[T]his is a compelling, propulsive memoir about a shocking separation, but also, and honestly in more ways, it’s a vacation. the taste on display here! the subtle elegance of these name drops and trust funds cannot be learned, only acquired over generations of being american royalty.
I told d I felt poor and illiterate that I had to look up names I thought were places but brasseries.
[T]here are plenty of reflections on ugly divorces in this life. few can claim to be descended from exclusively socialites.
Note to editor: definition of WASP(-y) from reddit.
White Anglo-Saxon Protestant. So any white American who is of at least partially English ancestry, and often would be descended from the individuals who were among the original European colonist groups. Because they’ve been here for a long time, the WASPs are generally more rich and powerful than the average American. Because of this, the richer WASPs are the closest thing to Gentry/Nobility in the US.
d adds: Saxony is a state in Deutschland, where Dresden is. And Lower (in altitude) Saxony is by the North Sea.