Re: England, a nation of shopkeepers

On 11/30/03 8:38 AM, in article [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Meg Worley"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 
> Drewdr writes:
>> Going by period literature, when exactly did it become socially
>> acceptable to work for a living and make your own fortune, as opposed
>> to inheriting land and living on rent/annuities ?
> 
> Later than the 19th century, at least -- trade is a big issue in
> *Howard's End*, and that's just pre-Great War.  Even today, your
> question is underdetermined; there are still people for whom it isn't
> socially acceptable to make one's own money.  After all, isn't that
> what we're all *really* scandalized about in l'affaire de Paris Hilton?

We are?

Paris Hilton in her gilded cage puts all Heaven in a rage.

I don't think so.