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This made me laugh, it's so true! Apart from chickens though - I know a few middle class people with chickens.

Relevant clip from The Commitments

I think golf carts are more a regional thing where the weather is good enough most the year and there are destinations in reasonable range. Driving 5 miles to Costco in freezing weather isn't really a golf cart activity.

Good one!

I routinely use terms like "classic" to describe my cars. It amuses me, and is mostly harmless.

But, on occasion, this has disappointed a friend who I gave a ride to, who did not realize the term was meant as humor.

(Though technically correct, I guess? My car is old, if not nice.)

Old cars

Lmfao

Gambling

[Poor People] Delusion of winning big VS [Rich People] Just enjoying spending their time throwing money away because they have endless supply of money

Transportation services

[Poor People] Having to ride a Bus because you can't afford a car VS [Rich People] Personal Driver driving you everywhete

Recreational drugs are purchased by pretty much everyone

Financial services as a percent of income, yes. That's a good one. Being poor is relatively expensive.

I feel like recreational biking or mountain biking is a very middle class thing to do tbh.

Man...I must really be upper class then.
When will my salary catch up to that?

You and I have different definitions of upper class.

Upper class have pelatons

We are part of the dwindling middle class & I ride an electric bike to work. So much cheaper than a car but so expensive for a bike, it seems a middle class thing. Though maybe living close to work is in itself an upper class thing?

Our city does a semiannual ebike voucher raffle thing with a large number of large vouchers (would cover the cost) for verified low income, plus a smaller number of smaller vouchers (still would be a big discount) for non income verified.

There are lots of middle class divorce lawyers

I'd change that to "illegal drugs" as lower class can't usually afford cocaine that's not cut with fentanyl, but instead buy weed, shrooms, acid, meth, and other cheap drugs. Rich people, in addition to cocaine also have access to more of the designer drugs like MDMA, not to mention prescription drugs with a high street value that poor folks can't afford unless they're addicted to something like painkillers, but then they'll usually have to go the cheaper route of fentanyl

The lower class tends not to own much property, especially not extra houses they can rent out or whatever.

That's an intriguing take. Blackberries are expensive in some places. In others, you can just grab and eat them as you walk through the park.