Wish I had access to tasty tacos on every corner in my neck of the woods. (Don’t have Waffle House either) Shucks, if the other candidate had won, maybe that would have happened…
Never been to a waffle house, but I used to frequent IHOP after college as it one popular standby among colleagues and friends when I lived and worked in the greater Boston area.
Great to go for meals…especially after working on a project till 11 pm or later and boss/team ends the workday with a team meal at a nearby IHOP.
And I assumed the “bubble” was the Liberal bubble but one could take it to mean both bubbles, Liberal and Conservative…
52 married to a 21 and had brunch with a 25 and 27.
The 27 loves to argue with me that she had and impoverished childhood =)).
But one thing my 21 H is figuring out is that I have street smarts that come from that 52 life.
Scored 18 here, but I have always lived in a metropolitan area or city, don’t like ANY beer, I’m not a movie goer, don’t watch TV shows regularly, and none of those chain restaurants are nearby. I love Chili’s, but I’d have to drive 45 minutes to get to one.
I also think the questions are odd, though. What’s average now? I’ve either known, worked with or been friends with people of different races, cultures, religions, and sexual orientations. If that makes me “completely disconnected from the average white American and American culture at large,” guilty as charged, but I know someone who lives in Montana where 95% of the population is white and you don’t find too many non-Christians or Jews (or gays). Isn’t that a bubble that doesn’t really represent the average American experience or American culture as it is now?
There was once a day when most families owned a horse and only the wealthy could afford cars. Now most families own at least one car (or truck) of some kind and only the wealthy or a ranch owner can afford to own a horse. Owning a TV and eating out at any restaurant were luxuries not that many generations ago. Now?
As times change, so do the bubbles and how we define American culture. Otherwise, we’d still define it as living like the Waltons, gathered around the radio after Sunday supper instead of asking which TV shows we watch and what chain restaurants we eat at. 
I scored an 8.
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@busdriver11 You and your husband are the only people on the thread that outscored me so far. It’s weird because I grew up in Brooklyn, NY. I only been living in Georgia for 8 years. Like you I think it would have been higher if I knew who Jimmie was. I don’t follow sports I wouldn’t have known any sports figure they put up there.
William Johnson, who had at one time a large portion of the Waffle House franchises, was the founder of the Ritz Carlton.
The survey seems pretty silly, and regional. Where I live there is a Waffle House practically on every corner. I have no idea of the educational level of people in some of the neighborhoods I lived in, but would guess that the first property I purchased, that was in a neighborhood being built at the time, was pretty eclectic. Bought that house back then for 57K.
No clue who most NASCAR drivers are, but I know people who follow NASCAR and spend lots of $$$$ to attend events. Not my cup of tea.
Many of us likely come from middle class backgrounds and have done better than our parents, so that category, which gives a huge range in scores, likely describes a large portion of those choosing to take the survey.
I got a 44…but really, I’m not sure how I got that. I’m first generation…first in my family to graduate from college. But we lived in an upper middle class neighborhood growing up because of the schools.
I did make ONE trip to Waffle House in the last year. Guess that’s it!
I suspect that my kids would get pretty low scores having been raised in NoVA. However both have traveled a lot and live in very large and diverse cities. They have also been raised with the benefit of spending time visiting family members in the rural midwest so they have exposure to the culture in which H and I were both raised.
I got points for “factory floor”, but only because my husband runs one and they had tours one year. I also got points for Branson, MO. His cousin owned a motel there and we actually went there for spring break one year during college (boring!). We got a gift card to Outback from his factory last year and really enjoyed the steak salad.
I admit I live in a bubble. I think one of the best ways to combat this is to volunteer. Joining a social group on “the other side of town” has also broadened my views. I’d love to hear other’s suggestions.
I got points for factory floor since I’ve walked a lot of them for various employers. I got points for Waffle House, which we love- and I’ve hit Ruby Tuesdays and IHop with friends, too. I worked retail when I was young, so I got some points for feet hurting at the end of the day! I live in a bubble but the customer base of my current employer is quite rural, and I’ve interacted with them and our employees in rural areas quite a bit.
- But I told my daughter to take it and she got a 12. Yeah we know we live in a bubble. I got some points for for the factory floor walk which is part of my job ( as a lawyer...don't think that's what they meant LOL) and because I love me my Avon products.
I don’t go to most of those chain restaurants either because they’re not in my area (Waffle House) or mainly for health reasons. DH and I don’t eat out as often now as we used to do.
i got a 60, based in large part on my blue collar parents. But also I happened to know who Jimmie Johnson is and have gone fishing (once, on a boat, in the bay) and wore a uniform (a waitress uniform but still).
I wondered if the score was different for watching Ellen at least once (sick on the couch at least once), would be different than for Dr. Phil or Wendy Williams. (And now that I think about it, I did watch Dr. Phil once (online) when he interviewed a woman on a topic of interest to me)
I also likely got points for knowing a smoker, but one that lives in the same bubble I do. And for having a friend that is an evangelical Christian.
The ranges are way too big for the quiz to be that meaningful. My kids definitely grew up in a bubble, but I did not. Thought the questions and choices of movies, TV shows and restaurants were interesting.
- Not really sure why. I am very well connected to the whole culture in Hilbert space!
I do not feel that I am living in a bubble to the extent that the score suggests. If I got to count the experiences of my Facebook friends, I would have a much higher score.
- That makes me "A first-generation upper-middle-class person with middle-class parents." Exactly right.
I’m one of those people who crossed class lines during my life. I don’t fit in anywhere. Not with my kids, who are very obviously upper-middle-class. Not with my husband (also upper-middle-class). And not with my now-deceased parents.
I got a 24, and would have gotten a much lower score if I hadn’t driven through “flyover country” this year and stopped at Waffle House, Ruby Tuesday’s, etc. Or worked retail when I was 21 and so had aching feet. Or had a job that provided me with a tour of the factory floor. But other than that – totally in a bubble. No question about it.
I’m with Marian. Parents were comfortably middle class and I have more money than they did.
45
I think I should have gotten points for knowing where the Waffle House is (right next to the Cracker Barrel!) and it is about 100 miles from where I live.
I should also have points for not knowing the majority of movies or tv shows. (or would I lose points for that?)
Branson was a statue on campus (not a choice on this list).
Now if this was a quiz on the Lion King…