rants

This is what we were taught in school, that everyone is equal and that America is a meritocracy, yet there are definitely are social classes in America, and I read that there is actually LESS social mobility in America than in Great Britain.

It's usually the middle-class who is uncomfortable about the idea of class because they are worried about where they stand.

Someone who makes a decent living might "think" they are middle-class, because they are certainly not poor or anything, but if they speak a certain way (loudly using slang) and didn't go to college, and don't do the right activities (for example not going to museums or being cultured about the world around them), they might be considered lower-class and they themself might not even realize it.

They might think "Well, I'm not on welfare, I have a house and I'm not starving, how can I be low-class", but it's their mannerisms and behaviour which makes them lower class.

It takes good breeding to install high-class mannerisms. I am afraid I'm not high-class either, I didn't really know how to properly place my fork until someone told me exactly WHERE and at WHAT ANGLE it has to be placed, this is something rich kids learn at boarding and etiquette school, somewhere I never went.

Also you have to know how to use forks/knives continental style or American style, plus at certain functions they use 5 forks... Most people are not taught which fork goes first...