The social class in UK
The social class in the UK is divided into 3 main classes; working class, middle class and the upper class. The comments made on the video clip were of a girl who came from northern working class to an urban upper class. The girl was receiving teaching from 3 people for a month to change 3 things; the posture, the speech and the appearance. It was a difficult challenge for LIZ. The behaviour of the working class girl was very honest and simple but she was trying to pretend to be someone else who was not living the real life. The voice and accent of the working class girl was ordinary and strong while copying upper class accent was really difficult for her. The posture was very sluggish and untidy whereas trying to pretend to be upper class girl was tidy and organised. The working class girl was drinking beer and whisky whereas the upper class drinks champing and wine.
Posh means elegant, swanky and rich. The origin of the word posh comes from port out starboard home where p and o, which means peninsula and orient, was printed on tickets for passengers who travelled from United Kingdom to India in the time of raj and SH were scrawled on the steamer trunks used on the voyages, by the seamen on cabins.
References
Channel 4 (26 September 2000)faking it :shop girl to it girl .available at URL http://www.channel4.com/programmes/faking-it/4oD#2922253.
[Accessed:23/06/2011]
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