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Father went to college?
Yes.
Father finished college?
Yes.
Mother went to college?
Yes.
Mother finished college?
Yes.
Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor?
Yes.
Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers?
Yes.
Had more than 50 books in your childhood home?
Yes.
Had more than 500 books in your childhood home?
Yes.
Were read children's books by a parent?
Only when I was very young. I started reading independently pretty early on.
Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18?
Yes.
Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18?
Yes.
The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively?
I suppose so.
Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18?
I have never owned a credit card. Got my first debit card before I was 18.
Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs?
Yes.
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs?
Yes.
Went to a private high school?
Yes, on scholarship.
Went to summer camp?
I went to outward bound school - does that count?
Had a private tutor before you turned 18?
Yes as we moved to a country where I didn't know the language and I had to learn it quickly.
Family vacations involved staying at hotels?
Probably once or twice, but not typically.
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18?
Not all, but mostly as I was the eldest. I did get quite a few hand-me-downs once I got big enough to wear my dad's clothes.
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them?
Nope, I bought my own cars.
There was original art in your house when you were a child?
Yes, my dad liked to buy art from local artists and auctions.
You and your family lived in a single-family house?
Yes.
Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home?
Yes.
You had your own room as a child?
For parts of my childhood.
You had a phone in your room before you turned 18?
Nope.
Participated in a SAT/ACT prep course?
I bought a book, and studied for and took it independently... didn't go to American high school.
Had your own TV in your room in high school?
Nope.
Owned a mutual fund or IRA in high school or college?
Nope.
Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16?
Yes, we moved internationally several times.
Went on a cruise with your family?
No cruises... we did travel on a few different ferries but they were short journeys.
Went on more than one cruise with your family?
No.
Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up?
Yes.
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family?
Yes, but when living in Scotland, my room was bitterly cold. Most of the rest of my childhood we lived near the Equator, so cooling was more of an interest than heating.
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