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[–] Milk_Sheikh@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Class permeates British culture unlike any other European society. And it goes beyond the rich:poor divide you’d see in America or say France.

The upper class look down on the working and middle class, viewing any self made money with disdain. Unless you’re a blue blood your money doesn’t really count. Money is not the only factor.

The working class in turn tend to view anyone who tries to climb the ladder as a class traitor or someone who doesn’t know their place. “Crabs in a bucket” if you will. Self made success is sneered at the same as multi-generational inherited (and unearned) wealth.