No, you see, when I'm talking with other Americans about the situation in America, the influence of class and education on how people are is palpable, undeniable, completely non-trivial (if oh-so-hard to discuss without lapsing into ad hominemcomedy (http://gawker.com/news/rankings/vote-for-americas-most-annoying-liberal-arts-college-280730.php)). But from the other side of the puddle, British obsessiveness about these subjects always seems ridiculous and overwrought in comparison. Perhaps this is the residual influence of race, or our supposed belief that class doesn't exist here (Possibly true in Tocqueville's day, but now? Nuh-uh.) and perhaps this is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass, maybe, I wouldn't deny it.
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timeasmymeasure
See, I warned you I might not be making as much sense as I should.
Date: 2007-08-23 10:55 pm (UTC)