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It heats things up faster than the stove ever could... there are plenty of decent frozen items that are meant to be microwaved... have you ever had a TV dinner? The food of the working class?
You have some serious misconceptions about the working class. Why would I eat a TV dinner, when I don't even watch TV?It heats things up faster than the stove ever could... there are plenty of decent frozen items that are meant to be microwaved... have you ever had a TV dinner? The food of the working class?
What exactly defines a working class person in your eyes.. and don’t give me platitudes about being in a union... what really marks a person as working class? How do I differentiate between a member of the working class and a Luddite?Turkeytop wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 7:52 pmYou have some serious misconceptions about the working class. Why would I eat a TV dinner, when I don't even watch TV?It heats things up faster than the stove ever could... there are plenty of decent frozen items that are meant to be microwaved... have you ever had a TV dinner? The food of the working class?
As for Eskimo Pie, I like it frozen.
Had a frozen Klondike Bar this afternoon.
What sorts of activities, lifestyle features and other things like that define it for you? What sorts of things do you do that are unique to it? Do you put socks on hanging upside down unlike other classes? That’s the kind of explanation I’m looking for.Turkeytop wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:57 pmHow to explain working class to someone from another class? It's a state of mind. I suppose most of us identify with the class in which we grew up. I can't comprehend middle class any more than you can comprehend working class. It's as foreign as another language.
Our two sons both have all the trappings of middle class life. Good jobs making more money than their old man ever made. Three cars in the garage. The condo in Mexico. The cell phones. But they both know their roots. They'll never forget.
My stereotypes of the middle class are probably no more accurate than your stereotypes of the working class. We don't live on TV dinners and maybe you don't live on Starbucks coffee.
I certainly wouldn't presume to make value judgements about your middle class, because I have no understanding of it all.
Oh. I see what you're getting at. One thing that immediately comes to mind is that all my clothes have the labels on the inside.What sorts of activities, lifestyle features and other things like that define it for you? What sorts of things do you do that are unique to it? Do you put socks on hanging upside down unlike other classes? That’s the kind of explanation I’m looking for.
It’s a start. I assume a work uniform that says “Turkeytop Inc.” would be ok?Turkeytop wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 10:09 pmOh. I see what you're getting at. One thing that immediately comes to mind is that all my clothes have the labels on the inside.What sorts of activities, lifestyle features and other things like that define it for you? What sorts of things do you do that are unique to it? Do you put socks on hanging upside down unlike other classes? That’s the kind of explanation I’m looking for.
I have no social media presence whatsoever and I’m 30... so that is odd in itself.bmw wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 7:25 pmI'm 38 years old. I run a tech shop. I sell computers. I fix computers. I install software.
So I'm sure you can imagine some of the looks I get when people see my flip phone. I have 2 of them - both TracFones - one for home, and one for my business. I REFUSE to buy a smart phone. I have a PC, a laptop, and a tablet, and I fix and sell computers for a living. The last thing I feel like doing in my free time is playing on a smart phone.
I admittedly use my desktop PC quite often when I'm home, but when go out into public - 100% of my attention is on just that - what is going on in public. I actually get almost sad when I see the 30-and-under crowd and their smart phone as their third appendage. And this happened SO FAST.
Hmmm, I always considered the BuzzBoard to be a from of social media.Rate This wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:04 pmI have no social media presence whatsoever and I’m 30... so that is odd in itself.bmw wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 7:25 pmI'm 38 years old. I run a tech shop. I sell computers. I fix computers. I install software.
So I'm sure you can imagine some of the looks I get when people see my flip phone. I have 2 of them - both TracFones - one for home, and one for my business. I REFUSE to buy a smart phone. I have a PC, a laptop, and a tablet, and I fix and sell computers for a living. The last thing I feel like doing in my free time is playing on a smart phone.
I admittedly use my desktop PC quite often when I'm home, but when go out into public - 100% of my attention is on just that - what is going on in public. I actually get almost sad when I see the 30-and-under crowd and their smart phone as their third appendage. And this happened SO FAST.
A little different... I’m talking about Facebook and Instagram and Twitter etc.. this is like an online bar... that isn’t... all we need is drinks and we’ll be set.Bryce wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:05 pmHmmm, I always considered the BuzzBoard to be a from of social media.Rate This wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:04 pmI have no social media presence whatsoever and I’m 30... so that is odd in itself.bmw wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 7:25 pmI'm 38 years old. I run a tech shop. I sell computers. I fix computers. I install software.
So I'm sure you can imagine some of the looks I get when people see my flip phone. I have 2 of them - both TracFones - one for home, and one for my business. I REFUSE to buy a smart phone. I have a PC, a laptop, and a tablet, and I fix and sell computers for a living. The last thing I feel like doing in my free time is playing on a smart phone.
I admittedly use my desktop PC quite often when I'm home, but when go out into public - 100% of my attention is on just that - what is going on in public. I actually get almost sad when I see the 30-and-under crowd and their smart phone as their third appendage. And this happened SO FAST.
We could do without some of the riff raff though.Rate This wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 5:06 pmA little different... I’m talking about Facebook and Instagram and Twitter etc.. this is like an online bar... that isn’t... all we need is drinks and we’ll be set.Bryce wrote: ↑Mon Feb 24, 2020 1:05 pmHmmm, I always considered the BuzzBoard to be a from of social media.Rate This wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:04 pmI have no social media presence whatsoever and I’m 30... so that is odd in itself.bmw wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 7:25 pmI'm 38 years old. I run a tech shop. I sell computers. I fix computers. I install software.
So I'm sure you can imagine some of the looks I get when people see my flip phone. I have 2 of them - both TracFones - one for home, and one for my business. I REFUSE to buy a smart phone. I have a PC, a laptop, and a tablet, and I fix and sell computers for a living. The last thing I feel like doing in my free time is playing on a smart phone.
I admittedly use my desktop PC quite often when I'm home, but when go out into public - 100% of my attention is on just that - what is going on in public. I actually get almost sad when I see the 30-and-under crowd and their smart phone as their third appendage. And this happened SO FAST.