Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label culture. Show all posts

Monday, November 3, 2008

When posh met poor

Really interesting article in the Daily Mail this saturday about a channel 4 programme to be broadcast on Nov 13 - 'Rich Kid, Poor kid'.

The article offers a fascinating insight into the significant influence of parents and also the sheltered existence of many upper middle class youngsters.

Alice (posh); 'Mummy said that most of the people on the estate live on benefits and that I might get stabbed'

Natalie (poor); Alice was not as close to her mum as I am to mine... If that's what having more money does to a family, I don't want it'.

Read the full story here