tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34192283569739979.post7632519496064514095..comments2009-04-27T10:07:10.907-07:00iNeedlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03161229873712870940noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34192283569739979.post-80040175216530439212009-04-27T10:07:10.907-07:002009-04-27T10:07:10.907-07:00Ah, but this is part of the problem with class in the supposedly "classless" USA. Believe it or not, Brits have been persuaded since the 1990s (by the likes of John Major) to think of themselves as a classless society too. The point is that this mythology of classlessness merely works to conceal the realities of inequality that structure US society - the kind that Katrina laid bare. It was not only the devastation of Katrina that was shocking but also the surprise for many that so many citizens were so very poor. "Who knew?" So, no, you are possibly right in thinking that an American might not have so many raw nerves about class and luxury; this, however, does not mean that the issues are any less germane. Part of what I like about Tanya's self-reflexive critique is that it's a comment about global inequality as much as it is about the class consciousness of Brits.iNeedlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03161229873712870940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34192283569739979.post-53453258873565950572009-04-20T22:56:03.667-07:002009-04-20T22:56:03.667-07:00She's English, and middle class by her own reckoning, so ipso facto has been bred 'n' reared to spend a great deal of thinking about class, class relations, how other people rate you, class-wise... and stewing about the whole thing. I wonder if an American could possibly have so many raw nerves about class and luxury?Dennishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16257272622416604133noreply@blogger.com