Do you care about social classes ?

[Maciamo]

Thanks again for this explanation, Mal.

Dress, manners, education, interests, etc are far less cared about than for instance, what kind of car you drive, or if you own a home, or where that home is. Why do you think the SUV is so popular here, especially by wealthy urban or suburban people who quite frankly have no use for them >< It's a social status symbol - and its tied directly to wealth.

So what if you are rich and don't want to show it ? Does that make you of a lower social status. What of a millionaire that doesn't have a car, dress very normally and doesn't even have a job as he doesn't need it ? This is quite frequent among upper class people in Europe. I am just wondering what you call them or how they are seen in the United States.