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Rather US-centric economic privilege meme. Italics are my comments.
1. Father went to college I don't think.
2. Father finished college
3. Mother went to college technically, as in she went to TAFE a few times, which was probably free, but I suspect the no-doubt American author of the meme actually means university, not less prestigious and expensive forms of tertiary education.
4. Mother finished college well, she finished most of her courses.
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor. How close? I remember being told a great-great-uncle was a judge. Great-Nanna married quite some distance beneath her.
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home. Couldn't testify to the second, but it's possible. I'm not sure these two are strictly economic for my family as we're a bunch of bibliophiles who prioritise books, and most of our books are 2nd hand.
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18.
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
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. Every cent spent on my tertiary education has been mine or the government's.
15. Your parents or a trust paid for all of your college costs
16. Went to a private high school I would like to point out Mum got a considerable low-income discount, and was still paying for a number of years after I finished.
17. Went to summer camp.
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels.
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18 My clothing is still not all bought new.
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them. I still don't have a car.
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child. Nanna and Mum both have their needlework displayed on the walls, does that count?
23. You and your family lived in a single-family house. Some of the time. We lived with Nanna for 5 years.
24. Your parents owned their own house or apartment before you left home
25. You had your own room as a child. Like Fay, I was an only for a good portion of my childhood, and until I was 16 my only sibling was opposite sex. When we moved out of Nanna's house, my 'bedroom' was actually intended as a family room.
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18
27. Participated in a SAT/ACT prep course I'm not even sure what those are.
28. Had your own TV in your room in high school
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in high school or college
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16. Instead of driving, Dad gave me and Kyle our flights to/from Adelaide to visit Grandma for Christmas as a Christmas present one year. I'm pretty sure I was 16 already, because I had the cash to buy myself food during our stop-over in Melbourne airport to ease my queasy stomach.
31. Went on a cruise with your family. Not unless a half-hour trip up the river that runs through one's hometown on what was basically a floating tour bus counts as a cruise
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family.
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family Living in the climates I did as a child, heating was only ever a matter of comfort, not importance, and Mum wouldn't have burdened us with the details anyway, though I do remember being aware that she often couldn't pay the winter electricity bill in full by the due date.
1. Father went to college I don't think.
2. Father finished college
3. Mother went to college technically, as in she went to TAFE a few times, which was probably free, but I suspect the no-doubt American author of the meme actually means university, not less prestigious and expensive forms of tertiary education.
4. Mother finished college well, she finished most of her courses.
5. Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor. How close? I remember being told a great-great-uncle was a judge. Great-Nanna married quite some distance beneath her.
6. Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers
7. Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
8. Had more than 500 books in your childhood home. Couldn't testify to the second, but it's possible. I'm not sure these two are strictly economic for my family as we're a bunch of bibliophiles who prioritise books, and most of our books are 2nd hand.
10. Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18.
11. Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18
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. Every cent spent on my tertiary education has been mine or the government's.
15. Your parents or a trust paid for all of your college costs
16. Went to a private high school I would like to point out Mum got a considerable low-income discount, and was still paying for a number of years after I finished.
17. Went to summer camp.
18. Had a private tutor before you turned 18
19. Family vacations involved staying at hotels.
20. Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18 My clothing is still not all bought new.
21. Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them. I still don't have a car.
22. There was original art in your house when you were a child. Nanna and Mum both have their needlework displayed on the walls, does that count?
23. You and your family lived in a single-family house. Some of the time. We lived with Nanna for 5 years.
24. Your parents owned their own house or apartment before you left home
25. You had your own room as a child. Like Fay, I was an only for a good portion of my childhood, and until I was 16 my only sibling was opposite sex. When we moved out of Nanna's house, my 'bedroom' was actually intended as a family room.
26. You had a phone in your room before you turned 18
27. Participated in a SAT/ACT prep course I'm not even sure what those are.
28. Had your own TV in your room in high school
29. Owned a mutual fund or IRA in high school or college
30. Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16. Instead of driving, Dad gave me and Kyle our flights to/from Adelaide to visit Grandma for Christmas as a Christmas present one year. I'm pretty sure I was 16 already, because I had the cash to buy myself food during our stop-over in Melbourne airport to ease my queasy stomach.
31. Went on a cruise with your family. Not unless a half-hour trip up the river that runs through one's hometown on what was basically a floating tour bus counts as a cruise
32. Went on more than one cruise with your family.
34. You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family Living in the climates I did as a child, heating was only ever a matter of comfort, not importance, and Mum wouldn't have burdened us with the details anyway, though I do remember being aware that she often couldn't pay the winter electricity bill in full by the due date.
