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ElizaRags35
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Re: Do you live in a bubble? Quiz
Posted by Momma2015
I got a 33... So 2nd gen middle class who gets out a lot or 1st gen upper middle class with middle class parents. I definitely don't consider myself upper middle class though my combined salary with my DH is decent... I'd consider myself more 2nd gen middle class. Really odd quiz though.
ETA: Though after seeing some polls on this forum our combined salary is NOT considered decent by LI standards.
ETAA: apparently I took this quiz back in 2012 and scored slightly higher. But very slightly... Makes sense though, I wasn't where I am now.
33 here too.
28 when I took it in 2012.
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MissJones
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Re: Do you live in a bubble? Quiz
Posted by GoldenRod
Some of the questions skew the results, especially for LI.
If you buy a $50k pickup truck, it's supposed to make your score more "blue collar" because pickups in general are often used for working, but not on Long Island....
Most of my fishing was on charter boats, which most people wouldn't considered a working class activity....
Exactly! How many Cadillac pick ups do you see? That's not poor. And how many have boats? Fishing is not a poor man's activity on li.
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DiamondGirl
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Re: Do you live in a bubble? Quiz
I sort of took this quiz to be more class not income based. You can be a rich blue collar family or a middl class white collar family.
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soontobemommyof2
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Re: Do you live in a bubble? Quiz
Posted by sunnygirl
Posted by justbeachy
This was fascinating to me.
This also explains why so many millions of Americans cannot understand how Trump is a viable candidate. So many people are insulated and DONT understand how people buy pickup trucks, go fishing regularly, or work in a factory.
(FWIW - I am NOT a trump supporter at all, but totally understand how/why he is where he is today. I got 1st gen. Middle class)
I don't think it's that we don't understand how people buy a pickup truck or go fishing I don't see how not doing these things would make me live in a bubble. I don't see a need for a pickup truck. I have 2 kids. Where would I put them. Does it insinuate I don't need one cause of my fancy job?? My dh has contemplated buying one for work it's not an extra we can afford so he buys an suv with a fold down third row. Fishing - I hate fish the smell all of it. Doesn't mean I don't understand some people live this way or that I am in a bubble
Beer i don't drink and neither does my dh I always hates the taste of beer so that means I live in a bubble
Some things I get but a lot I think is arbitrary and depends on what regions of the country you live in
Or how about the movie question? It listed like 10 movies which I think I selected none because DS2 is a breastfed baby and he has to come with me everywhere. Did they take the "no" answer as if the reason was lack of money or something?!? Questions def didn't apply to all situations.
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soontobemommyof2
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Do you live in a bubble? Quiz
I got 34 points. Out of what? 99? Confusing,
upper-middle-class person with middle-class parents. Typical: 33.
0–43: A second-generation (or more) upper-middle-class person who has made a point of getting out a lot. Typical: 9.
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SecretlyTTC14
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Re: Do you live in a bubble? Quiz
I think it just tries to separate people into groups and when it can't group you, you score higher. So, even if you pick what some are perceiving to be more blue collar questions, if you pick enough of those answers, your number is still lower because you fit into that bubble.
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queensgal
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Re: Do you live in a bubble? Quiz
Posted by justbeachy
Posted by sunnygirl
I don't think it's that we don't understand how people buy a pickup truck or go fishing I don't see how not doing these things would make me live in a bubble. I don't see a need for a pickup truck. I have 2 kids. Where would I put them. Does it insinuate I don't need one cause of my fancy job?? My dh has contemplated buying one for work it's not an extra we can afford so he buys an suv with a fold down third row. Fishing - I hate fish the smell all of it. Doesn't mean I don't understand some people live this way or that I am in a bubble
Beer i don't drink and neither does my dh I always hates the taste of beer so that means I live in a bubble
Some things I get but a lot I think is arbitrary and depends on what regions of the country you live in
Maybe I didn't word it correctly. What I'm trying to say is that a lot people living in places like Long Island or other deemed (I'm not trying to get burned at the PC stake here...just over generalizing) 'educated' and 'affluent' areas have difficulty recognizing that there is a large population of people living a vastly different lifestyle with vastly different values. Clearly YOU recognize and understand that there are...but there are many who do not. Media outlets, major newspapers, and many Americans in areas like Long Island, etc. cannot fathom HOW someone like Trump can make his way through the political process. Maybe you (a general 'you' and not PP specific) don't see a correlation between the test and trump's popularity, however I definitely do.
I think it's very interesting!
The point I'm making is someone in trump loving middle America has their own bubble. They may not have any idea what life is like in affluent/Long Island areas, let alone the rest of the world.
I don't think being blue-collar, less wealthy makes you any more aware of how other people live. I think it makes you more aware of that life particular style. it may be a different bubble, but still a bubble!
Many people think anyone over X income amount is rich. And I think there's a lot of differences in there. I don't live in my parents trailer, but I'm no real housewife million dollar necklace wearer either.
This quiz was silly. Owning a truck or not doesn't make you more aware of other people.
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GoldenRod
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Re: Do you live in a bubble? Quiz
Posted by queensgal
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This quiz was silly. Owning a truck or not doesn't make you more aware of other people.
If it's tall enough, it does make you aware of what other people are doing in their cars....  
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