1. If your house saves an inception of plastic bags (bags within bags) at some remote corner of the kitchen, then you are middle class.
2. If you slap the shit out of your remote to make it work instead of changing the batteries, then you are middle class.
3. If you squeeze colgate till its last breath , then you are middle class.
4. If Great Indian Sale sends you on an orgasm trip for 5 days, then you are a middle class.
5. If your eyes scan the price tag at a store in a mall, then you are a middle class.
6. If your cupboard is dominated by hand-me-downs from your elder sibling, then you are a middle class.
7. If you get convinced with the idea that a stork drops you from heaven or you were carefully picked up by babywallah after haggling about the cost to weight ratio, because sex is an alien concept, then you are a middle class.
8. If you can’t throw away the torn Tshirts and ABSOLUT Vodka bottles as they deserve a second life as dusters and money plant holders, pooping on the concept of minimalism, then you are a middle class.
9. If you drink the falooda until the straw starts sucking in air and making weird noises, then you are a middle class.
10. If Sharmaji ka beta (Sharma Ji’s son) gives you existential crisis since birth, then you are a middle class.
11. If your Dad frantically searches for remote to change the channel because yeh duniya pittal di would rotten your sanskaars, then you are a middle class.
12. If sarkari naukari is the only dream worth chasing for, then you are a middle class.
13. If leftover food from guests becomes your one time meal, then you are a middle class.
14. If the top most shelf of your house stores the golden dinner set especially customised for your guests, then you are a middle class.
15. If your version of mocktails starts and end with Nimbu Pani (lemon water), then you are a middle class.
16. If today’s newspaper becomes tomorrow’s table or cupboard mat, then you are a middle class.
17. If you replace popcorn with discussing the first half of the movie during interval, then you are a middle class.
18. If the term ‘startup’ sends chills down your spine, then you are a middle class.

Middle class is not a badge you hide, but one you wear with pride. Because it shows that you are better prepared for the disasters of life; because it teaches you financial responsibility; because it is the only way to be satisfied and happy. While the rich become richer and the poor poorer, it’s probably the middle-class boat that does not seem that rocky.

Take Care..:)