I also find it interesting, because I'd be surprised if many of those people who live in small, southern towns are not low-income. Trying to live beyond one's means is the best way to stay broke.
Could be that the manager's impression was wrong - or this is a case of "temporarily embarrassed middle-class": "yes, we're not rich but at least we're not so poor we have to take the bus..."
xg15|2 years ago