- Do you feel people in Russia ever dress to non-verbally communicate their class?
They often do, certainly. That being said, it's as common to overdress - that is, to wear clothes of a supposedly higher class to make oneself look more than one really is. It's expensive, but with priorities as skewed as they are, people find money for it, even if they have to buy cheaper food thereafter. This is something that boggles me, because I'd never exchange good food for a good piece of cloth, even if the latter is really good. I suppose that's because food is more important in my life than dresses.
- Do you feel people in Russia ever dress to non-verbally communicate their social affiliation?
If you mean what I think you mean, then - don't most people in the developed countries do that?
- They often do, certainly. That being said, it's as common to overdress - that is, to wear clothes of a supposedly higher class to make oneself look more than one really is. It's expensive, but with priorities as skewed as they are, people find money for it, even if they have to buy cheaper food thereafter.
Sounds similar to here in the states.
- Don't most people in the developed countries do that?
I wouldn't know. I've lived in the States all my life. That's why I asked. :)
- Sounds similar to here in the states.
You'd be surprised to learn just how many aspects of life in the US are similar to those in Russia. I've been listening to Drift0r, the YouTube commentator and a US citizen, and was amazed to understand that things are far from absolutely polar as I was led to believe by the propaganda. There are, of course, cultural shards that go to different directions; there are geographical things that often dictate the ways of living, as well as political borders; but despite that, lives are suprisingly similar. Maybe it's because we're all humans. Maybe it's because we're all humans living under what're actually pretty similar conditions.