Which class you belong to ?

i'd wondered where they would fit in myself, a friend of mine is in that situation he is on benifit and makes more in a month than i did in my last job (including his kids/ wifes money) we lived nextdoor to each other (in exactly the same houses worth the same ect) he'd never worked a day in his life i guess it depends what people see as the reason for class, he lived a better life than me via money. had the same as in house simular cars ect so i'd guess that would make him middle but maybe he would be classed as lower because its all got from benifits,

You see, there you go. What a dilemma. You pay taxes and they get benefits. Standard of living = SAME. Middle or lower, whatever! Thanks mate.

Let me ask you something, what class are those on benefits? 10 kids, never had a job, all bills paid by council or government and they earn more than me. So if they claim benefits, are they lower class or middle as i'm? Thanks for joining discussion

Actually, my point is, do we have to be rated? This is bit strange. Anyway, as long as we are happy in our lives, who give a damn about it. And who is the little one in the picture with you "joahnna18". Is it young gentleman or little lady?

Oh i See but i think we don't have to rate classes of our life styles. I thought your asking for our class in the society. Anyway he is my son he's 11 months old now. He is very cute and naughty:)

Little cheeky chap. Don't let him used this site for dating :) and let him know that he's got a friend here. Great comment, thanks "joahnna18"

both yes and no. no coz i am basically a bohemian at heart and i would have loved to be a carefree citizen of the world. since that is no longer possible, therfore i am happy to be in the middle-class bracket. see, in order to be in the upper echelons of the society, you have to be born with a golden spoon. since that is not applicable in my case, i intend to stay happy with whatever i earn, whatever i spend and whatever i save. i want to enjoy my life in my own little ways and dont want to run after money all my life just to die rich. i just take enough care so that i dont slip to the lower class.

Let me ask you one little question. Are you happy to be in any class at all? Thanks for comment.

as reading responses, i see your point now, social classes in your country is important because the government gives subsidy to the lower class and social classes is defined according to how much income you produce for your economy. you country is rich, and can provide some shelter and food for its population that has low or no income at all. like you said, a family with ten kids but the govt provides because the head has no income at all. its good for the lower class cause they get something. but its good for you too, being on middle class, even you pay taxes you dont have to wait for the govt to provide you something. though sometimes its unfair, because you, the one working, lives the same way as the one who is not working, and the govt doesnt see it that way. im in the phillipines and were a developing country. the govt cant give subsidy for people in the lower income. so many people are poor. unlike in your country, which is a developed one, rarely you will see poor or homeless people because your taxes are high in order to help this people. social classes doesnt matter here in my place cause we live equal but income is not distributed equally. cheers!!

Hi "larskie23" your comment is great ! where do you live ? I'm in UK and you'll be surprised how much social classes matter here! And once you've been marked, than is very little you can do to get out from the box. There is nothing personal about, just odd stuff. Many thanks for comment

Of course I wish my situation were better. My goal is to be financially independent and I am working towards that. I don't like to compare myself to other people and money isn't everything. I don't need a flashy car or a McMansion as long as I know I can live the way I want and do everything I want without worrying about pinching pennies I'm ok.

Hi "dreamy1", how do you feel about this situation? Is is OK with you? How come, that most of us are working ours butts off, paying taxes and still can find ourselfs at the bottom? Thanks for being here.

OK "KevinIX", so tell then, are they "uppers" going to the same fast food restaurant, dollar shop, pawnbroker and Wal-Mart with you? Are they "lowers" able to buy house, pay for school, for healthcare? No offence, but i'm not sure that America is moving forward with this issue. But that's my personal opinion. Maybe i'm wrong. Interesting comment, thanks

Hi "kgwat70" Hard working bloke for rest of your life or can you see bright future? I started getting paid "good" money for my job just after i left my country. Lots a dreams and no way to get there. From the eastern europe to the wild west. I thing that i know what "lower class" mean, when you have to start over and over again from scratch. Hard to say if i'm happy where i am. Getting paid is one thing, but have to stay long time away from my family. And all this just to be so called middle class? Well, i don't know. Thanks for comment.

Hi "vikceo", is it fair, that if you are upper class (just because of money, even if you never worked) - you can fulfill your dreams or just have nice life without problems. On the other hand when you're at the bottom, hard working, honest, without debts, with dreams, you don't get much choices. Banks don't like people like this which means, no money. There are maybe some opportunities in developing countries, where economies are on way up and banks pumping cash in. What i can see here in UK is decline in every aspect. Thanks for being here

Hi "peanutjar", there is nothing to be sorry about, that you've got some money. If you work for it, you deserve it. Be rich is not shame and i don't get jealous about money. Money giving you opportunity to reach higher and that's the moment where you can see the differences between "rich" and "poor". Once you are rated as a "poor" or "lower" class, there is not much you can do about. Thanks for comment

That's my way at the moment. Most likely "unclassified" or the one from "working class", in which case i'm to my roots in "happy days" of communist country, where i've grown up . :) Thanks

Exactly "xiaoyingli1", but are you sure, that others are seeing you the same way? Why we are in our lifetime, permanently confronted with class stigma? Where is it comming from? Thanks for your comment

Hi there, we all somehow belong to middle class. Personaly, i don't give a monkey about classes, i'm just amazed how others with one scratch desiding who you are, where do you fit in society and how they going to treating you. As a single mom, you must have lots of experiences with visiting different offices, filling forms over and over again. And what is the result? Thanks for being here.

Hi "jasmine78", you are doing the same thing as i do. Make some money to pay for daughters education and get out of here. Many people around me don't understand why am i doing it this way. But that's my life and my fight. Good luck.

Hello "mary855230", you are right, we are supposed to be all the same. But are we? There is not much fairness in the world today and people giving up. Nice to hear from you.

Hello "georgeousdreamer", we all feel about ourselfs just right, but why we get treatment as if we are not all the same human beings. Thanks for comment.

Hi "042101042", we don't need to give a damn about classes, but when you try to get for example mortgage, loan or credit card. Do you know what's gona happen? Thanks for comment.

I know the feelings, don't give up !!! Keep smiling Thanks for comment. :)