Originally Posted by Hraesvelg
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OK, I'm on the fifth episode of season 1, the caravan one. Aside from the sort of association with Travellers, why is there such a disdain for caravanning? We call them RVs in the US, I've done it a few times, and it is rather nice. I mean, we didn't have the sort of party they have, but a bit of mobility while seeing the sights was quite nice.
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Its seen as something very 'working class' in England. Normally a family would go on holiday to either a foreign country or to a seaside area, so it's seen as something working class to go sit in a caravan for a week in an, often dirty, park.