Slumming (derived from slum) originally referred to a practice, fashionable among certain segments of the middle class in many Western countries, whereby one deliberately patronizes areas or establishments which are populated by, or intended for, people well below one's own socio-economic level, motivated by curiosity or a desire for adventure. Most often these establishments take the form of bars or restaurants in low-income areas.

Recreational slumming was popular in Victorian London, where omnibus rides through Whitechapel were in vogue.

It's also associated with the middle 1980s, as an outgrowth of the yuppie subculture. The sense that upper-class establishments were phony, overpriced, and affected (ironically, the very criticisms leveled at yuppies themselves) made it fashionable among middle-class professionals to frequent "dives", due to their supposed authenticity and local color.

"Slumming" (also known as "class tourism") has come to refer to many activities that involve interaction with the less fortunate, especially when motivated by curiosity, adventure, laziness, boredom, and even outright greed and miserliness. The term, and to some extent, the practice, have consequently acquired an unpleasant connotation, having become associated with condescension, exploitation, affectation, and bourgeois insensitivity. Unlike bohemianism or voluntary simplicity, slumming rarely involves more than a temporary or superficial commitment on the part of its participants; it is by nature a touristic or voyeuristic activity.

well...for me to be slumming I guess I would have to go to the local soup kitchen.........I'll pass

to me slumming is when you've worked all week and finally have a day off and you're out of your uniform and just slumming around the house being a bum in sweaties and a t-shirt

Is there any advice that you would have for a would be slummer?

I haven't had a day off in a while and I need to polish up on my slumming.

stop referring to it as slumming for starters. do you really want to degrade those your trying socialize with? your making yourself sound like your too good for the local hangouts and above those you want surrounding you.

Come slum with me...
I'll teach ya how to slum real good!

Slummy white trash here...

walmart dates are fun!!

Well, since I'm in the poor class, I wouldn't "slum".

Yes, those are a blast! LOL, you go into a huge supercenter and come up with all kinds of weird ideas for the date. You can get food, camera to take pics of the date, movie to watch, but the only thing is you gotta promise each other to NOT get anything household related since its a date...

hhmm but plungers can go both ways?

LMAO, according to weird stuff I've seen on Uselessjunk.com they can...

Are power tools acceptable and electronic gadgetry?

they actually have 'toys' that attach to drills... LOL, no, I don't know from personal experience, just weird things online that seem to find me...

I assume you are referring to the normal Walmart and not to the Super Walmart with it own zipcodes. I wouldn't to lose my date while shopping there.

Nope, big walmart, more options. You can stay together in the store...lol, plus the exits are always in the same place so you can agree to meet at which ever one you come in on if you get separated..

Oh ok. I won't have to buy the gps tracking device to find my way out. I always liked the buddy system while camping. By the way were you ever a girl scout?

You have helped me with my Walmartaphobia.

Nice to have a friend in Walmart. I know the place can be scary. I would hate to have to write a note saying, "Help, I am lost in Walmart and can't get out." Having someone to hold my hand while being there would be nice.

I had a friend who went into Walmart and I never heard from him again. I hope he found his way out.