On Thursday 07 Jun 2012 5:33:40 pm Bonobashi wrote: > But you referred to this effect your own lily-pink self, Shiv! Some 200 > posts ago Which effect Mr top poster? The olde schoole tie effect?
Absolutely. I do not find Kendriya Vidyalaya graduates meeting each other after decades saying "Yo ho ho old chap! You had hair on that shining pate of yours when we last said toodle-oo" British style Public schools, like army regiments, created a sense of loyalty to the school "colours". The "uppah" class English and "classics" were part of the "mantras" essential in creating the caste. shiv