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From: maa@ssc-bee.UUCP (Mark A Allyn)
Newsgroups: net.politics,net.singles,net.motss
Subject: Re: Yuppies
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Date: Mon, 22-Apr-85 10:00:15 EST
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> I hear a lot of people talking about Yuppies in a general sense but rarely
> mentioning anything particular.  It seems all we know about them is that
> they buy Volvos, vote in their own best interests, and lack all historical
> perspective.
> 
> But aside from supporting the Swedish auto industry and electing Ronald
> Reagan, the the ways of the Yuppies are a mystery to many of us.
> 
> The interesting thing is that Yuppies are generally spoken of disparagingly
> (on this net and elsewhere) but I never hear any Yuppies defending themselves.
> This leads me to ask whether Yuppies really exist, or are they just another
> media creation?
> 
> I don't know any Yuppies, and neither do any of my friends.  We have a guy
> at work here who says he's a Yuppie but I think he's just kidding, and anyway
> he only drives a Camaro.
> 
> Until I learn otherwise, I will continue to believe that they don't exist.

I moved to a neighborhood in Seattle, Wa. which is said to be a 'Yuppie'
neighborhood. After living there only a few months, Iearned that the 
neighborhood contained a high percentage of gays. 

In another setting the Boston, Mass, I observed the same phenomenon.

Maybee yuppie means gay??????