STATUS SYMBOL

 When we meet people for the first time there are a few questions that are always asked, seemingly innocently, but have at heart, the means to determine our attitude and relationship to our new acquaintance:
1.  Where are you from?
 Point of origin can tell us a great deal about a person and allows us to decide if we should hold the place of their birth against them.
2.  Where do you live?
 If you don't reside in the proper area, then of course we must look down upon you as inferior.
3.  What do you do for a living?
 This little bit of information allows us to determine a person's income bracket and whether or not we should even bother to speak to them if they don't have enough money to keep up with the rest of us.

 Establishing socioeconomic status has always been part of humanity's quest to prove who is better than whom. "Those who have the gold make the rules."

 My neighbor, who hails from a Latin American nation, told me an interesting fact about social status in his home country. He said your place in society is judged by whether or not you have visited Disneyland in the USA. Not only that, but you also must have visited Walt Disney World as well. The defining questions are:

 Have you been to Disneyland in California?

 If you answer no then it is obvious you are poor and the rich can't be bothered to give you the time of day. 

 If you answer yes then the next question is:

 Have you been to Disney World in Florida?

 If the answer is no then you really haven't made it into the upper levels of society where the wealthy have sufficient means to visit both places.

If you answer yes then you are recognized as a member of the upper class and a worthy person to have as a friend. 

Who knew that mouse ears could be so important?