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Jan 02, 2008 16:33

1. Father went to college (He did community college before Korea so he could go in as an officer when he got drafted, then more when he got out. He's about two classes short of his degree...in engineering I think.)
2. Father finished college
3. Mother went to college
4. Mother finished college
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor (Many in all of those fields)
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers (I assume they're talking socio-economic class.)
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home (Way, way, way, way, way more.)
9. Were read children's books by a parent (My father read to me all the time, but usually from adult books. My nana read tons of kids stories to me though. She was so awesome at it, with voices and everything.)
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18 (What, like piano or martial arts? Or more like life lessons? Or classes? Or what? Well, doesn't matter anyway, the answer is yes.)
12. The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively
13. Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
14. Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs
15. Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
16. Went to a private high school
17. Went to summer camp
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels (Almost all.)
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them.
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child (A friend of my fathers was a painter, and a few sculptures and other art pieces)
23. You and your family lived in a single family house (Same one my whole life.)
24. Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home (Paid it off about the time I turned 15 or 16.)
25. You had your own room as a child. (As soon as my sisters moved out I did. Before that shared with my brother.)
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18
27. Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
28. Had your own TV in your room in High School (Yes, though it was a very small one until I was about 17.)
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16
31. Went on a cruise with your family
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family
33. Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up. (A couple military type museums, and a gallery when someone we knew was having a show.)
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family. (This is the most esoteric question ever asked on one of these. But yes, yes I was.)
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