Class is another thing that seems to differ across the Atlantic but I'm not sure. In the US, 'upper class' means the most rich & successful?
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Whilst here, it means someone in the immediate family holds a title. They may or may not be wealthy or successful but usually are the former
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Replying to @HPluckrose
It’s supposed to be determined by us treasury but people use their own defs. For tax purposes, upper class is 500k/yr and up
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Upper middle between 150k-500k Middle 60k-150k Lower Middle 40k-60k I think. Been a while since I looked
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Right. Very much based on income which goes with the anti-aristocracy, self-made, American dream ethos.
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Whereas here, class tends to be detected from accent and attitude. Mostly accent. I'd be instantly detectable as middle middle class.
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Hmph! My husband is a peasant. I am from the class that brings you everything from shopkeepers to doctors. :-p
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