Should Socioeconomic Status be based on what you drive or where you eat? 

What if there is a correlation between the two; that what you drive is somehow connected to where you eat. Below are two pictures taken in the Russellville, Arkansas area. As I was driving around thinking of ideas for this blog I began to notice a trend. That the more "upper class" a restaurant was the nicer the vehicles sitting in the parking lot were.  

Both of these pictures were taken on an average day around lunch. As you can tell from the picture, one of the restaurants is McDonald's and the other is a dining location considered "fancy" or "upper class" in the little town of Russellville called Umamis. A typical meal at McDonald's can cost anywhere from $2-$8. A typical meal from Umamis (for one person) can cost anywhere from $12-$27. Now, in reference to the cars, it makes sense that people who have more money to spend on their cars also have more money to spend on meals. Our society puts value on materialistic things such as the car you drive, the places you eat, the clothes you wear, the style of hair you have, etc. Nine times out of ten a person with a flashy car and flashy clothes will choose the more upscale restaurant for dinner versus the local McDonald's. I am sure there are those instances where vehicles may have nothing to do with it...a person driving a car that is beaten up, rusted, and on its last breath could just really be craving sushi or a well cooked steak. Perhaps the business man or woman driving that 2015 Range Rover just really wanted Taco Bell. However, if there isn't money to be spent on fixing a vehicle then there is probably not money for a fancy lunch or dinner. What I am trying to convey is (whether we like to admit it or not) people are labeled according to the material things they posses; the nicer the things we posses (such as expensive cars, clothes, etc) the less likelihood there is of going to places such as McDonald's, Taco Bell, Hardees, etc.