His clothes initially made me believe that he belonged to the middle class, but then I gathered information around him. I saw him at the university center and thought he was a student. If he were lower class and close to poverty, he probably wouldn't attend college, not even a community college. This brought me closer to the middle class. Finally I focused on his physical appearance. He was a Caucasian in his twenties and quite fit. This fits perfectly into my idea of the middle class. Overall, these three things led me to believe that he was lower middle class. The second person I analyzed was a woman from the Nickelodeon universe. Once again, I focused on their appearance, surroundings and features. He was wearing a plain t-shirt, sweatpants and carrying a large and very unremarkable bag. His clothes suggested a lower class or simply more relaxed. As in the previous case, the surrounding environment and its characteristics revealed more things. She looked very tired and was leaning on a stroller. She also had two other children and a teenager following her. Assuming those were her kids, I mentally placed her in the lower class since raising four kids really impacts your income. I also noticed that none of
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