Do you live in a bubble?

[Arkady]

As a counter to the one-sided Charles Murray quiz previously linked to by another poster, here's a more well-rounded quiz to test whether you live in a bubble. The Murray quiz basically just tested how much exposure you have to a certain conservative-leaning milieu (e.g., have you lived in a small town), without the obvious corresponding questions in the other direction (have you lived in a big city).

So:

Have you ever lived for at least a year in an American neighborhood in which the majority of your 50 nearest neighbors did not have college degrees?

Have you ever lived for at least a year in an American neighborhood in which the majority of your 50 nearest neighbors did have college degrees?

Did you or your spouse grow up in a family in which the chief breadwinner was not in a managerial position or a high-prestige profession (defined as attorney, physician, dentist, architect, engineer, scientist or college professor)?

Was that chief breadwinner for most or all of your or your spouse's childhood in what you consider to be a blue-collar job?

Did you or your spouse grow up in a family in which the chief breadwinner was in a managerial position or a high-prestige profession (defined as attorney, physician, dentist, architect, engineer, scientist or college professor)?

Was that chief breadwinner for most or all of your or your spouse's childhood in what you consider to be a white-collar job?

Have you ever lived for at least a year in an American community with a population under 50,000 that is not part of a metropolitan area and is not where you went to college?

How small was the community?

• Between 25,000 and 50,000 people
• Between 10,000 and 25,000 people
• Fewer than 10,000 people or a rural area

Have you ever lived for at least a year in an American community with a population under 250,000 that is not where you went to college?

How big was the community?

• Between 250,000 and 500,000 people
• Between 500,000 and 1 million people
• Greater than 1 million people

Have you ever lived for at least a year in a non-American community, not counting American- and ex-pat-majority compounds, such as a US military base?

Have you ever lived for at least a year in the United States at a family income that was close to or below the poverty line?

Have you experienced poverty both as a child and as an adult?

Have you ever lived for at least a year in the United States at a family income that was close to or in the top 10?

Have you experienced wealth both as a child and as an adult?

Have you ever walked on a factory floor?

Was it related to your job?

Have you ever sat in a corporate board room?

Was it related to your job?

Have you ever held a job that caused something to hurt at the end of the day?

Did the job last longer than a summer?

Did the job make you ache all over?

Have you ever held a job that left you mentally exhausted at the end of the day?

Did the job last longer than a summer?

Did the job force you to strain intellectually?

Have you ever had a close friend who was a Christian?

Are you one?

Have you ever had a close friend who was a Jew?

Are you one?

Have you ever had a close friend who was a Muslim?

Are you one?

Have you ever had a close friend who was a Hindu?

Are you one?

Have you ever had a close friend who was a Buddhist?

Are you one?

Have you ever had a close friend who was an atheist?

Are you one?

Have you ever had a close friend who was born outside the US?

Were you?

Have you ever had a close friend who was black?

Are you?

Have you ever had a close friend who was Hispanic?

Are you?

Have you ever had a close friend who was Asian?

Are you?

Have you ever had a close friend who was white?

Are you?

Have you ever had a close friend who was Native American?

Are you?

Besides your native language, how many other languages do you speak well enough to hold a conversation or read a novel without needing a dictionary?

How many other US states have you traveled to in the last year?

How many other countries have you traveled to in the last year?

Do you now have a close friend with whom you have strong and wide-ranging political disagreements?

Do you have more than one such close friend?

Have you ever had a close friend who could seldom get better than Cs in high school even if he or she tried hard?

Have you ever had a close friend who could nearly always got As in high school even if he or she didn't try?

During the last month have you voluntarily hung out with people who were smoking cigarettes?

During the last month have you voluntarily hung out with people who were smoking marijuana?

Can you properly identify five military ranks (Colonel, Brigadier General, Corporal, Technical Sergeant, Captain) by sight?

Can you properly identify five peace activists by their photos (Martin Niemoller, Henry David Thoreau, Abby Hoffman, Harry Belafonte, Jerry Rubin)?

Do you know who Jimmie Johnson is?

Do you know who David Sedaris is?

Have you ever purchased Avon products?

Have you ever purchased Yves Saint Laurent products?

Have you or your spouse ever bought a pickup truck?

Have you or your spouse ever bought a hybrid or electric vehicle?

During the last year, have you ever purchased domestic mass-market beer to stock your own fridge?

During the last year, have you ever purchased an imported vintage wine to stock your own wine rack?

During the last five years, have you or your spouse gone fishing?

During the last five years, have you or your spouse gone to the symphony, ballet, or opera?

How many times have you eaten at a mass market restaurant chain in the last year?

How many times have you eaten at a fine-dining restaurant in the last year?

In high school, did you letter in any sport?

In high school, did you letter in anything other than a sport?

Have you ever attended a meeting of a Kiwanis Club, Rotary Club or union local?

Have you ever attended a meeting of a Sierra Club, Friends of Dorthy, or civil rights meeting?

Have you ever participated in a parade not involving global warming, a war protest or gay rights?

Have you ever participated in a parade involving global warming, a war protest or gay rights?

Since leaving school, have you ever worn a uniform?

As part of a job?

Have ever served in a position that generally required wearing a business suit?

As part of a job?

Have you ever done either any of these for a trip of 50 miles or more?

• Ridden on a long-distance bus (e.g., Greyhound, Trailways)
• hitchhiked
• Ridden on a train

Have you ever commuted regularly using mass transit?

How many of last year's top-20 box office movies did you see?

How many of the films in last year's Palme d'Or competition did you see?

How many of last year's ten highest rated broadcast TV comedies or dramas did you watch regularly?

How many of last year's ten most buzzed-about streaming or subscription TV comedies or dramas did you watch regularly?

How many mass-market talk shows (Dr. Phil, etc.) do you watch regularly?

How many niche-market talk shows (John Oliver, etc.) do you watch regularly?

 

[Arkady]

With my answers:

Have you ever lived for at least a year in an American neighborhood in which the majority of your 50 nearest neighbors did not have college degrees? Yes

Have you ever lived for at least a year in an American neighborhood in which the majority of your 50 nearest neighbors did have college degrees? Yes

Did you or your spouse grow up in a family in which the chief breadwinner was not in a managerial position or a high-prestige profession (defined as attorney, physician, dentist, architect, engineer, scientist or college professor)? Yes

Was that chief breadwinner for most or all of your or your spouse's childhood in what you consider to be a blue-collar job? Yes

Did you or your spouse grow up in a family in which the chief breadwinner was in a managerial position or a high-prestige profession (defined as attorney, physician, dentist, architect, engineer, scientist or college professor)? Yes

Was that chief breadwinner for most or all of your or your spouse's childhood in what you consider to be a white-collar job? Yes

Have you ever lived for at least a year in an American community with a population under 50,000 that is not part of a metropolitan area and is not where you went to college? Yes

How small was the community?

• Between 25,000 and 50,000 people
• Between 10,000 and 25,000 people
• Fewer than 10,000 people or a rural area

Have you ever lived for at least a year in an American community with a population under 250,000 that is not where you went to college?

Yes

How big was the community?

• Between 250,000 and 500,000 people
• Between 500,000 and 1 million people
• Greater than 1 million people

Have you ever lived for at least a year in a non-American community, not counting American- and ex-pat-majority compounds, such as a US military base?

Yes

Have you ever lived for at least a year in the United States at a family income that was close to or below the poverty line?

Yes

Have you experienced poverty both as a child and as an adult?

Yes

Have you ever lived for at least a year in the United States at a family income that was close to or in the top 10?

Yes

Have you experienced wealth both as a child and as an adult?

No.

Have you ever walked on a factory floor?

Yes

Was it related to your job?

Yes

Have you ever sat in a corporate board room?

Yes

Was it related to your job?

Yes

Have you ever held a job that caused something to hurt at the end of the day?

Yes

Did the job last longer than a summer?

No.

Did the job make you ache all over?

Yes

Have you ever held a job that left you mentally exhausted at the end of the day?

Yes

Did the job last longer than a summer?

Yes

Did the job force you to strain intellectually?

Yes

Have you ever had a close friend who was a Christian?

Yes

Are you one?

No

Have you ever had a close friend who was a Jew?

Yes

Are you one?

No

Have you ever had a close friend who was a Muslim?

No

Are you one?

No

Have you ever had a close friend who was a Hindu?

No

Are you one?

No

Have you ever had a close friend who was a Buddhist?

Yes

Are you one?

No

Have you ever had a close friend who was an atheist?

Yes

Are you one?

Yes

Have you ever had a close friend who was a pagan/Wiccan (note forgot to add this earlier)?

Yes

Are you one?

No

Have you ever had a close friend who was born outside the US?

Yes

Were you?

Yes

Have you ever had a close friend who was black?

Yes

Are you?

No

Have you ever had a close friend who was Hispanic?

Yes

Are you?

No

Have you ever had a close friend who was Asian?

No

Are you?

No

Have you ever had a close friend who was white?

Yes

Are you?

Yes

Have you ever had a close friend who was Native American?

No

Are you?

Slightly

Besides your native language, how many other languages do you speak well enough to hold a conversation or read a novel without needing a dictionary?

Four

How many other US states have you traveled to in the last year?

Ten

How many other countries have you traveled to in the last year?

Four

Do you now have a close friend with whom you have strong and wide-ranging political disagreements?

Yes

Do you have more than one such close friend?

Yes

Have you ever had a close friend who could seldom get better than Cs in high school even if he or she tried hard?

Yes

Have you ever had a close friend who could nearly always got As in high school even if he or she didn't try?

Yes

During the last month have you voluntarily hung out with people who were smoking cigarettes?

Yes

During the last month have you voluntarily hung out with people who were smoking marijuana?

Yes

Can you properly identify five military ranks (Colonel, Brigadier General, Corporal, Technical Sergeant, Captain) by sight?

Yes

Can you properly identify five peace activists by their photos (Martin Niemoller, Henry David Thoreau, Abby Hoffman, Harry Belafonte, Jerry Rubin)?

Yes

Do you know who Jimmie Johnson is?

Yes

Do you know who David Sedaris is?

Yes

Have you ever purchased Avon products?

No

Have you ever purchased Yves Saint Laurent products?

No

Have you or your spouse ever bought a pickup truck?

No

Have you or your spouse ever bought a hybrid or electric vehicle?

Yes

During the last year, have you ever purchased domestic mass-market beer to stock your own fridge?

No

During the last year, have you ever purchased an imported vintage wine to stock your own wine rack?

No

During the last five years, have you or your spouse gone fishing?

Yes

During the last five years, have you or your spouse gone to the symphony, ballet, or opera?

Yes

How many times have you eaten at a mass market restaurant chain in the last year?

About 10

How many times have you eaten at a fine-dining restaurant in the last year?

About 5

In high school, did you letter in any sport?

Yes

In high school, did you letter in anything other than a sport?

No

Have you ever attended a meeting of a Kiwanis Club, Rotary Club or union local?

Yes

Have you ever attended a meeting of a Sierra Club, Friends of Dorthy, or civil rights meeting?

Yes

Have you ever participated in a parade not involving global warming, a war protest or gay rights?

Yes

Have you ever participated in a parade involving global warming, a war protest or gay rights?

Yes

Since leaving school, have you ever worn a uniform?

Yes

As part of a job?

Yes

Have ever served in a position that generally required wearing a business suit?

Yes

As part of a job?

Yes

Have you ever done either any of these for a trip of 50 miles or more?

• Ridden on a long-distance bus (e.g., Greyhound, Trailways) Yes
• hitchhiked Yes
• Ridden on a train Yes

Have you ever commuted regularly using mass transit? Yes

How many of last year's top-20 box office movies did you see?

12

How many of the films in last year's Palme d'Or competition did you see?

0

How many of last year's ten highest rated broadcast TV comedies or dramas did you watch regularly?

0

How many of last year's ten most buzzed-about streaming or subscription TV comedies or dramas did you watch regularly?

5

How many mass-market talk shows (Dr. Phil, etc.) do you watch regularly?

0

How many niche-market talk shows (John Oliver, etc.) do you watch regularly?

1

 

[Boca]

Were you up all night?

 

[Barbella]

With my answers:

Have you ever lived for at least a year in an American neighborhood in which the majority of your 50 nearest neighbors did not have college degrees? Yes

Have you ever lived for at least a year in an American neighborhood in which the majority of your 50 nearest neighbors did have college degrees? Yes

Did you or your spouse grow up in a family in which the chief breadwinner was not in a managerial position or a high-prestige profession (defined as attorney, physician, dentist, architect, engineer, scientist or college professor)? Yes

Was that chief breadwinner for most or all of your or your spouse's childhood in what you consider to be a blue-collar job? Yes

Did you or your spouse grow up in a family in which the chief breadwinner was in a managerial position or a high-prestige profession (defined as attorney, physician, dentist, architect, engineer, scientist or college professor)? Yes

Was that chief breadwinner for most or all of your or your spouse's childhood in what you consider to be a white-collar job? Yes

Have you ever lived for at least a year in an American community with a population under 50,000 that is not part of a metropolitan area and is not where you went to college? Yes

How small was the community?

• Between 25,000 and 50,000 people
• Between 10,000 and 25,000 people
• Fewer than 10,000 people or a rural area

Have you ever lived for at least a year in an American community with a population under 250,000 that is not where you went to college?

Yes

How big was the community?

• Between 250,000 and 500,000 people
• Between 500,000 and 1 million people
• Greater than 1 million people

Have you ever lived for at least a year in a non-American community, not counting American- and ex-pat-majority compounds, such as a US military base?

Yes

Have you ever lived for at least a year in the United States at a family income that was close to or below the poverty line?

Yes

Have you experienced poverty both as a child and as an adult?

Yes

Have you ever lived for at least a year in the United States at a family income that was close to or in the top 10?

Yes

Have you experienced wealth both as a child and as an adult?

No.

Have you ever walked on a factory floor?

Yes

Was it related to your job?

Yes

Have you ever sat in a corporate board room?

Yes

Was it related to your job?

Yes

Have you ever held a job that caused something to hurt at the end of the day?

Yes

Did the job last longer than a summer?

No.

Did the job make you ache all over?

Yes

Have you ever held a job that left you mentally exhausted at the end of the day?

Yes

Did the job last longer than a summer?

Yes

Did the job force you to strain intellectually?

Yes

Have you ever had a close friend who was a Christian?

Yes

Are you one?

No

Have you ever had a close friend who was a Jew?

Yes

Are you one?

No

Have you ever had a close friend who was a Muslim?

No

Are you one?

No

Have you ever had a close friend who was a Hindu?

No

Are you one?

No

Have you ever had a close friend who was a Buddhist?

Yes

Are you one?

No

Have you ever had a close friend who was an atheist?

Yes

Are you one?

Yes

Have you ever had a close friend who was a pagan/Wiccan (note forgot to add this earlier)?

Yes

Are you one?

No

Have you ever had a close friend who was born outside the US?

Yes

Were you?

Yes

Have you ever had a close friend who was black?

Yes

Are you?

No

Have you ever had a close friend who was Hispanic?

Yes

Are you?

No

Have you ever had a close friend who was Asian?

No

Are you?

No

Have you ever had a close friend who was white?

Yes

Are you?

Yes

Have you ever had a close friend who was Native American?

No

Are you?

Slightly

Besides your native language, how many other languages do you speak well enough to hold a conversation or read a novel without needing a dictionary?

Four

How many other US states have you traveled to in the last year?

Ten

How many other countries have you traveled to in the last year?

Four

Do you now have a close friend with whom you have strong and wide-ranging political disagreements?

Yes

Do you have more than one such close friend?

Yes

Have you ever had a close friend who could seldom get better than Cs in high school even if he or she tried hard?

Yes

Have you ever had a close friend who could nearly always got As in high school even if he or she didn't try?

Yes

During the last month have you voluntarily hung out with people who were smoking cigarettes?

Yes

During the last month have you voluntarily hung out with people who were smoking marijuana?

Yes

Can you properly identify five military ranks (Colonel, Brigadier General, Corporal, Technical Sergeant, Captain) by sight?

Yes

Can you properly identify five peace activists by their photos (Martin Niemoller, Henry David Thoreau, Abby Hoffman, Harry Belafonte, Jerry Rubin)?

Yes

Do you know who Jimmie Johnson is?

Yes

Do you know who David Sedaris is?

Yes

Have you ever purchased Avon products?

No

Have you ever purchased Yves Saint Laurent products?

No

Have you or your spouse ever bought a pickup truck?

No

Have you or your spouse ever bought a hybrid or electric vehicle?

Yes

During the last year, have you ever purchased domestic mass-market beer to stock your own fridge?

No

During the last year, have you ever purchased an imported vintage wine to stock your own wine rack?

No

During the last five years, have you or your spouse gone fishing?

Yes

During the last five years, have you or your spouse gone to the symphony, ballet, or opera?

Yes

How many times have you eaten at a mass market restaurant chain in the last year?

About 10

How many times have you eaten at a fine-dining restaurant in the last year?

About 5

In high school, did you letter in any sport?

Yes

In high school, did you letter in anything other than a sport?

No

Have you ever attended a meeting of a Kiwanis Club, Rotary Club or union local?

Yes

Have you ever attended a meeting of a Sierra Club, Friends of Dorthy, or civil rights meeting?

Yes

Have you ever participated in a parade not involving global warming, a war protest or gay rights?

Yes

Have you ever participated in a parade involving global warming, a war protest or gay rights?

Yes

Since leaving school, have you ever worn a uniform?

Yes

As part of a job?

Yes

Have ever served in a position that generally required wearing a business suit?

Yes

As part of a job?

Yes

Have you ever done either any of these for a trip of 50 miles or more?

• Ridden on a long-distance bus (e.g., Greyhound, Trailways) Yes
• hitchhiked Yes
• Ridden on a train Yes

Have you ever commuted regularly using mass transit? Yes

How many of last year's top-20 box office movies did you see?

12

How many of the films in last year's Palme d'Or competition did you see?

0

How many of last year's ten highest rated broadcast TV comedies or dramas did you watch regularly?

0

How many of last year's ten most buzzed-about streaming or subscription TV comedies or dramas did you watch regularly?

5

How many mass-market talk shows (Dr. Phil, etc.) do you watch regularly?

0

How many niche-market talk shows (John Oliver, etc.) do you watch regularly?

1

I see your problem. You never bought a pickup truck. Why do you hate America?

 

[Arkady]

I see your problem. You never bought a pickup truck. Why do you hate America?

Hehe. I grew up with a pickup truck. My Dad had a 1980 Ford "Camper Special." That was back in the day when you just threw the kids and the dog in the back and headed down the highway. But for my family, a pickup truck isn't terribly practical. I never tow anything, and on the rare occasions when I need to haul something, I can strap it to the roof or fit it in the back. Unless you've got to tow heavy stuff or you do a lot of hauling, trucks tend to be a bad choice -- not much interior room, and big, inefficient engines that'll cost you a fortune in the long run. I suspect some people who buy them do so more as a cultural statement than because they serve the family's real needs well.

 

[Dawg]

Hehe. I grew up with a pickup truck. My Dad had a 1980 Ford "Camper Special." That was back in the day when you just threw the kids and the dog in the back and headed down the highway. But for my family, a pickup truck isn't terribly practical. I never tow anything, and on the rare occasions when I need to haul something, I can strap it to the roof or fit it in the back. Unless you've got to tow heavy stuff or you do a lot of hauling, trucks tend to be a bad choice -- not much interior room, and big, inefficient engines that'll cost you a fortune in the long run. I suspect some people who buy them do so more as a cultural statement than because they serve the family's real needs well.

Again you prove you just post fake shixt for the hell of it.............F-350 4 door proves you're wrong and you sound like a lawyer I remodeled his home at a Country Club, his wife wouldn't let him buy a truck and he would go out and set in mine for hours.......I finally told him it must suck to be a wussy.

oh well Spring is close

yo

 

[Arkady]

F-350 4 door proves you're wrong

It underscores my point. Yes, it's possible to find a pickup truck with decent interior space if you go with something gigantic like the F-350 crew cab. However, then you're driving around a monster vehicle that'll hit you hard at the pump. You'll get around 14 mpg, compared to well over 30 for, say, a five-door Nissan Rogue. Going with a crossover would also save you around $10,000 on the initial purchase.

If you have need for a 400 horsepower behemoth with an open bed, then the F-350 is for you. If not, it's going to cost you a fortune for no reason. It's a lot to pay for a penis substitute.

 

[PhilFish]

that's a lot of work.
simple answer.. no.

 

[Corruptbuddha]

Two questions.

How do you have so much spare time? And how is this thing scored?

 

[Dawg]

It underscores my point. Yes, it's possible to find a pickup truck with decent interior space if you go with something gigantic like the F-350 crew cab. However, then you're driving around a monster vehicle that'll hit you hard at the pump. You'll get around 14 mpg, compared to well over 30 for, say, a five-door Nissan Rogue. Going with a crossover would also save you around $10,000 on the initial purchase.

If you have need for a 400 horsepower behemoth with an open bed, then the F-350 is for you. If not, it's going to cost you a fortune for no reason. It's a lot to pay for a penis substitute.

You get your ass handed to you and your only come back is something about a penis.........it's evident readers understand why a penis would be on your mind.

With the new aluminum body and the diesel engine you are so far off on stats it's laughable.........(how in hell would I pull a trailer and skid-steer) w/a damn Nissan Rogue? (everyone here doesn't live in a yuppie bubble) day dreaming about a penis!

 

[Dawg]

Two questions.

How do you have so much spare time? And how is this thing scored?

most non-busy lawyer in Boston, evidently

 

[marvin martian]

Two questions.

How do you have so much spare time? And how is this thing scored?

Ditto.

 

[Arkady]

With the new aluminum body and the diesel engine you are so far off on stats it's laughable.

I provided the correct data for a gas engine. For diesel it'll be different, but diesel costs more than gas, so that needs to be considered, too. You still wind up with spending somewhere in the ballpark of twice as much per mile traveled to fuel it.

(how in hell would I pull a trailer and skid-steer) w/a damn Nissan Rogue?

You can tow with the Nissan -- you just won't want to tow anything too heavy. It's good for about 1000 pounds. A Pathfinder will tow 5,000. If you regularly have to tow 10,000 or more, by all means get an F-350. I suspect a lot of people who buy big trucks don't, though. They have trailer hitches without a scratch on them.

 

[Arkady]

Two questions.

How do you have so much spare time? And how is this thing scored?

It didn't take terribly long. But, to answer your question, I have the day off. Let's say 1 point per yes, and one point per number for the questions asking number), then divide by two and apply the original Charles Murray scale.

 

[Dawg]

I provided the correct data for a gas engine. For diesel it'll be different, but diesel costs more than gas, so that needs to be considered, too. You still wind up with spending somewhere in the ballpark of twice as much per mile traveled to fuel it.

So when I hook 25,000 pounds to your Nissan, what will be the cost..........

city boys don't have a chance against country boys.......I'm sure you're use to that from reading your diatribes.

 

[connieb]

As a counter to the one-sided Charles Murray quiz previously linked to by another poster, here's a more well-rounded quiz to test whether you live in a bubble. The Murray quiz basically just tested how much exposure you have to a certain conservative-leaning milieu (e.g., have you lived in a small town), without the obvious corresponding questions in the other direction (have you lived in a big city).

So:

Have you ever lived for at least a year in an American neighborhood in which the majority of your 50 nearest neighbors did not have college degrees?

Yes.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever lived for at least a year in an American neighborhood in which the majority of your 50 nearest neighbors did have college degrees?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Did you or your spouse grow up in a family in which the chief breadwinner was not in a managerial position or a high-prestige profession (defined as attorney, physician, dentist, architect, engineer, scientist or college professor)?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Was that chief breadwinner for most or all of your or your spouse's childhood in what you consider to be a blue-collar job?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Did you or your spouse grow up in a family in which the chief breadwinner was in a managerial position or a high-prestige profession (defined as attorney, physician, dentist, architect, engineer, scientist or college professor)?[/QUOTE] Yes,

[/QUOTE]Was that chief breadwinner for most or all of your or your spouse's childhood in what you consider to be a white-collar job?[/QUOTE] No.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever lived for at least a year in an American community with a population under 50,000 that is not part of a metropolitan area and is not where you went to college?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]How small was the community?

• Between 25,000 and 50,000 people
• Between 10,000 and 25,000 people
• Fewer than 10,000 people or a rural area[/QUOTE] Smallest under 10K.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever lived for at least a year in an American community with a population under 250,000 that is not where you went to college?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]How big was the community?

• Between 250,000 and 500,000 people
• Between 500,000 and 1 million people
• Greater than 1 million people[/QUOTE] Between 500 and 1 million.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever lived for at least a year in a non-American community, not counting American- and ex-pat-majority compounds, such as a US military base?[/QUOTE] No.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever lived for at least a year in the United States at a family income that was close to or below the poverty line?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Have you experienced poverty both as a child and as an adult?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever lived for at least a year in the United States at a family income that was close to or in the top 10?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Have you experienced wealth both as a child and as an adult?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever walked on a factory floor?[/QUOTE] No.

[/QUOTE]Was it related to your job?[/QUOTE] N/A

[/QUOTE]Have you ever sat in a corporate board room?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Was it related to your job?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever held a job that caused something to hurt at the end of the day?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Did the job last longer than a summer?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Did the job make you ache all over?[/QUOTE] Sometimes.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever held a job that left you mentally exhausted at the end of the day?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Did the job last longer than a summer?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Did the job force you to strain intellectually?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever had a close friend who was a Christian?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Are you one?[/QUOTE] Not a practicing one.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever had a close friend who was a Jew?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Are you one?[/QUOTE] No.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever had a close friend who was a Muslim?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Are you one?[/QUOTE] No.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever had a close friend who was a Hindu?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Are you one?[/QUOTE] No.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever had a close friend who was a Buddhist?[/QUOTE] No.

[/QUOTE]Are you one?[/QUOTE] No.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever had a close friend who was an atheist?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Are you one?[/QUOTE] No.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever had a close friend who was born outside the US?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Were you?[/QUOTE] No.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever had a close friend who was black?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Are you?[/QUOTE] No.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever had a close friend who was Hispanic?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Are you?[/QUOTE]No.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever had a close friend who was Asian?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Are you?[/QUOTE] No.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever had a close friend who was white?[/QUOTE]Yes.

[/QUOTE]Are you?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever had a close friend who was Native American?[/QUOTE] No.

[/QUOTE]Are you?[/QUOTE] Part.

[/QUOTE]Besides your native language, how many other languages do you speak well enough to hold a conversation or read a novel without needing a dictionary?[/QUOTE] 1

[/QUOTE]How many other US states have you traveled to in the last year?[/QUOTE] 8

[/QUOTE]How many other countries have you traveled to in the last year?[/QUOTE] 0

[/QUOTE]Do you now have a close friend with whom you have strong and wide-ranging political disagreements?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Do you have more than one such close friend?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever had a close friend who could seldom get better than Cs in high school even if he or she tried hard?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever had a close friend who could nearly always got As in high school even if he or she didn't try?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]During the last month have you voluntarily hung out with people who were smoking cigarettes?[/QUOTE] yes.

[/QUOTE]During the last month have you voluntarily hung out with people who were smoking marijuana?[/QUOTE] No.

[/QUOTE]Can you properly identify five military ranks (Colonel, Brigadier General, Corporal, Technical Sergeant, Captain) by sight?[/QUOTE] No.

[/QUOTE]Can you properly identify five peace activists by their photos (Martin Niemoller, Henry David Thoreau, Abby Hoffman, Harry Belafonte, Jerry Rubin)?[/QUOTE] No.

[/QUOTE]Do you know who Jimmie Johnson is?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Do you know who David Sedaris is?[/QUOTE] yes.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever purchased Avon products?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever purchased Yves Saint Laurent products?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Have you or your spouse ever bought a pickup truck?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Have you or your spouse ever bought a hybrid or electric vehicle?[/QUOTE] No.

[/QUOTE]During the last year, have you ever purchased domestic mass-market beer to stock your own fridge?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]During the last year, have you ever purchased an imported vintage wine to stock your own wine rack?[/QUOTE]No.

[/QUOTE]During the last five years, have you or your spouse gone fishing?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]During the last five years, have you or your spouse gone to the symphony, ballet, or opera?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]How many times have you eaten at a mass market restaurant chain in the last year?[/QUOTE] More than a dozen at least.

[/QUOTE]How many times have you eaten at a fine-dining restaurant in the last year?[/QUOTE] 4 - 5 times.

[/QUOTE]In high school, did you letter in any sport?[/QUOTE] We did not have "letters" but played varsity.

[/QUOTE]In high school, did you letter in anything other than a sport?[/QUOTE] - No "letters" in my HS.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever attended a meeting of a Kiwanis Club, Rotary Club or union local?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever attended a meeting of a Sierra Club, Friends of Dorthy, or civil rights meeting?[/QUOTE] No.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever participated in a parade not involving global warming, a war protest or gay rights?[/QUOTE] No.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever participated in a parade involving global warming, a war protest or gay rights?[/QUOTE] No.

[/QUOTE]Since leaving school, have you ever worn a uniform?[/QUOTE] No.

[/QUOTE]As part of a job?[/QUOTE] N/A

[/QUOTE]Have ever served in a position that generally required wearing a business suit?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]As part of a job?[/QUOTE] Yes.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever done either any of these for a trip of 50 miles or more?

• Ridden on a long-distance bus (e.g., Greyhound, Trailways)
• hitchhiked
• Ridden on a train[/QUOTE] No.

[/QUOTE]Have you ever commuted regularly using mass transit?[/QUOTE] No.

[/QUOTE]How many of last year's top-20 box office movies did you see?[/QUOTE] None.

[/QUOTE]How many of the films in last year's Palme d'Or competition did you see?[/QUOTE] None.

[/QUOTE]How many of last year's ten highest rated broadcast TV comedies or dramas did you watch regularly?[/QUOTE] 1

[/QUOTE]How many of last year's ten most buzzed-about streaming or subscription TV comedies or dramas did you watch regularly?[/QUOTE] None.

[/QUOTE]How many mass-market talk shows (Dr. Phil, etc.) do you watch regularly?[/QUOTE] None.

How many niche-market talk shows (John Oliver, etc.) do you watch regularly?[/QUOTE] None.

 

[Arkady]

Yes.

Thanks. Sounds like you have a lot of "cross bubble experience" -- however, you're even more out of it when it comes to pop culture than I am. Zero big movies and only one hit TV show!

 

[connieb]

Thanks. Sounds like you have a lot of "cross bubble experience" -- however, you're even more out of it when it comes to pop culture than I am. Zero big movies and only one hit TV show!

I keep up with pop culture by checking out the local news, facebook, twitter and other sort of mass media options of pop culture, but no, I hardly ever watch any network TV anymore. I actually only guessed that the 1 network show I watch is in the top performing dramas. Maybe I should have checked.... I haven't watched sitcoms regularly since Friends and Seinfeld. We don't have any pay channels, and the movies are expensive for a family of 4. Generally when a new kids movie comes to DVD we will rent it on Amazon, or buy it. But, that is about it. The last movie I saw in the theater was Gone Girl. And, before that it was years. and years since we had gone to the movies. If I have time to do something other than work, kids stuff, house stuff, or class stuff, then I read. I probably read 3 - 4 books a week when not in class and not in tax season. My husband goes to bed early so I read in bed a lot rather than watch the TV which may keep him up. He says it doesn't bother him, but I can tell he's restless and there really isn't much I am interested in watching anyway.

 

[marvin martian]

I keep up with pop culture by checking out the local news, facebook, twitter and other sort of mass media options of pop culture, but no, I hardly ever watch any network TV anymore. I actually only guessed that the 1 network show I watch is in the top performing dramas. Maybe I should have checked.... I haven't watched sitcoms regularly since Friends and Seinfeld. We don't have any pay channels, and the movies are expensive for a family of 4. Generally when a new kids movie comes to DVD we will rent it on Amazon, or buy it. But, that is about it. The last movie I saw in the theater was Gone Girl. And, before that it was years. and years since we had gone to the movies. If I have time to do something other than work, kids stuff, house stuff, or class stuff, then I read. I probably read 3 - 4 books a week when not in class and not in tax season. My husband goes to bed early so I read in bed a lot rather than watch the TV which may keep him up. He says it doesn't bother him, but I can tell he's restless and there really isn't much I am interested in watching anyway.

We got rid of dish/cable years ago and it was a great move. Just Netflix and Amazon Prime now via Firestick. Went from over $100 a month to about $15. My wife wanted to watch the Olympics last year, so I put up a small HDTV antenna for the network channels.

 

[Raoul_Luke]

Ever the pedant...