Watching Kamala’s shoveling technique, I’m reminded of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, in which country girl Cecily and city girl Gwendolen square off:
Cecily: This is no time for wearing the shallow mask of manners. When I see a spade I call it a spade.
Gwendolen: I am glad to say that I have never seen a spade. It is obvious that our social spheres have been widely different.
Actually, though, Joan Greenwood’s Gwendolen in the 1952 movie is awesome
