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Lotana The sociological definition of 'middle class' relates more to what parents 'want' for their children rather than what parents 'do for a living'. In other words, parents who work (perhaps) in factories but place a high value on education for their children and live frugally...

Yes, Garry that is what I meant, not the modern recycling but the keeping and reusing of plastic bags. In our case, it was the polythene bags which cotton was transported in to the weaving mills. My father brought the bags home from 'work', my mother washed them out, and we used them until...

Always My parents were born 1911 and 1913. They survived both World Wars and the Great Depression. People lived thriftily. They aspired to their children doing better, particularly through education. We grew up collecting rubber bands, recycling plastic bags and handing down clothing...