What is petty bourgeoisie life?

The so-called petty bourgeoisie must first have a hardware level. Not everyone can be called petty bourgeoisie. First of all, most petty bourgeoisie are educated and well-educated people. They generally have higher education and have been influenced by some European and American culture. Their English may not be very good, but they must often have a few words in their catchphrases. Secondly, the economic base of petty bourgeoisie is on the edge of the middle class, higher than that of ordinary people and the general working class. But it does not exceed the upper limit of the middle class, and there are the most people on the edge. The petty bourgeoisie may not have a car or a house, but they still live in apartments and take taxis. Most petty bourgeoisie have relatively stable careers and sources of income. This is the level of petty bourgeoisie hardware. Of course, just having these two pieces of hardware cannot be considered petty bourgeoisie. Just like a computer without an operating system and various application software, even if you have a "stupid" heart, you can only use a bare metal one. . The most important software of petty bourgeoisie is the unique taste, taste and style of petty bourgeoisie, which is also called petty bourgeoisie sentiment. The petty bourgeoisie likes to wear casual clothes, in non-working situations and informal occasions, and brand clothes, but few people will wear ostentatious popular brands like Adidas and NIKE, as mentioned in the book "Style" , the petty bourgeoisie believe that only the poor like to flaunt themselves like that. The petty bourgeoisie has style. The petty bourgeoisie is not the urban poor. Therefore, the petty bourgeoisie does not choose popular famous brands. They choose second-tier products from first-class brands. This is not only their clothing standard, It is also the general standard for them to choose all daily necessities. It not only wants to leap above the masses, but also seems to draw a clear line with the wealthy. It is limited by its economic base and is unable to pursue super-first-class brands. This is one of the typical petty bourgeoisie sentiments. Petty bourgeoisie generally have some fixed preferences and habits. Some people like coffee, and some people like cocktails. No matter which one they are, their preferences are usually stubborn and unique. "I only drink that kind of bitter coffee with ice cubes" and "I only eat this kind of pizza in one store." These are common sentences among petty bourgeoisie. Mode. Typical petty bourgeoisie either love Starbucks and Sanlitun Bar Street to the point of attachment and addiction, or hate them to the point of disdain and disdain. They are both stubborn and fanatical mentality, they are just two extremes. Petty bourgeoisie are more fond of art. They like to collect classic DVDs and watch American movies, and they only watch the ones with English original soundtracks, never the ones dubbed in Chinese. Senior petty bourgeoisie are only willing to talk about Akira Kurosawa, the "Red", "Blue" and "Black" trilogy, and discuss French and Italian art films, but disdain to talk about Hollywood. They are dismissive of best-selling books and popular art. They only talk about Haruki Murakami, and those who are nostalgic will bring up Merimee and Mayan culture. They may not understand opera, but they always like to talk about "The Princess Sleeps All Night". They always stand on the edge and corner of the mainstream and the public. The petty bourgeoisie disdain to associate with fashion. On the eve of the arrival of fashion, they are the ardent followers, and when the peak of fashion arrives, they become the despisers of fashion. The petty bourgeoisie also have to run for a living, but they will never talk about it, so most of the petty bourgeoisie are melancholy and reserved. In essence, they yearn for a stable life, but they often dress themselves up as drifters and wanderers. . In summary, the so-called petty bourgeoisie sentiment is actually a kind of stubbornness and fanaticism, fringe and non-mainstream, melancholy and reserve, and uses this to flaunt their uniqueness. This is petty bourgeoisie. He may be a melancholic poet under the moonlight, a wild singer in a bar, or a professional woman sorting out documents while sipping coffee in an office building.