Do you identify with a social class? What's that like? [View All]

[Nikia]

The racial threads: "What's its like to be a black (or white) in America" made me think of this. My husband and I were having a discussion about this too last night. I came from a mixed class background as did my husband. Because of this, many people consider us rather quirky. There is no where that we feel uncomfortable being on account of class. We have had friends of many different backgrounds and are not afraid to be friends with anyone based on their background. Our preferences for things like food, clothing, cars, ect. have to do with what we like, not what we think that we're suppose to have. My husband switches back and forth easily when talking to different people. I am not as socially intune and sometimes come off as snooty or low class depending on the background of the particuliar people. Being multiclassal made it harder for me socially because I never knew that I was suppose to have a place in society. On the otherhand, I think that some people who grew up amongst a more definite class, often limit themselves much more. As an adult, I have thought on this more since my husband and I are fairly alone in a new community without a place.
What about you? Do you identify with a particuliar class? Did you grow up in a fairly static class with all or most of your relatives belonging to that class? Were most of your friends of that class? How did this affect your life then and now?