[joan]

First, the short answer to your question is yes, no, and sometimes. People tend to like and trust people who are most like them. An example of that is the good-old-boy network. It is also a very good way to establish rapport. If you feel that a person is talking differently from the way they normally speak, the question to ask is ‘in this particular situation, what is their benefit to doing that?’ Is there something they want from you? Are they trying to sell something? Or it could be that you may view them as high society, and have your own beliefs about how they present themselves, however, that’s not their view of themselves, and then don’t fit your expectation.

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[Tom]

The idea that class has to seperate your communication boundaries is absurd! This, however is not reflected in our society because too many times people who have an elevated class believe they are better than someone else solely for that reason. The self-proclaimed upper class in our society is too scared to take the necessary step to reach out and understand the people they share their country with. Of course, some of these lower class citizens have chosen lives of drugs and crime, but can’t you see the reason why? They have never felt a part of the mainstream culture because no one would give them the time of day. Everyone has potential to make a difference in this world, it’s just a shame too many of us are too self- involved to give a damn. It has been said that the people who should be leading this country should be the barbers and the taxi drivers. Why? Because they talk to everyone and are the only ones who have the whole truth.

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[Sarah-M28374]

In the study of linguistics, such attitudes towards language are based on perception. In history, what is considered ‘proper’ is determined by those in the higher level of society. Thus, the proper form of the language reflects the form of its most prestigious speakers. Language, as a rule, is always changing with the passing time. During the glory days of the Roman Empire, there was a dialect spoken by ‘barbarians’ in what is now Southern France. It was considered ‘vulgar latin.’ This ‘vular latin’ was the early beginning of what is today widely considered to be one of the world’s most beautiful languages, French.

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[Theresa]

I clean houses of some rich people. Some, those who worked for their money, treat me with respect. Others do talk down to me. Thankfully I’m in the position to decline working for people who talk down to me. I don’t think that they realize it. If they do, they are horrible people. I remember once going into a large convention/hotel area to prepare for a huge dinner/event. I dressed nice because I was visiting to discuss everything that needed to be done. On the elevator I talked to some nice women about the upcoming event. As soon as I mentioned why I was at the center, the looks on their faces were like they had just been dealing with raw feces. At first, I was shocked and embarassed. Then, I felt sorry for them, for their ignorance. ‘Forgive them Lord, for they know not what they do.’

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[Rich]

This ‘proper English’ thing is in itself a class assumption. I have a lot of education and can speak and write very ‘proper’ English (or Standard English, as it’s sometimes called), but sometimes I prefer to speak colloquial English, for example, ‘ain’t’, for emphasis. What you’re calling ‘proper English’ is upper-class English, which is also adopted by the middle class. I think it’s disrespectful to treat people differently because they pronounce words ‘wrong’, that is, differently from myself. That goes for ‘liberry’ for library and ‘nucular’ for nuclear, as in G.W. Bush’s affectation. The challenge is communication, which often means meeting people halfway with language you both understand.

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[beth23181]

i think that it depends on the person. there are rich people who are snobs and rich people who are perfectly nice. you can’t really categorize people that way because there are also poor snobs who talk down to people for other reasons.

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[Jess30764]

‘They’re probably interested in their jobs and what kind of scandals they can get away with due to them being in the ‘higher society,’ as it’s put.’ Your opinion is obviously biased against people with higher incomes. This is a common thing in America, and I consider it rather offensive. The income of my family is well over $200K a year, but I don’t look down on people with lower incomes. I talk to them just the same as I would to my ‘rich’ friends. I don’t think the amount of money someone makes is a factor in their class. A poor person who carries themselves with dignity and who gives and receives respect is much classier than a rich person who is rude to everyone they meet and who doesn’t care about anything but money.

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