were Australia, USA etc be as old as UK is, the signs wld be there
class is everywhere
there are no classless societies
L
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alison Croggon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 06 February 2003 13:02
Subject: Re: Class
| but I'll say this: I have very seldom met an English person of any
| ascription who does not, at some point, talk about class. From my
| mother's knee on. Honest. It's a national obsession. There must be
| a reason for it. But is the talking to point out what bullshit such
| divisions are, in talking of such complex and contradictory entities
| as human beings, or is it to confirm them in some satisfying way? Is
| there a subtext here about working class integrity vs middle class
| hypocrisy?
|