meals, a very good school and every opportunity to better your life going forward. I definitely did not experience any financial troubles growing up (and my family left the country later so that worked out well for us). But that doesn't correlate well with a good life in America - very different definitions of luxuries.