tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post962120607650122820..comments2023-11-18T01:21:55.631-05:00Comments on My Open Wallet: The Times Magazine Money Issue: Popularity and Ruby PayneMadame Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11536189690094235926noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-2534693049237665862007-06-14T22:54:00.000-04:002007-06-14T22:54:00.000-04:00I don't know why Payne thinks poor people hang the...I don't know why Payne thinks poor people hang their pictures high; but my (poor) people hung them high so that way the kids don't wreck 'em. I still hang pictures high, and my husband thinks it's weird. <BR/><BR/>It's a great lede though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-77862005992887728462007-06-14T20:12:00.000-04:002007-06-14T20:12:00.000-04:00Her first book, Framework for Understanding Povert...Her first book, Framework for Understanding Poverty, is quite interesting. Yes, it's full of generalities. But, I make some leaps of understanding class in America that I hadn't before. Worth reading, but read with awareness.Clean ClutterFree Simplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10620436846697633569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-84751181065381719612007-06-13T21:19:00.000-04:002007-06-13T21:19:00.000-04:00Wait a second. If poor people do hang their pictu...Wait a second. If poor people do hang their pictures high(er) on the wall, why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-2119434689996550802007-06-13T19:06:00.000-04:002007-06-13T19:06:00.000-04:00"because of course using the wrong fork could be v..."because of course using the wrong fork could be very classy indeed as long as you did it with insouciance and panache and full knowledge that your fork-usage transgression was carried out in the spirit of delightful qualities whose names are deriven from French."<BR/><BR/>That's the funniest thing I think you've ever written! Thanks for the laugh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-9531054830089379172007-06-13T17:48:00.000-04:002007-06-13T17:48:00.000-04:00If you're interested in a more systemic considerat...If you're interested in a more systemic consideration of issues of taste in class determination, try <I>Distinction</I>, by Pierre Bourdieu.English Majorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276582833751319518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-32514161327568693782007-06-13T16:24:00.000-04:002007-06-13T16:24:00.000-04:00Nah, the popular 17-year-olds he was trying to kee...Nah, the popular 17-year-olds he was trying to keep up with probably would never read the NY Times Magazine Money issue. And the only teenagers who admit to popularity not being all that important are the ones who have given up at trying to be popular.A. Marigoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17250396680228283382noreply@blogger.com