self respect?


Now, in all honesty, why would you want to learn to speak with a tictac between your teeth, arrange flowers, pluck a pheasant and other such wonderfully useful skills if all you are going to do with those skills is to parade in front of a bunch of toffee-nosed, stuckup, inbred 'gentlemen' who obviously wouldn't consider taking you home to meet mummy but are quite happy to make you his bit of rough on the side that he laughs about and patronises with his equally stuck up mates?

You may have noticed I feel strongly about this. Understandably, these girls may have a bit of a self respect issue to begin with but teaching them that not being themselves is more attractive to a man with a silver spoon in his mouth is not all that helpful either is it? I've even heard some of the girls say that they're doing this so they can associate with a better class of people. Better?!

Thank goodness this has been axed. If there must be a programme like this, then perhaps a programme that teaches people (not just young women) that it's okay to be themselves and that they don't need to drink themselves into oblivion or know how the bird on the table was dressed to be considered worthwhile and attractive.

Eagles may soar in the clouds, but weasels never get sucked into jet engines.

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Well said. I watch a episode tonight here in Australia. I'm disgusted by the whole show, like we are travelling back in time 50 years.

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GKars_Muse I agree with everything you have said!! It's more about self-respect. Something the girls do not come with. While I think putting this on TV is probably not the best way to help these girls, I do believe that the idea of the school is a good one.

The men on the show are revolting. Just because you are rich DOES NOT MEAN that you are a gentleman!! Those men WERE FAR FROM GENTLEMEN. Unfortunatly it is the way a lot of women behave that allows men to behave so disrespectfully. If women stood up for themselves it would be different.

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I certainly had a laugh at this programme seeing these girls trying to act like ladies !.Rosemarie makes me laugh too when she says " you are drunk aren't you ? ",which she says quite abit,lol,and I think sometimes she looks like she wants to laugh,and of course other times she gets frustrated with the girls.I think Principal Harbord is too strict and snobby though.Liz Brewer and the other members of staff seem nice though.I think this programme is good in that it teaches women how to behave properly,but to be honest,it is too old fashioned and posh !.You don't have to speak " proper " English ,arrange flowers,go to debutante balls,e.t.c,to be a lady !.I have a Lancashire accent,does that mean i'm not a proper lady because of the way i speak ?.There are different accents all over the U.K,so it's ridiculous that they think we should all speak with an upper class accent !.I suppose going to the theatre and going to concerts can be things that a proper lady would do too.Lol,i do that.You can behave properly if you go out for a drink though too,as long as you don't get really drunk !.I agree that women shouldn't drink alot and kiss or have sex with a complete stranger,or someone they know but dont care about.I even agreed with a comment on one episode where one of the members of staff said smoking isn't lady like,but everyone has different opinions on smoking.I personally wouldn't do it,not just because of that,but also obviously because it is bad for your health and i don't like the smell of it,and the taste of it isn't nice !.


I remember when i was a child and a teenager at school,and my teachers always used to comment on how well behaved i was and they even called me a " little lady ",lol,they liked how i was quiet and polite.I've often wished that more people in my age group,and younger,were well behaved these days.I have a father who is old enough to be my grandfather though,he and my mum have a big age gap,so my upbringing may have something to do with that.I'm in my twenties now.Sometimes though i felt i might have been brought up too strictly,and sometimes i haven't liked it,but in other ways i like how i was raised.

One parent i felt sorry for was Frances Rowe's father.You could tell was a good dad,and he didnt like the way his daughter looked and behaved when she first went on the programme.So it just shows that some of these people who misbehave do have good parents,but for some reason,they don't follow their parents good example.

Being a lady in my opinion is just using your manners,and as i said above,not having sex with or kissing strangers or people you know but dont care about.And as for the way the girls dressed,well i think girls look nicer if they are wearing a nice top and trousers or a skirt,for example,but not exposing themselves.You can look nice and attract people without having to expose yourself,which is exactly what Frances's father said when he said you dont have to dress that way to get noticed.

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