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Class in Germany is today a question of lifestyle rather than birth-right. The following terms and phrases give you an indication of the group in society a person is associated with.

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Argument	Class	Drinking	Family

Food	Football	Friends	Going out

Health	Interjections	Money	Moods

Music	Play up/Play down	Politics	Professions

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