Apartment Feedback by Status Level

I've lived in every status level (currently an aristocratic pad in a Portuguese town which cost less than a 4th floor rat-infested studio in a bad nabe in Queens). So I've experienced friends' reactions to every level of dwelling. Heres how it pans out:

Hellish: "It's nice!"

Dull: "You can fix it up nice!"

Normal: "So how's Shirley's gall bladder?"

Nice: "It's nice!"

Very nice: "So how's Shirley's gall bladder?" (with surreptitiously darting eyes and barely concealed sneer)

If no one ever says a kind word about your home, it means it's either 1. completely normal, or 2. impressive. Either way, don't be alarmed. You're doing just fine.

This also applies to everything, of course.


See also:
"Jealousy"
and "Jealousy Redux"