> I believe that the trailers of the middle-upper class go with a nice car
> that can pull it, and a trailer that is street-worthy.

You're describing either a "fifth wheel" or a motorhome, both of which
are different from what I am talking about. My parents used to have a
very expensive motorhome and they are generally considered in the US
as luxury or recreational items--in fact, they are sometimes called
recreational vehicles. A fifth wheel is the trailer that is pulled by
a car or truck.

> The 'trash trailers' are the ones which are more or less stationary and look
> like makeshift huts. And while not all inhabitants are 'trailer trash', a
> big number of them are called like that since the society regard them as
> antisocial. It's their Gypsy-like lifestyle, the slum-like messy
> surroundings, etc., which is not appreciated. Besides, more criminal
> activities occur in these places. Sure, these are poor 'upper-class
> people... compared to the poor underdogs who must live in cardboard
> shelters.

That doesn't accurately describe the US. Trailers or mobile homes are
usually only moved once--i.e., they are as stationary as most homes.
The difference is that the mobile home is manufactured elsewhere and
brought to the permanent home site, and a house is manufactured at the
site. Moving a "mobile" home is, for most of the people who live in
them, too expensive to justify the trouble. But people who live in
them regard them as very much their homes--and their upkeep varies
just like many traditional homes and communities. Many mobile homes
are located in mobile home communities (aka "trailer parks") where
there is at least a degree of upkeep required of tenants.

And crime is almost always higher where the people are poorer. Again,
see how the phrase "black ghetto trash" rolls off the tongue. Not very
nice is it?

I used to live in a $2,000 per month one bedroom apartment in San
Francisco (and before that a $1,350 per month 2-bedroom apt. in
Souther California) and let me tell you, I would rather have had a
nice little trailer on land that I owned any day of the week.

> I don't think that there is a big difference whether people live in trailers
> or in some rotten houses of city slums.
> The above facts are not grown in my own mind; they just mirror events which
> I have followed in the press  and seen in TV documentaries. These people
> exist in every country, only the Americans use the term "trailer trash".
> I find it a bit strange that Americans use this expression so easily while
> insisting so much on political correctness.

Well you're certainly right there. The need of human beings to feel
superior to someone, anyone, is as ingrained as the need to eat and
breathe. But I have a problem with the hypocrisy of people, including
people I know and even love, to use this term "trailer trash" or
"white trash" when they would be beside themselves with shock and
horror if someone made a similar remark about blacks, hispanics or
asians.
 
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> Sigi
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