是吗。这让俺想起以前在国内人人背诵的新概念英语第三册，俺记得第四课是

The double life of Alfred Bloggs

These days people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as white collar workers，for the simple reason that they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human nature，that a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white collar workers. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Elesmare Corporation.

 可能英联邦都这样？现在还这样？