Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional stories - Examples of English for different social classes in the UK to illustrate the differences

Examples of English for different social classes in the UK to illustrate the differences

Monarchy: the British royal family. Duke Lord, Queen Elizabeth. Owns private castles.

Upper Class. (Gold Collar) Occupational category: Leaders, presidents, CEOs. President, CEO. famous artist, owns private doctor.

Middle Class. (White Collar) Occupations: (Brain work, specialized work) Journalists, doctors, teachers, lawyers.

Working Class. (Blue collar) Occupational category: semi-skilled labor. Or purely manual work with no skills to speak of.

Under Class: no work. Eat government welfare, eat government dole, apply for government welfare housing.