I'm not even sure I mean class, maybe income level? Bear with me.
I live on a small new build estate, made up of large 4/5 bed detached houses and then some HA terraces and a small block of shared ownership flats. About forty properties in total. We've all lived here for two years.
Most of the people who live in the flats/terraces are friends. Their children all play out together, they pop into each other's houses for coffee or to borrow stuff, they mind each other's children, help out with other things, basically a really tight and supportive little community. This includes one anomaly family from the detached houses.
The other detached houses on the other hand, despite also being predominantly young families, are only on nodding terms with each other. They'll take in parcels etc but that's about it.
I've been thinking on it for a little while and wondering if it's just coincidence or whether there is some sort of social conditioning at play. I don't like class lables but I suppose what I mean is that the outwardly 'middle class' lot don't socialise with each other like the 'working class' lot do.
Does your experience of where you live bear out my theory or am I barking?
P.S I am genuinely not being goady, I'm just having a ponder.
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Is knowing your neighbours a 'class' thing?
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StuRedman · 17/05/2016 16:58
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