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Participating in class signaling is optional, starting with the choice of where to live. I can tell you from experience that if you find the right neighborhood, you can have good access and security and not have to cut your grass regularly. It's a big country.

> In some American neighborhoods, if you don't regularly cut your grass, people will call the police.

If you can afford to live in one of these neighborhoods, you are already middle class.

It really depends. In some, neighbors will assume you're going through a rough spot and cut it for you. It probably depends on how many generations removed your neighbors are from abject poverty. Too many and they lose touch with how easy it is to end up on one side or another of the line.

They'll call code enforcement in a city, or the HOA if you have one. You can choose to live in less strict neighborhoods, and they're usually cheaper.