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Could you ever be upper class, do you think?
Could you ever be upper class, do you think?
It is said that people in the upper class were using them as a fashion of the sunny day.
You know, we can watch period dramas and get a pretty clear understanding that there was the upper class and the lower class.
And I definitely don't want to be one to push the idea of this class system still being alive and well, and/or to give you the false impression that, "Oh yeah, England is like very clear, like upper class, middle class, lower class." No, it's not like that at all.
And this is where the upper echelon, the upper class would meet and have these very elaborate, fancy meals.
and this is where the upper echelon, the upper class, would meet and have these very elaborate, fancy meals.
So I'm going to call this RP, which is "received pronunciation", and it's sort of your more upper class British accent.
and it's sort of your more upper-class British accent.
The families being shown on TV were safe and comfortable depictions of the staunchly middle-upper class, rich enough to be aspirational while not so wealthy that they become unrelatable, which was fine as long as you were never in the mood for anything more than good, wholesome fun.
The families being shown on TV were safe and comfortable depictions of the staunchly middle-upper class, rich enough to be aspirational while not so wealthy that they become unrelatable, which was fine as long as you were never in the mood for anything more than good, wholesome fun.
And when old-fashioned studying doesn't work, upper-class families resort to gifts, usually about $250,000 and as much as $6.5 million.
And when old fashion studying doesn't work, upper-class families resort to “gifts”
These affordable areas aren't as good at social mobility, at helping the lower class move into the middle class, move into the upper class.
but these affordable areas aren't as good at social mobility, at helping the lower class move into the middle class, move into the upper class.
Somebody who worked very hard, maybe came from a lower-income family and then moved him or herself up to upper-class family, or president of a company, or whatever.
Somebody who worked very hard, maybe came from a lower-income family and then moved him or herself up to upper-class family, or president of a company, or whatever.
Upper-class Romans commissioned paintings and sculptures to imitate Greek art.
Upper-class Romans commissioned paintings and sculptures to imitate Greek art.