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Bonus Ep 34 - The INSIDES of The Great English Country Houses

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Are You Proud of Me Now?

This was about the highest position of honor that somebody who wasn't in the upper classes could attain really. And still even then, you know, I mean, these people weren't on much money, but the butler did enjoy a good life,. You reckon? Relative to the other servants. They all is enjoyed a good word, but they all endured a somewhat difficult life. It was almost tantamount to some form of slavery, the hours they did and the money they received. Yeah. Well, it says a lot given that they moved on from this to working in factories for really poor pay. Like, yeah, exactly. That's what we would still consider terrible pay, basically.

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