Personal Action Plan
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March 14, 2016

Personal Action Plan
Intro
I would consider myself to be in the middle class, not upper middle class nor lower middle class. My husband and I live comfortably he is Active Duty Army and I work in an office setting getting paid decent money. We are able to buy things we want and not only things we need. When it comes to outings and restaurants we usually pick something the average person would choose; Olive Garden, Chilis, Apple Bee’s, a restaurant in that nature. Nothing extraordinary nor fancy. We go out to a nicer dinner on special occasions but it is not an every weekend thing, because we simply cannot afford dinner that cost $60+ per person on a regular basis. I have decided to observe people in the upper class at an expensive restaurant, my paper will cover observations that I have made, what I have learned, and how my experience has helped me feel more comfortable, and socially conscious.
Observations; Comfort level My husband and I decided we would go out to a more expensive dinner so I can make some observations. We decided to go to an upper scale restaurant in Washington Dc, Fogo De Chao. It is a Brazilian steakhouse, where they serve an all you can eat amount of different types of meats. We took a seat at a table where there was a candle in the center of the table they serve your drink in a wine glass they have white cloth napkins perfectly folded on the table. The age group here ranged from mid to late 20’s to upper 50’s. I observed that most of everyone there were very well dressed, you can tell some of the couples were celebrating and others it was no different from their Friday night out to dinner. I looked at their menu and realized the salad bar dinner was $24.95, just for the salad bar where they were serving; salad, different types of cheeses and salamis, olives, rice, scalloped potatoes, and