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It sounds like you met a bunch of arseholes tbh. Sorry about them. We are not all like that. The only people who I have experience with who are overly classist
by Balero 8y ago
It sounds like you met a bunch of arseholes tbh. Sorry about them. We are not all like that.
The only people who I have experience with who are overly classist, tend to be a bit older (50+) and consider themselves above other people, and are as mentioned arseholes. The vast majority of people think this whole thing is old fashioned, out of date, and disgusting. It is not something that people (at least myself, and the people I know) overtly come into contact with on a daily basis.
This is not to say things are perfect, or that there are not people like this. But that modern Britain is not, aside from some annoying exceptions, like this.
- arminiusreturns 8y agoThat is the impression I had too (that it was overstated), until I visited and experienced it firsthand, from Birmingham to Oxford to London. Perhaps the countryside is different. Of course it's true the same can be found in the US, but my experience with that is that the rich in the US only care if you are rich, whereas in the UK it seems much less than about just the money.
- Balero 8y agoWas there another common factor that linked these people? You mentioned that the one's in Oxford were from the university? They tend to be a bit older and to think they're better than other people (joking!!). And old institutions do tend to drag a bit. But you are right there is a 'class' element, like how you speak, where you went to school, that isn't just money. It does seem to be going, luckily. Sorry again for your bad experiences! edit - made statements clearer
- village-idiot 8y agoMight just be an age thing. In the United States those above the age of 50 tend to look down upon later generations. It doesn’t come across as classist, because we abandoned our formal class system a while ago, but ageist is probably the right word for it.