A working class hero is something to beeeee
This is a how-much-of-a-spoiled-upper-middle-class-brat-are-you-survey I stole from
claudiall . Lotsafun! I have only quite recently (like, a couple of years) realized how priveleged I am, and since that I've enjoyed myself thinking of how good my life is (not only am I white and live in Sweden, my parents are totally educated too!) and observing other people in my situation who don't realize how priveleged they are.
Father went to college
He's a chemistry engineer from the start and then he got another degree in medicine and teaches now.
Father finished college
Yes, as I said, two.
Mother went to college
Same as dad.
Mother finished college
She's an engineer as well.
Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor
No, yes and yes.
Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
This question is weird,s omeone must have copypezted weirdly.
Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
Absolutely.
Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
Depends on what you mean. Dad did, mom didn't.
Were read children's books by a parent
I was read all kind of stuff by mom, even after I could read by myself. She read both children's classics and more serious stuff like Mahabharata for me.
Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
No private lessons, and I was never really involved in extracurricular stuff, but I've gone to kid art schools and learned some ballroom dancing, which is a selection of stuff I've done that best suits this survey.
Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
Look above.
The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively
Talk - yes.
Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
I thiiiink I had a debet card before I turned 18. But no credit card, no.
Your parents (or a trust)paid for the majority of your college costs
College is free of charge here and I have always paid my own schoolbooks.
And for foreigners: but in Sweden you get a sum of money from the state when you study, you get ~$300/month and you can loan ~$750/month if you want to. So I haven't worked to earn my living through college, but I've always worked some on the side for fun money.
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
Look above.
Went to a private highschool.
No.
Went to summer camp
Nope, my mom tried to send me to an international one when I was 10, but I refused enthusiastically as I haet that kind of acivity.
Had a private tutor before you turned 18
English, since I was six and 'til I moved to Sweden.
Family vacations involved staying at hotels
Before the fall of the USSR.
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
No, I had a lot of hand-me-downs and second-hand stuff, but I also had a lot of tailor-made stuff as my aunt is a seamstress.
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
Car, lol. My parents have hardly owned a car during my life with them and I donät have a liense.
There was original art in your house when you were a child
Nope.
Had a phone in your room before you turned 18
Yes, and I got a cell phone when I was 16.
You and your family lived in a single family house
Nevar. Oh, well, my great-grandmother did, but she also grew her own veggies and had her oun poultry, so I guess it's not the kind of single family house you mean... =)
Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
Yes.
Had your own TV in your room in High School
Yes.
Owned a mutual fund or IRA in HighSchool or College
What's that? Oh, yes, I have.
Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before youturned 16
Many times.
Went on a cruise with your family.
No, but I'd love to go on a traditional cruise alone sometime when I'm a writer.
Went on more than one cruise with your family
--
Your parents took you to museums andart galleries as you grew up
Museums - LOTS. Ballet and opera - not so much.
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family
I've pretty much always known what our rent was.
claudiall . Lotsafun! I have only quite recently (like, a couple of years) realized how priveleged I am, and since that I've enjoyed myself thinking of how good my life is (not only am I white and live in Sweden, my parents are totally educated too!) and observing other people in my situation who don't realize how priveleged they are.
Father went to college
He's a chemistry engineer from the start and then he got another degree in medicine and teaches now.
Father finished college
Yes, as I said, two.
Mother went to college
Same as dad.
Mother finished college
She's an engineer as well.
Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor
No, yes and yes.
Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
This question is weird,s omeone must have copypezted weirdly.
Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
Absolutely.
Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
Depends on what you mean. Dad did, mom didn't.
Were read children's books by a parent
I was read all kind of stuff by mom, even after I could read by myself. She read both children's classics and more serious stuff like Mahabharata for me.
Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
No private lessons, and I was never really involved in extracurricular stuff, but I've gone to kid art schools and learned some ballroom dancing, which is a selection of stuff I've done that best suits this survey.
Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
Look above.
The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively
Talk - yes.
Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
I thiiiink I had a debet card before I turned 18. But no credit card, no.
Your parents (or a trust)paid for the majority of your college costs
College is free of charge here and I have always paid my own schoolbooks.
And for foreigners: but in Sweden you get a sum of money from the state when you study, you get ~$300/month and you can loan ~$750/month if you want to. So I haven't worked to earn my living through college, but I've always worked some on the side for fun money.
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs
Look above.
Went to a private highschool.
No.
Went to summer camp
Nope, my mom tried to send me to an international one when I was 10, but I refused enthusiastically as I haet that kind of acivity.
Had a private tutor before you turned 18
English, since I was six and 'til I moved to Sweden.
Family vacations involved staying at hotels
Before the fall of the USSR.
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18
No, I had a lot of hand-me-downs and second-hand stuff, but I also had a lot of tailor-made stuff as my aunt is a seamstress.
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them
Car, lol. My parents have hardly owned a car during my life with them and I donät have a liense.
There was original art in your house when you were a child
Nope.
Had a phone in your room before you turned 18
Yes, and I got a cell phone when I was 16.
You and your family lived in a single family house
Nevar. Oh, well, my great-grandmother did, but she also grew her own veggies and had her oun poultry, so I guess it's not the kind of single family house you mean... =)
Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
Yes.
Had your own TV in your room in High School
Yes.
Owned a mutual fund or IRA in HighSchool or College
What's that? Oh, yes, I have.
Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before youturned 16
Many times.
Went on a cruise with your family.
No, but I'd love to go on a traditional cruise alone sometime when I'm a writer.
Went on more than one cruise with your family
--
Your parents took you to museums andart galleries as you grew up
Museums - LOTS. Ballet and opera - not so much.
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family
I've pretty much always known what our rent was.