General Chit-Chat Thread: A New Beginning

[Comrade Khan]

he was astonished when I was quietly explaining why young people arent having kids. i dont think most boomers realize not only the cost in things but the stagnation of wages because they were already in their high earning years when that stuff really went sideways

 

[Comrade Khan]

ut thats just my theory

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

he was astonished when I was quietly explaining why young people arent having kids. i dont think most boomers realize not only the cost in things but the stagnation of wages because they were already in their high earning years when that stuff really went sideways

I mean most Boomers were in their 40s when the 80s happened.

 

[Comrade Khan]

i wouldnt consider my upgrining upper class either, my dad was a pilot and my mom a nurse. kind of blue collar jobs

 

[Comrade Khan]

well paying blue collar but like we were millionaires then lol

 

[Chris]

Butters was also talking about how he pays like $600 for a two bedroom apartment earlier so that explains a lot of the disconnect rural areas can have in general in regards to cost of living too

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

i wouldnt consider my upgrining upper class either, my dad was a pilot and my mom a nurse. kind of blue collar jobs

Yeah I think when people hear "Upper Middle Class" they assume that means like extravagant lifestyles.

 

[Chris]

Yeah I think when people hear "Upper Middle Class" they assume that means like extravagant lifestyles.

no that means rich to me lol

 

[Comrade Khan]

but u got a shitload more buying power making 6 figures in the 90s anmmd 00s

 

[Comrade Khan]

no that means rich to me lol

well compared to you probably yes, i suppose its all relative.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

What I consider Upper Middle Class is more akin to: "We can afford to buy a house and own more than one family car."

 

[Toilet]

Butters was also talking about how he pays like $600 for a two bedroom apartment earlier so that explains a lot of the disconnect rural areas can have in general in regards to cost of living too

yeah we’re spoiled

 

[Comrade Khan]

but like, when i went to private school for a while, we were some of the poorest lol

 

[Chris]

Upper middle class to me means you can afford vacations and your kids college. Middle class is vacation and loans, lower middle class is no vacations

 

[Comrade Khan]

yeah we’re spoiled

lol wtf