Just thought I'd throw this out there as I think defining people by social "class" is rather outdated, as we may still have many defined by 'old' money, but so many who make 'new' money from nothing are a new sort of class altogether. But I define "class" personally by the way you conduct yourself and treat other people alone, regardless of so called 'social status'.
Consequently, some of the classiest people I have ever met have either come from very humble backgrounds, or have very little (who can also be the most generous - possibly resulting from a profound understanding of what it's like through experience) but this has all become a bit of a debate in the news given the fact that after a recent survey, apparently(?!) a third of middle class people may have to borrow money to pay an unexpected £500 bill.
So someone made an observation which I found quite interesting, and is simply that if you have a large TV and small bookcase versus having a more modest TV and larger bookcase - this could go some way to determining how you are perceived in this respect.
Personally, this 'observation' is flawed as doesn't really apply to me because I choose to have a smaller TV which I can just sit closer to (and I have 3 - one in livingroom, bedroom and diningroom, but don't we all now?), and the layout of my new flat dictates that all my books are stored in a cupboard in my bedroom (and I would say the contents of your fridge and the newspaper you read says more about someone) but just wondered what others think about this.
I have TV on most of the time in background while constantly working on new project (for self employment), and consequently, I never have time to pick up a book, but I don't think I have ever judged anyone for having a large TV with no books on display - so is this all just hokum?