Scones and Doughnuts

Re “Social-Class Patterns in Scones and Doughnuts,” Around the Valley, Feb. 24.

All this time I thought it was a Rolex, a beemer, a huge stock portfolio, a ZIP Code that reflected one’s social status. I am shocked to discover that I must also flaunt a scone in one snooty hand and a cup of Starbucks in my other upscale hand.

Now that I know that my choice of coffee and pastry determines my snootworthiness, tell me, what social status symbol determines my true worth as a decent, ethical, human being?

CHRISTINA WALDECK

Torrance