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2021-08-17 In other words, "first class" is the author's subjective view -- in other words, an "prejudice". If you believe it seriously, you are going to make a fool of yourself [長年日記]

I often see books that include the title "First Class People."

Whenever I see a book like this, the first thing I do is to look for the page with the definition of "first class", but I have never found that definition before.

"Is the author, who abuses the term "first class" without defining the term, a "first class" person?"

I feel such questions, but there is no point in playing with tautologies, so I will not go any further.

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I think there are many books in the "First Class" series that refer to "shoes".

Shoes are the first interface that people look at, so people argue that a person with dirty shoes is a low-class human being.

I wondered if that was true.

There is no end to the number of similar arguments that can be made about clothing, appearance, and behavior.

In other words, "first class" is the author's subjective view -- in other words, an "prejudice". If you believe it seriously, you are going to make a fool of yourself

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To begin with, if you think about it normally, the first interface that people look at is the face.

I think this is probably the absolute truth in all ages.

However, for some reason, there is no book titled "The Face of First Class".

There is no book called "The Face of Dignity" or "The Face of Intelligence.

The reason is simple -- no one is going to buy such a book.

This is because shoes and clothes can be solved by cost (money), while face is a problem that is difficult (but not impossible) to solve by cost, and is not popular with the public.

Paradoxically, then, "First Class" means "things or events that can be solved by cost.

Well, this is a bit of a "play on words" -- but still, I think it would be weird if someone looked at my "shoes" before looking at my "face".

I'd think, "Is this author shoe fetish?"

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I came to work today after a long absence, but my shoes seemed to have a hole in them, and my socks got wet.

It wasn't raining, the road was just wet.

I think the only choice for shoes with holes in them is to throw them away, but I can't help but want to repair them.

This "repair fetish" is a weakness of mine. Sometimes, the cost of repairing is even higher.

Well, I am aware that I am not in the category of "first-class" or "second-class" people.

I'm fine with that.