Happy New Year and all that

Hello 2008, may you be at least as good as 2007!

( some thoughts on 2007 )

Interesting meme about social class from frelling_tralk. Bold the ones that apply
For all the expensive stuff, assume that my grandparents paid for it.

Father went to college
Father finished college
Mother went to college
Mother finished college
Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor
Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
Were read children's books by a parent Lots and lots
Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18 Swimming lessons
Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed
positively Um... well, the people who talk like me (i.e. Germans) are not always portrayed positively in foreign media, but I think female German students of my age are portrayed pretty positively.
Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs My grandparents, actually, but I still live at home, so my mother pays food/bills
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
Went to a private high school
Went to summer camp
Had a private tutor before you turned 18
Family vacations involved staying at hotels
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
There was original art in your house when you were a child I assume my dad's paintings don't count, actually... but they were original!
Had a phone in your room before you turned 18
Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home My mother owns our apartment now.
You had your own room as a child
Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
Had your own TV in your room in High School
Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16 Twice. Crete and Spain.
Went on a cruise with your family
Went on more than one cruise with your family
Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up Lots and lots and lots. My mother took me to art/anthropology related museums and my dad/grandparents to science/history related stuff.
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family (I knew the phone bills, the apartment rent, the TV/Internet bills, and sometimes heating. Bills were always a huge problem with my mom...)

Happy New Year and all that

Hello 2008, may you be at least as good as 2007!

( some thoughts on 2007 )

Interesting meme about social class from frelling_tralk. Bold the ones that apply
For all the expensive stuff, assume that my grandparents paid for it.

Father went to college
Father finished college
Mother went to college
Mother finished college
Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor
Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
Were read children's books by a parent Lots and lots
Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18 Swimming lessons
Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed
positively Um... well, the people who talk like me (i.e. Germans) are not always portrayed positively in foreign media, but I think female German students of my age are portrayed pretty positively.
Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs My grandparents, actually, but I still live at home, so my mother pays food/bills
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
Went to a private high school
Went to summer camp
Had a private tutor before you turned 18
Family vacations involved staying at hotels
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
There was original art in your house when you were a child I assume my dad's paintings don't count, actually... but they were original!
Had a phone in your room before you turned 18
Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home My mother owns our apartment now.
You had your own room as a child
Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
Had your own TV in your room in High School
Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16 Twice. Crete and Spain.
Went on a cruise with your family
Went on more than one cruise with your family
Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up Lots and lots and lots. My mother took me to art/anthropology related museums and my dad/grandparents to science/history related stuff.
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family (I knew the phone bills, the apartment rent, the TV/Internet bills, and sometimes heating. Bills were always a huge problem with my mom...)