I am positioned uniquely as my background is decidedly blue collar ( mom worked in an office and dad had a gas station/ repair shop and my first job at 9 years old was pumping gas and studding tires) ( yeah I am that old) and going out with him late at night to fix truck tires on the interstate as cars whiz buy at 70 mph a few feet away. I actually worked the front desk in grad school on Saturdays so he could have a day off.
I was fortunate to become a health care professional who didn’t forget his roots. I practice in a blue collar area ( the only thing blue about the area) and relate well to them. Many of them kid me when they see me doing my own repairs around the office and know it’s not because I’m cheap but because a) I can and b) I enjoy it. Maybe a little cheap but more Dave Ramsey-esque of living below my means. My patients who are plumbers, electricians, solar panel installers, HVAC are buying houses and condos at 25 years old, not saddled with 200K college debt for a useless degree.
Recently the wife ( who is also white collar w blue collar roots) and I went out to dinner with couple who complained that one of their neighbors, a plumber kept his work vehicle in the driveway and they thought it was an eyesore. I very nicely reminded them that those people in the trades make this country work and when you need one, they are there 24/7/365. I must have been a little vocal because my wife was kicking me under the table to lighten up. When we left restaurant, my wife simply looked at me and said, “ guess we’re not going out to dinner with them again, are we?” “Nope”
I see the elitism where we live but when the crap hits the fan, it's the guys who work with their hands and have tools who fix things and get things running again.
Kimmel is the personification of the guy who looks down at those who get their hands dirty for a living.
