[Amber31551]

How low would I go? I don’t consider waitresses or security men to be ‘lower’ than doctors or lawyers. Lord knows I’ve run into waitresses and security guards who are politer than doctors and lawyers I’ve known. For me, manners, compassion (and maybe learning) are the only yardsticks of class. In the United States, we have no real ‘upper echelon’ that consists of families who have been in the upper echelon for generations (like in Europe), but we do have a lot of people who WISH they were high class. Here it’s usually measured by money rather than background, which is pretty dangerous when you equate having money with ‘high’ and having none with ‘low.’ I would equate having heart with ‘high’ and having none with ‘low.’ This is why I work in the non-profit sector, making much less money than I would doing the same job for corporations or the government. I come from a dirt-poor background, mostly because none of my family seems to be able to fit into the machine. I’ve worked at fast food and cleaning, and I’ve got to say, it does suck, because people use you to make themselves feel good. ‘She’s only a waitress, and I’ve got a diamond ring,’ etc. I wouldn’t feel bad about working as a fast-food robot again if I were hard on my luck from an aspect of prestige. My mother taught me that any work done well has dignity. Rather I would feel bad about working as a fast-food robot because its so boring and dead-end. I’m not rich, so maybe this isn’t the answer you’re looking for, but I do think that if I became rich, I wouldn’t want my modest lifestyle to change too much. Money can’t buy happiness, and that’s the truth.

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Name : Amber31551, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 29, City : Barrow, State : AK, Country : United States, Occupation : Development, Social class : Lower class, 

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