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What were living conditions like during the 1800's for middle class?
It depends where you was, if you was in London it was filthy with lack of light due to the industrial powerhouse of the city with lack of Meat and nutrients and overpopulations of Humans and...
The lifestyle of the weathy did not change greatly from the 20s to the 30s. While there were some businessmen who lost all their wealth, the popular opinion that the rich were jumping off buildings...
The way I heard it from my grandparents is that the streets were paved with gold, and the rivers ran with beer. Everyone was happy and you could buy a used horse for fifty cents. Even Jews believed...