tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post844745405004077764..comments2023-10-01T14:37:09.159+01:00Comments on Maysaloon - ميسلون: Britain's class system - alive and wellMaysaloonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06826378383173206624noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-26304509773170116632010-03-06T02:27:37.920+00:002010-03-06T02:27:37.920+00:00why arent u studying/living in syria.why arent u studying/living in syria.Lirunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165940866092660086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-44834945351123315742010-03-05T11:58:01.980+00:002010-03-05T11:58:01.980+00:00hehehehe i like what you say about the imitation, ...hehehehe i like what you say about the imitation, it's true our new riches are made in Taiwan versions of the real thing. Maybe in that case it's as you say residues of their colonial past and what are we eating up those residues and making new bread out of it.....enough bread to last a lifetimeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-42993714115227189482010-03-05T11:43:48.953+00:002010-03-05T11:43:48.953+00:00Melicieuse,
True that this is not a pure British t...Melicieuse,<br />True that this is not a pure British trait, but I think in sheer haughtiness, arrogance and post-imperial delusions of grandeur, the English upper classes are an example par excellence. The new-rich elites in our home countries are just cheap imitations. It is one thing to be resented by the real deal, perhaps even more degrading to be insulted by the imitation!Maysaloonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826378383173206624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-14983517690524414592010-03-05T11:32:19.534+00:002010-03-05T11:32:19.534+00:00well........don't we do the same thing in our ...well........don't we do the same thing in our homelands? turn our noses up to people we consider as being of lower prestige that ourselves? this might be a condition of our human nature and npt something specific to the West.<br /><br />To be honest Maysa I found that the UK has it's flaws but actually it has it's upsides too when it comes to racism and social/cultural/ethnic segregation, I have not yet seen another European country where you would easily and with no fuss find a veiled woman working behind the till of a shop or behind the counter of a bank (by veiled I mean head scarf) that would almost never happen in mainland Europe. yes they do turn their nose up sometimes at the "other" but who doesn't.......don't get me wrong I am not trying to give them excuses or defend their cause I have a lot of issues with the British society but I don't think loathing the other is a pure British traitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30984739.post-29990817225851904752010-03-05T10:19:27.648+00:002010-03-05T10:19:27.648+00:00Amazing how the west civilization is still sufferi...Amazing how the west civilization is still suffering from racism. No matter how progress they make, they can never get over this.<br /><br />At least now I know why every Brit I met here in the Middle East despises and loathe the UK with passion !<br /><br />nice post !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com