I look down on him because I am upper class.
I look up to him because he is upper class.
I know my place.
In the 21st century you might think climbing the social ladder has got easier,
but actually it's getting harder.
In many rich countries the class you're born into still dominates your chances of making it.
No one talks about these sort of hidden privileges that are going on underneath the surface.
Even in America, the so-called land of opportunity,
your chances of climbing up the income ladder are some of the lowest in the rich world.
What the data suggest is that we're not such a land of opportunity after all.
This lack of social mobility is causing serious political rifts.
When people feel that they just don't have a shot,
that's what leads to disaffection, it leads to radicalism in politics.
So what's gone wrong, and what can be done to improve social mobility?
So this is where I grew up.
Feels like a lifetime ago to be honest.
As a child, Sophie Pender lived on a council estate and says hardly anyone thought she would make anything of her life.
It's hard to expect anything from someone who has grown up where their dad is an alcoholic and a drug addict.
I think people are just expect them to follow the path that their parents have taken.
But Sophie has defied expectations.