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>to prevent both mourners and cadavers from different social backgrounds from mixing It's always fascinating reading about England's very complicated social cl
by Loughla 2y ago
>to prevent both mourners and cadavers from different social backgrounds from mixing
It's always fascinating reading about England's very complicated social class system. Other than the aristocracy being rich, does this still hold up today? Is there still inherent benefit from being a traditionally upper class family, even if they don't have generational wealth still?
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- throaway2501 2y agoyou bet there is
- Loughla 2y agoCan you provide some examples?
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- flir 2y agoI consider myself a pretty egalitarian dude. That accent still makes me stand to attention internally. I hate it. (And I haven't had much exposure to it in real life, so I suspect it's because its baked into our media landscape).
- b800h 2y agoThe problem with egalitarianism is that it leads to chaos, as we're now seeing in the UK. The old system was better.
- quickthrowman 2y ago‘That accent’ is received pronunciation, I’m guessing?
- flir 2y agoThe public school accent I'm thinking of is a notch plummier than RP.
- tengwar2 2y agoThe closer you get to London, the more it matters. Money is not central to the system: it is possible and even common to be in one of the middle classes with virtually no income. However this may not work for the upper class since lack of money would preclude taking part in many social occasions.
- mellosouls 2y agoYes. For example 2 prime ministers of the last ten years were educated at the same school (Eton). Whatever its actual merit and financial requirements for attendance, it is a symbol of aristocracy and class. That it is (and similar institutions are) still massively over-represented in the life paths of the Great and Good is telling.