[pessimizer]

I'm pretty sure it's now based on the observation that very wealthy and important people in Britain don't have giant blinding veneers.

Americans think that the class terror that forces them to spend thousands or tens of thousands on their children's teeth (and their own) is universal, rather than a norm that we find ourselves locked into now. Americans with anything going on with their teeth look poor or disreputable, and it severely hurts your job chances.

Rich British people are just like "do you know who I am?"