My description of the Bay Area:
Those that have $10,000 are jealous of those who have $100,000.
Those that have $100,000 are jealous of those that have $1,000,000.
Those that have $1,000,000 are jealous of those that have $10,000,000.
Those that have $10,000,000 are jealous of those that have $100,000,000.
Hence, the social hierarchy is defined by a bunch of zeroes.
“Hence, the social hierarchy is defined by a bunch of zeroes.”
Point, set, and match!
There is a lot of truth to that, especially in the suburban parts of the Bay Area. People tend to be stiffer, angrier, and less friendly than in just about any other part of the country that I have been in - probably because they are stressed out by trying to live beyond their means.