txfireman asked
Slumming (derived from slum) originally referred to a practice, fashionable among certain segments of the middle class in many Western countries, whereby one deliberately patronizes areas or establishments which are populated by, or intended for, people well below one's own socio-economic level, motivated by curiosity or a desire for adventure. Most often these establishments take the form of bars or restaurants in low-income areas. The concept of recreational slumming is known to have existed as early as the 1920s, having been mentioned in the works of P.G. Wodehouse. However, its breakthrough into popular culture seems to have come in the middle 1980s, as an outgrowth of the yuppie subculture. The sense that upper-class establishments were phony, overpriced, and affected (ironically, the very criticisms leveled at yuppies themselves) made it fashionable among middle-class professionals to frequent 'dives', due to their supposed authenticity and local color.
570 answers · 0 comments
Answer this yourself in the app
See how this splits by age, gender, and region in the app.
