Posted by Mr B on 9/16/2009, 7:46 pm, in reply to "Re: Well...got another plate of lamb"
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Who's saying otherwise? Not me.
The point I was making is that every guy is called "sir" in the US when going to stores or government agencies or companies or the like whereas in England, this title is restricted to people wearing suits.
"Sir" is a word given to somebody out of respect. So when every guy in the US receives this title, but only guys in suit get it in the UK (and by extent, presumably guys with a fair bit of money) it illustrates the equitable treatment one finds in the US as opposed to the UK.
In other words, you dont have to wear a suit (and presumably have a lot of money) to be treated well in the US. Everybody is treated well. At least as far as "sir" goes.
Certainly, more can gleaned from this. Look at royalty, for example. Dont have that shit in the US. Indeed, the very notion is absurd there.
You can also look at accents. You can tell who is well-educated and who is poorly-educated in the UK by the people's accents. That goes to show how deeply ingrained this inequality is. But in the US, this does not exist. Well-educated people sound exactly the same as poorly-educated people. Accent-wise, at least.
Courts are interesting as well. You have to bow to the judges in this shit country and call them "My Lord" and so on. Totally crazy. Doesnt happen in the US.
I mean, the US is about respect for everybody. But in the UK, it seems as though only the wealthy are granted any reverence. Totally crazy.
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