Keeping Up Appearences has just started over with episode one (up to 3 of 4 now) on my local PBS station.

Rutledge is a wonder actor, the show is perfect presentation of a class and social climbing boor, but Hyacinth has one fault--she actually works hard to do things right.. She does dress well, and her house is clean and neat, and she does make cakes and desserts that look every bit as good as the ones from the shop--

to me, a snob would want a perfect cake, and look down at an obvious home made effort, but wouldn't actually be able to do any better than what they were sneering at.

Hyacinths attempts -she puts in an effort to look good, and to do good. She has a superior attitude about her, but she also make a real effort to put out a superior performance. What spoils her work, is her mouth! so she is a boor more than a snob.

a snob is someone who tries to act superior, but is not, a boor is superior, but can't help bragging about it in a rude way.


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