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JRM was not born into the upper class. His parents were middle class and got him to Eton through social mobility jump started through blagging a place at Oxford.
These are often the worst. They're trying so hard to mimic what they think the upper class are like that they double down on all the most unpleasant aspects. It's all cosplay. Wouldn't be such a problem if they were quarantined in reality TV shows. Disaster for the rest of us when they get into positions of power and influence.
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Ed's right. JRM was not born into the upper class. His parents were middle class and got him to Eton through social mobility jump started through blagging a place at Oxford. I think JRM was the first person in his family to go to Eton