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[โ€“] Aux@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's an American point of view. Here in Britain there are pretty much only two main classes: aristocracy and dirty peasants. Doesn't matter what you do and how rich you are, if your ancestors didn't sit at the round table - you're a peasant.

[โ€“] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I don't think that's true. There's definitely the three classes, but many people believe they're middle class when they're not.

It's basically impossible to become upper class. I think I read somewhere that it takes 3 or 4 successive generations at somewhere like Eton to be considered upper class.