Huh. I honestly can't equate wealth with class in my head.
I can do this by driving from central Kansas City out to the uberwealthly KC suburb Leawood.
Handsome brooding vampire guy has to swoop in all sensitive mouth and overhanging forehead. How 'bout leaving some scraps for the homely-looking fellows who don't turn evil when they get some?
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Gudanov - May 17, 2005 11:39:05 am PDT #5003 of 10001
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§ ita § - May 17, 2005 11:42:03 am PDT #5004 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I can do this by driving from central Kansas City out to the uberwealthly KC suburb Leawood.
But how does that correlate the two concepts irrevocably and invariably?
Gudanov - May 17, 2005 11:44:11 am PDT #5005 of 10001
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It goes from sterotypical lower class neighborhoods to the sterotypical upper class neighborhoods.
lori - May 17, 2005 11:45:39 am PDT #5006 of 10001
My extended family has a hard time reconciling that I had almost the most expensive education amongst us and when you factor earrings and cost of living live near the bottom of the bunch.
I like the typo. Must be some serious BLING to knock you all the way down to the bottom of the bunch.
§ ita § - May 17, 2005 11:46:03 am PDT #5007 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But we can all do that drive. How can you tell if the people in the upper class neighbourhoods are living within their means, and that the people in the lower class neighbourhoods aren't sitting on wads of cash?
Jessica - May 17, 2005 11:47:03 am PDT #5008 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
But does it tell you anything about wealth and class outside of Kansas City?
I don't think there is an "American" definition of class. I don't think it's anywhere near that simple.
Gudanov - May 17, 2005 11:49:51 am PDT #5009 of 10001
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How can you tell if the people in the upper class neighbourhoods are living within their means, and that the people in the lower class neighbourhoods aren't sitting on wads of cash?
I think in general it's safe to assume that more expensive neighborhoods will have more wealth. There may be exceptions, but I'm thinking more a general perception of class.
Jessica - May 17, 2005 11:49:59 am PDT #5010 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
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§ ita § - May 17, 2005 11:53:17 am PDT #5011 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think in general it's safe to assume that more expensive neighborhoods will have more wealth
In general, yes. My experience (as noted above with the relative chronically beyond her means, living in one of Metro Detroit's toniest neighbourhoods just so she could say she did) is that the line is so blurry that I can't be as absolute as expensive neighbourhood == wealth == class.
You're already equating expensive with high class, so what is proven by the drive?
msbelle - May 17, 2005 11:53:35 am PDT #5012 of 10001
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hee. all my wealth is in earring bling. I totally missed that type-o.