Okay guys, as we all know the race issue issue, as it pertains to the Dominican Republic has been beaten into the ground on this site. However, I have yet to see a thread in the debate section that specifically discusses the issue of classism in the Dominican Republic. Is classism more rampant in the Dominican Republic than in the United States, or do they stand on equal footing?
Who places more emphasis on things such as old money/new money, coming from good stock(economically speaking), and even the minute things such as defining one's class through mode of dress, etc. etc. In my opinion being from a particular class does not "seem" to be as important in the US as it is in the DR; however, that is merely my opinion. I believe it has to do with the fact that the middle-class is so much larger in the US than in the DR. Looking back one of the things my dona stressed to me was not acting like i had a "mala educacion". Additionally, one of my friends told me one of the ways the youth differentiated between the middle and lower classes was the style of dress. However, the same thing could be said in the US....hmmm.
Que piensan ustedes?
What do you guys think?
Who places more emphasis on things such as old money/new money, coming from good stock(economically speaking), and even the minute things such as defining one's class through mode of dress, etc. etc. In my opinion being from a particular class does not "seem" to be as important in the US as it is in the DR; however, that is merely my opinion. I believe it has to do with the fact that the middle-class is so much larger in the US than in the DR. Looking back one of the things my dona stressed to me was not acting like i had a "mala educacion". Additionally, one of my friends told me one of the ways the youth differentiated between the middle and lower classes was the style of dress. However, the same thing could be said in the US....hmmm.
Que piensan ustedes?
What do you guys think?