I never really thought about it in terms of class, however, I feel like I may have been privileged just by being able to live in a normal size house. I never really gave it much thought but I have never had to deal with downsizing to a smaller house or anything like that. In that case, I'm more advantaged than some.
One time I was at a friends house. I only met his parents a couple times before and immediately I realized he came from a family with some money, or at least that's how it seemed. I felt a little disadvantaged just by the way they acted. They weren't stuck up or anything but I quickly got the sense that I came from a solid middle-class family and his family had just a little more. It was enough to see a difference though.
In high school some kids were made fun of because of the town they were from. As a high school kid I kind of went along with the crowd but mostly I was just quiet because I didn't want to seem like I was sympathizing with them. I wanted to fit in. I feel bad now but I didn't fully realize what I was doing at the time.
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