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tdubhro1 | 3 years ago

All the staff you interact with have been to the same handful of British public schools (ie private fee schools) so you never have to talk to someone who is ignorant of precisely your standing in the British class system and they will all speak with comforting RP, follow the cricket, and drop an occasional Latin phrase into the conversation. Banking service is basically as shite as all the rest. [source: I ran a company that for very strange reasons ended up having to use them for business banking services]

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InCityDreams|3 years ago

"RP" explained for oiks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation

Think William Reece-Mogg, not Dick van Dyke.

svnpenn|3 years ago

> Think William Reece-Mogg

FYI not sure about other countries, but Americans don't know who the fuck that is.

jen20|3 years ago

More Jacob Rees-Mogg than William - it’s important that there be absolutely no discernible substance, skill or wit behind the voice.

xen2xen1|3 years ago

Agreed. Looked him up and sti ll don't know who he ism