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Re: Black Middle Class in the UK
Good grief, I'm so glad my parents left England! The best move they ever made. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/70409-waytogo.gif[/img] -
Re: Black Middle Class in the UK
I will listen to it but please give us a Coles notes version. I am contemplating a move to the UK.Comment
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I thought you were running away from the cold?Comment
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Ideally yes but London is one option that I am considering and I understand it's not that cold.Comment
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Ideally yes but London is one option that I am considering and I understand it's not that cold.
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its not very cold but it seems they just learning about central heating over there....was visiting my brother a couple years ago in january and it was prety mild outside ( maybe 6C) but it seemed colder in the house...kept my coat on the whole time(other than bed time)When its hot in the jungle of peace I go swimming in the ocean of love.....Comment
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This week's episode (the first was 10 Jan and should still be online) compared the black middle class in the US with that of the UK. In summary: <ul type="square">[*]In the UK there are black people in the middle class, but no real black middle class[*]The US history of segregation meant that the black middle class lived amongst the poor and were conscious of that fact that they couldn't leave the less fortunate behind. This is much less the case in the UK.[*]US black leaders (business people, religious figures) play an important role in maintaining the consciousness and helping out lower class black people.[*]Black people in the US tend to marry amongst themselves, while 35% of British black men have a white partner and 25% of British black women have a white partner - much higher percentages in the US. This leads to a "dilution" of the black community.[/list]I can't remember the rest...
In last week's programme, a well-to-do black man said that he wants his children to go to Canada where he is sure they will be better able to make a life for themselves. [img]/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]Comment
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