Paradox of the “Emily in Paris” generation. “To have less than the middle class, live better”
They fly abroad several times a year, they eat every other day in the city, but if their parents do not help them, they can only dream about buying a flat or a car from the living room. The current twenty- and thirty-year-olds escape classic definitions of socio-financial classes.
How did you imagine the middle class for a kid? I direct this question primarily to people born in 1990-2000. I am more or less like this: seventy a few meters in new blocks, most often on credit, Toyota or other Opel from the living room, usually in leasing, holidays abroad, a maximum of a week to a restaurant.
I found the lack of ability to buy an apartment 10-15 years after entering adulthood I considered something crossing the possibility of referring to the middle class. I also attributed torturing a dozen or so years old people to the poor. In turn, frequent foreign trips seemed to me an attraction reserved for the wealthy. Those “medium” also had resistance to constantly refreshing the wardrobe or food in pubs.
It is known that this is only a children’s vision, not any professional analyzes. In addition, people spend money differently. However, it seems to me that a significant proportion of my peers had a similar image (people born in the late 90s).
And how can, in the context of this imagination, classify 28-year-old Marcin? As a lawyer, he earns a lot, even as in Warsaw’s reality, because almost nine thousand zlotys on hand. However, there is no employment contract, it works on B2B. Until recently, his salary was worse, so he can’t count on a housing loan. He has been living with a girl for a year. They pay half and half for rent. They close in two thousand zlotys per head, including additional fees.
Until recently, Marcin lived sparingly. He hardly bought clothes, cooked one dish for four days, avoided a restaurant, nosted to the bar instead of meetings at home. Something has broken in him lately.
He gave himself a new iPhone. He makes up for gastronomic backlog. He took the girl to Barcelona and Dubai. He even jerked on a jacket for a thousand zlotys. A bit stupid expense, but whatever.
