I think you’re thinking in social and cultural/educational terms (perhaps ancestral) and not just in terms of wealth or income.
My wife left Wales in 1963 and agrees with your assessment.
Next time your wife says that you can assure her that the Aristoctacy have no manners at allI think you’re thinking in social and cultural/educational terms (perhaps ancestral) and not just in terms of wealth or income.
But I can’t really delve into distinctions beyone arriviste or bourgeois, having virtually no knowledge of anyone beyond that level. As a petit bourgeois in every way one can name, I do not travel in the truly “upper class” circles.
(My wife may claim I have peasant manners at times, but I think that’s only when she’s angry.)
I think you had to be there really. Which part of Wales?
Aberdare
Lovely Town lovely friendly people with a great sense of humour. And the ability to tell a story as only someone from a South Wales Valley can Lots of hardline Trade Unionists
. I was there on 18th Dec. Tell her I’m currently in Barry Island I’m sure she’s been here a few times for a bit of sea (sun desirable but unlikely)I will-we will probably be over there next June.
If I start praying now you might have a sunny week
You’re welcome, now you can thank us for sending you arms during the Lend Lease act, most of which you never paid for, and don’t forget the NRA drive that sent firearms donated by civilians that never came back to them either, all to keep you from having to speak German.
Me? I’m Irish sorry
I’ve think we’ve sent them a gun or two too.
Though I think we were paid for those.Ha ha haI’ve think we’ve sent them a gun or two too.
No matter, you complained about American guns in Wales well Wales benefitted from the instances I mentioned, I’ll leave Ireland and WW2 out of it.
Thatcher was PM for 11 years, winning 3 separate national elections. If Thatcher’s Britain was so bad, how did she manage to win 3 elections by significant margin (each of her victories was by more than 10%)?
My favorite Thatcher quote" “the problem with socialism is sooner or later you run out of other peoples money to spend”
Yes they did – out of love for Christ. Do you think you practice virtue if the state coerces you to share your wealth with the poor?
Medicare and Social Security have the same problem.
What if I don’t feel coerced and instead am happy the state takes on the responsibility of sharing my wealth with the poor?
If you’re happy with the job the government is doing for the poor, you must not like the poor very much.
I believe I said I’m happy that the state takes on the role of distributing my wealth to the poor. I can quibble about how the job gets done but the state is far more effective at managing distribution than I would be.