Class Matters - Social Class in the United States of America - The New York Times
I spent a few days in Santa Barbara earlier this month. Very nice. I don't know if I agree with Eddie Vedders comment that " the world is a dark and scary place compared to Santa Barbara & no wonder you all are so *&^%ing happy", but it certainly felt like a vacation spot.
I don't usually in my head divide people into classes.
There are people who have formal education and those who don't. People who have food/shelter/clothing, and those who don't. People who like to be surrounded with material wealth, and those who don't.
I do find that those who I do consider " upper class" are those who have manners, despite how much money they have. Oftentimes those who have been raised with LOTS of money for generations, do have very good manners.
I also am talking about their behavior with those who have less money/education/material goods, not just that they know when and how to use all those forks.
