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Originally posted by dagriff
Spot on.
Thats why I emigrated to Canada. No way would I have done as well in the U.K.
Wrong School & wrong regional accent.
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In Britain the accent business really is insiduous.
I have a couple of very good friends in London - one whom has a very posh accent but comes from modest means (his father was a schoolmaster) and is himself poor as a churchmouse; the other has a thick east-end accent, works in the City and is richer than God.
Now the poor guy has access to every level of society and moves in that society with incredible ease. The rich guy, has no access at all to that society, even though he dresses expensively, is well educated etc. None. Nada. Just can't get in the door.
As you say, breeding is everything.
That said, there is of course today a very large percentage of the population in the UK that absolutely does not give a stuff about these class distinctions. So if you just ignore the ones that do care about them - you can live quite nicely there, thank you very much.