In a message dated 1999-11-08 13:52:52 Canada Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> One of the main differences between the US and the UK is that in the US more
> people classify themselves as 'middle class' than actually are by any
> measure of employment, etc. In the UK, 54% of the population consider
> themselves working class, despite that fact that by any measure of
> employment, a lot of them aren't (stand up Ian Brown, Grammar school
> drop-out).
it seems to me, through casual observation, that more working class people in
america are aspiring to be middle class and spending well beyond their income
bracket. in england, on the other hand, it's ok to be working class - more
real, more accepted. someone tell me if they think i'm way off base.
and as far as i know, ian brown attended secondary school.. didn't learn much
maybe, but he went.
katie
np: les sauterelles - janet
