What is the meaning of “Better than the Bourgeois.”?
I’m an English language learner.
In Columbo, in the first scene of the episode “Short Fuse,” Roddy McDowall as Roger, making a cigar box bomb, says, “Better than the Bourgeois.” What does it imply? I have no idea at all.
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According to https://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/view_episode_scripts.php?tv-show=columbo-1971&episode=s01e08 the line is actually
Better than the Borgias
The Borgia were a medieval dynasty in competition with the Medici, and reputed to have included murder amongst their various machinations for power - in such a way that their involvement could not be proven.
Roger is trying to prevent the sale of the family business, and also prevent some rather nasty secrets about his past behavior. He's comparing his own machinations with that of the Borgia.
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What is the real meaning of bourgeois?
Definition of bourgeois (Entry 2 of 2) 1a : a middle-class person. b : burgher. 2 : a person with social behavior and political views held to be influenced by private-property interest : capitalist. 3 plural : bourgeoisie.Does bourgeois mean rich or poor?
This word is used to describe a class of people who fall somewhere between the lowest and highest classes. Bourgeoisie is often used insultingly. In between the very poor and the super rich is the bourgeoisie. People have traditionally viewed the bourgeoisie as kind of crass and pretentious.What does too bourgeois mean?
The adjective bourgeois means relating to or typical of the middle class. If someone says, "Oh, how bourgeois!" it's probably an insult, meaning you're preoccupied with middle-class small-mindedness. As a noun, a bourgeois is a member of the middle class, originally a member of the middle class in France.What is meant by the bourgeois class?
The bourgeoisie (/\u02ccb\u028a\u0259r\u0292.w\u0251\u02d0\u02c8zi\u02d0/; French: [bu\u0281.\u0292wa.zi] ( listen)) is a sociologically defined social class, equivalent to the middle or upper middle class. They are distinguished from, and traditionally contrasted with, the proletariat by their affluence, and their great cultural and financial capital.Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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