tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116085973306668397.post5355009701101172692..comments2023-11-06T18:49:51.851-08:00Comments on Admiral Cod: Tweed SignifiersLaguna Beach Fogeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08027025872132699493noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116085973306668397.post-14373353573772008582011-05-26T21:50:26.127-07:002011-05-26T21:50:26.127-07:00I never understood what separated the upper class ...I never understood what separated the upper class from the merely well-to-do. Is it mannerisms, aristocratic blood lines, greater refinement in terms of musical or literary tastes, etc...<br /><br />Those who had inherited acres looking down on the merely rich or intelligent... to an outsider looking in, the differences between any group of people at an elite boarding school seems fewer than the similarities between the groups of people.<br /><br />There was also a time when the Vanderbilts, one of the most well-known and powerful families in America, were looked down upon by the established socialites and upper crust as being vulgar new money.<br /><br />Now the Vanderbilts are the established, venerated upper class, and they must look down upon the vulgar Waltons, the new money Silicon Valley glorified pantry boys, Hollywood celebrities, as being the crass and socially climbing nouveau riche.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2116085973306668397.post-87163042260490556432011-05-22T19:37:45.784-07:002011-05-22T19:37:45.784-07:00My next read on my summer reading list, thank you....My next read on my summer reading list, thank you.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12945497394911798152noreply@blogger.com