Absolutely Child. Class distinctions still exist in the good ol' U.S.A. Even in my little midwestern city there is a dividing line between families with an Appalachian (Hillbilly) background on the West side of town and the self-described "Betters" on the North side. My niece even dated a boy in high school whose family was not happy he was seeing a "West Sider." Of course, it all boils down to money, education, and speech patterns. (Since I have an Appalachian background, I had no trouble understanding The Gaffer's dialect.)
And yes, whenever I used "big words" or showed an interest in literature or the "High Arts" while growing up, my mother would chide me for "putting on airs". [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
[ May 08, 2002: Message edited by: Birdland ]
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