The snob within

Living large -- or at least trying to -- is not just for the rich anymore

By Don Aucoin

Globe Staff / January 15, 2007

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Once upon a time, snobbery was a bad thing, a character flaw indulged in by effete elites and condemned by everyone else. But is snobbery going mainstream? Are snob appeal and mass appeal converging? The recent holiday season confirmed that many of us have begun ‘‘behaving as if we’re rich,’’ in the words of author James Twitchell. The country is ... (Full article: 1168 words)