The Boston Brahman

Growing up in Boston, my mother was exposed to some of the snootiest people in America: the proper Boston Brahman.

Their accent alone talks down to you - the words that are included only twist the knife already embedded in you.  My mother, normally speaking in unaccented english, would summon up the Boston Brahman accent to deadly effect if she felt the occasion demanded.  I pitied the hapless phone salesman that got her on the phone - he would never forget THAT call (nor, of course, would he win the sale).

I recommend you to Katherine Hepburn's movies to get a sense for how this all works.