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Justinas Keturka

“Just Quit, Then”: 81 Ignorant Things Middle-Class People Say And Do That Expose Privilege Instantly

"Money makes the world go round," sang Liza Minnelli's character, Sally Bowles, in Cabaret. Some say that money doesn't matter, but that usually comes from the lips of people who have and have always had money. People who haven't struggled financially see life differently, and it's often reflected in the things they say and do.

In one recent online thread, someone asked: "People who grew up really poor: what's something middle-class people say that instantly reveals they've never struggled?" From taking "annual vacations," saying "Just ask your parents for money," or "It's not that expensive," people have heard and witnessed all kinds of tells that give away a financially privileged person. Read on to find out what other things middle-class people say and do that scream, "I was never poor."

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