Posh.

It is human nature to want to be something you are not. Recently I’ve grown an obsession with TV Sitcom ‘Frasier’ . Incase, you are unfamiliar with the show, firstly - why? Secondly, find it…re-runs happen regularly on both UK and US TV, I know. The show centres around two Psychiatrist brothers and their problems in dealing with ‘normal’ people. I use the term not in a sense of sane or insane, I mean posh and standard -the everyday person, whom makes up their family and friends. The brothers consider themselves to be of high society and almost frown upon a cheap champagne or a mix-match or clothes, or a piece of furniture which does not fit in with the décor of their room/s,

It’s like a universe out of my galaxy - I know that is a completely un-scientific sentence, but take it. The cavalier, the etiquette, the 1961 Colheita Port. These are all things many of us will not have experienced much of. So, when questioning what it is to be post, I found that one response, which became a regular statement was to “be outraged at everything”. Was this true, I thought to myself? Using ‘Frasier’ as a reference, I found that many rants were amidst including: “My suede shoes, you spilled latte on them, they’re ruined”, “for god’s sake that wine has spent more time in the bottle” and personal favourite “my favourite pair of socks has been reduced to one argyle”.

While I am back-tracking in historical time, at present I am watching ‘A Room with a View’ which is a 1985 film adaptation of E.M. Forsters’ 1908 Novel. It is a tale about a young woman in the repressed culture of Edwardian England, set in Italy and England. It is a story of both Romance and a critique of English Society at the beginning of the 20th Century. I mention this as it shows how the civilised world then, are nowadays perceived as snobbish. Look at that hairstyle, look at their attire, she/he has no prospect you cannot marry into that family.

As time has moved on, has the way the higher-class are different? The Royal Family in England are at least trying to make an effort to be relatable to our nation, though whether successful is debatable. But, they are not perceived to be uptight, they do occasionally mingle with those lesser than them, but still do not marry into much lesser families.

What do you think? And, how is it in America? It’s a subject I’m a little lacking in knowledge in and would be interested in.