Class

There is a class system in Britain; Upper Class, Upper Middle Class, Middle Class, Lower Middle Class, Upper Working Class, Lower Working Class, and Under Class. This is complicated a little bit, but it is not so important recently. Although the classes are determined by their ancestors, they can change their classes if they can get qualified jobs or marry different class people. However, some people still claim that class system exists. I would like to write about the characteristics of each class.

Upper Class
Upper class people are very rich. Upper Class includes Loyal Family, aristocrats, and politicians. Some of them have titles such as Duke, Marquess, Lord, or Lady. They have good educations and can get great jobs. Children go to prestigious public schools, such as Westminster School, Eton College, or Ampleforth College. They read tabloids as a newspaper, and have good knowledge. They support Conservative Party. They greet formally, like "How do you do?". Although it sounds like they are intelligent, they also play sports. The major sport they do is called polo.

Middle Class
They are not so rich, but still get enough incomes. Middle Class includes teachers, business people, shop owners. They drink wines for alcohol beverage. They also tend to support Conservative Party.
(Upper Middle Class )
Upper Middle class people are also rich. Upper Middle Class includes lawyers, doctors, and dentists. They are well educated professionals, and get great incomes. They are still respectable people.
(Lower Middle Class )
Lower Middle Class includes office workers. Their bosses or supervisors are often Middle or Upper Middle Class people.

Working Class
If people are skilled, they can be electricians, engineers, carpenters, or plumbers. If people are unskilled, they can be help skilled Working Class people, labourers, cleaners, porters, or dish washer. They are not well educated, but can get such jobs. They read broadsheets as newspaper. They drink beer, gin or such kinds of alcohol beverages. The major sport they play is football. They support Labour Party.

Under class
They don't have jobs, so they are extremely poor. They may not have even their houses. I guess that people live in stations or commit crimes like robbing or shoplifting.


There is a huge difference between Upper Class and Under Class people. I feel weird about this class system, because there are few classes in Japan. We don't distinguish people by their occupations. It's British original culture, and it was interesting to learn social class system.


Reference
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_class
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_class