Lower middle class families taught their children to never order the most expensive thing on the menu, and that single rule shaped how an entire generation moves through rooms full of wealthier people

Lower middle class families taught their children to never order the most expensive thing on the menu, and that single rule shaped how an entire generation moves through rooms full of wealthier people

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The cheapest entrée wasn't a preference. It was a survival rule passed down by parents who had already done the math on your behalf.

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The cheapest entrée wasn't a preference. It was a survival rule passed down by parents who had already done the math on your behalf.

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