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I don’t believe you’re middle class mate. Though I realize that the British definition is more grounded in upbringing and family history than the American usage
by jakeinspace 4y ago
I don’t believe you’re middle class mate. Though I realize that the British definition is more grounded in upbringing and family history than the American usage.
- osrec 4y agoUpper middle class may be more accurate.
- cjbgkagh 4y agoIn my definition salaried people are middle class, high salary is upper middle. Not having to work to maintain their lifestyle is the start of the upper classes.
- jakeinspace 4y agoDoes that make a retiree upper class? Plenty of those I consider middle/upper middle class reach the ability to live off interest by age 60
- simonh 4y agoI imagine in this system a retiree is the class they achieved professionally in employment. Generally upper middle class is where family background begins to be a major factor. It generally means coming from a traditionally well off and educated family, with prestigious roles at the pinnacle of a hierarchy (prominent politician, judge, dean of a university, general, etc), public school education, and perhaps ancestral connections to nobility.
- cjbgkagh 4y agoIt's more that in my view not having to work is necessary but possibly not sufficient for being a member of the upper class. I think by that point it depends on which social circles you run with.
- polotics 4y agoThe British term "middle-class" is weird, because "upper-class" pretty much refers to nobility. Unless your ancestors have a nice pride of place in the Domesday-book, you are unlikely to ever consider yourself or be considered "upper"...