IL told me a while ago: When two couples get into a car together, they’ll indicate their social class by where everyone sits. If one couple sits in front, and the second couple sits in back, they’re middle-class. If the men sit in front and the women sit in back, they’re lower-class. And if they “switch” partners so one man sits next to the other woman, then they’re upper-class.
Because this class cue was observed decades ago, all three scenarios revolve around a male driver. Presumably, feminism would allow for every conceivable configuration, so I asked: “What if a woman is driving, and both women sit in front and the men sit in back?”
“Extreme lower-class.”
“Or the woman is driving, and the other man sits next to her and their partners sit in the back?”
“Extreme upper-class.”
“Ok, the woman is driving, her man sits next to her, and the other couple sits in back?
“Extreme middle class. Or, as they’re more commonly known, bohemians.”
