You all must know by now that I'm a sucker for anything that makes for a fun
discussion of cultural differences.
Non-British classes may enjoy discussing the issue of why Prince William's
former girlfriend, Kate, may have been shown the moat door - it's purportedly
because her mother, Carole, is too middle class, at least according to an
entertaining article in the New York Times' section, "Memo from London." The
article says that, despite Tony Blair's proclamation that, "We are all
middle-class now," it's not really true. The differences range from the chosen
word for toilet/bathroom/loo to where to sit when going out for a drive.
("Working class, men in the front. Middle class, man with his own partner in
the front. Upper class, man with the other partner in the front.") Your
choice will most certainly denote your class. Apparently, Henry Higgins'
transformation of Eliza Doolittle was only able to fool the upper class on
stage.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/26/world/europe/26britain.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Well, who knows? Maybe the issue is of interest in psychology classes in
Britain as well... Allen, what's the take from across the Big Pond?
Beth Benoit
Granite State College
Plymouth State University
New Hampshire
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