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What screams "I AM UPPER CLASS" to you?
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By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
From the land of haribos. |
I think that it actually comes in different ways and not just one thing of someones wealth.
Here are some of the examples that I will give and think it could be, of course how much one earns and flaunt their wealth by showing it off to everyone would probably be the nr1 thing when people think about it, another could be someone who likes to dress expensively, another one could might be how posh they talk.
I also did other ways of telling if someone is it with numbers, which number or numbers would you shoos to describe one the best? Or you could add your own, you could also mix and match with several of the numbers.
1. Good posture. If you look at how upper class people walk, they stand perfectly straight and have a graceful swing to their step.
2. Their wealth, like to show off.
3. Dress expensively.
4. Talk posh, like the standard british accent.
5. Being very respectful with staff, waiters, taxi drivers etc.
6. Eating all sorts of different food and not being fussy about food. This is a very tell tale sign again, someone who's reluctant about trying new food or has never tried foreign food is usually not upper class.
7. Being able to make small talk with basically anyone. This is an important skill to have and that we've learned by attending a lot of formal events.
8. Having impeccable table manners.
To me, someone who is upper class treats everyone with respect, they dont flaunt their wealth and they dont ever try to prove they have got money and with a mix of numbers 3, 5, 7 and 8, having said that. I think that a posh accent might say that a person is upper class and posh  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Money talks, wealth whispers.
It's that simple. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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*resists urge to waffle on about Bourdieu and taste and class* |
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When they do their full shop in M&S and don't just go in for 'nice bits' |
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Someone who earns millions but pays less tax than me  |
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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago
East London |
The upper classes think talking about their wealth is vulgar.
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"I think that it actually comes in different ways and not just one thing of someones wealth.
Here are some of the examples that I will give and think it could be, of course how much one earns and flaunt their wealth by showing it off to everyone would probably be the nr1 thing when people think about it, another could be someone who likes to dress expensively, another one could might be how posh they talk.
I also did other ways of telling if someone is it with numbers, which number or numbers would you shoos to describe one the best? Or you could add your own, you could also mix and match with several of the numbers.
1. Good posture. If you look at how upper class people walk, they stand perfectly straight and have a graceful swing to their step.
2. Their wealth, like to show off.
3. Dress expensively.
4. Talk posh, like the standard british accent.
5. Being very respectful with staff, waiters, taxi drivers etc.
6. Eating all sorts of different food and not being fussy about food. This is a very tell tale sign again, someone who's reluctant about trying new food or has never tried foreign food is usually not upper class.
7. Being able to make small talk with basically anyone. This is an important skill to have and that we've learned by attending a lot of formal events.
8. Having impeccable table manners.
To me, someone who is upper class treats everyone with respect, they dont flaunt their wealth and they dont ever try to prove they have got money and with a mix of numbers 3, 5, 7 and 8, having said that. I think that a posh accent might say that a person is upper class and posh "
I am no1,5,6 and 7. I am most definitely not wealthy 
I think for the most part it's a combination of dressing well and owning very expensive things but not flaunting, manners and confidence.
Em x |
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Went to an open garden safari on Sunday in a small village lots of very old upper class people with lovely quant thatched cottages and lovely grand gardens! All very pleasant with cream teas on the green x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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‘nothing more clearly affirms one’s ‘class’, nothing more infallibly classifies, than musical taste’ - Bourdieu. |
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By *lex46TV/TS
over a year ago
Near Wells |
"Went to an open garden safari on Sunday in a small village lots of very old upper class people with lovely quant thatched cottages and lovely grand gardens! All very pleasant with cream teas on the green x"
I live in a village like that, I'm the exception. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Meli. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Education is obviously another huge factor.
High cultural and social capital are indicators imo too. But I think I’m modern society where higher educational opportunities are more accessible I’d say economic capital and wealth is relevant too.
Language is important too. But I think it’s as much language use as it is ‘accent’.
I’d also obviously say job type is important to consider too.
But ultimately social mobility is more difficult that we believe. Money makes moving between classes seem attainable. But attitudes and tastes as well as being socialised into certain norms and values all impact our ability to effectively move between social classes. It’s harder for an individual to do it imo. But your children might represent that move more easily. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Sorry. I’m out now byeeeeeeee  |
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Through my work I've need to adapt to social mobility, and think the biggest markers of the 'upper-class' are self-esteem and self-confidence. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Through my work I've need to adapt to social mobility, and think the biggest markers of the 'upper-class' are self-esteem and self-confidence. "
Hahaha
Oops. |
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You know that thread where we were asked what we'd really say but never do ...... ? I'm really feeling that now.
I'll have to count slowly and temper my response.
This is utter fucking bollocks. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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You have an olive spoon. |
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By *oggoneMan
over a year ago
Derry |
"You know that thread where we were asked what we'd really say but never do ...... ? I'm really feeling that now.
I'll have to count slowly and temper my response.
This is utter fucking bollocks. "
move over and lets seethe together. |
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"Through my work I've need to adapt to social mobility, and think the biggest markers of the 'upper-class' are self-esteem and self-confidence. "
I'm positively upper class then...wot wot |
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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago
Hull |
When my approach message, is answered by their Private Secretary!!  |
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By *omtom7Man
over a year ago
Tralee |
I feel screaming is for plebs, not the upper class. Or at least, that's what my butler told me. |
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When i shit gold nuggets and dine with the Rothschild's I'll know I'm a upper-class c@#t |
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By *avinaTVTV/TS
over a year ago
Transsexual Transylvania |
Private schooling and an Oxford education. House in a country village and a social circle that includes chums that attended Eton. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Shopping at Sainsbury's |
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to be able to talk with a plum in your mouth |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I think the firm belief that the "lower" classes can't be eloquent, educated, respectful, polite, modest, and wealthy is a distinctly "upper" class trait. |
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By *ustBoWoman
over a year ago
Somewhere in Co. Down |
"I think the firm belief that the "lower" classes can't be eloquent, educated, respectful, polite, modest, and wealthy is a distinctly "upper" class trait. "
Pretty much this. 
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By *innocentMan
over a year ago
Littlehampton |
Give me someone with long hair ,thin leggings ,hooped earrings and the ability to only cook chicken nuggets .
Prefer that to someone with money any day |
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I was definitely born lower class. Parents lived in a rented house, I went to school in a deprived area of South london.
I'm not lower class now but I'm not upper class.
I even know what cutlery to use, it threw me at first but it was easy just work outside in, same as a woman lol |
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I’m sorry but the initial post is just full of stereotypical bullshit.
Since when is being polite to waiters a sign of being upper class? That just used to be called respect when I was growing up..
The ability to make small talk is a sign of being upper class? Really? Everybody else just stands in silence then due to their lack of formal invites when there’s nobody posh in the room with that ability?
Showing off their wealth? We probably have a different idea of what showing off actually is. People live to their means. Owning an expensive car or a big house isn’t necessarily showing off just because someone can afford it. I would suggest that the “upper class” have money because they are brought up on how to look after it and use it, not go for flash and vulgar displays of wealth.
The ability to dress expensively doesn’t make you upper class. Blimey if that was the case think of all the footballers with their millions who’d be quaffing champagne with their pinkies in the air while wearing their Saville Row suits…..
I’m not a big fan of the modern world where there are 57 genders and people get offended from me scratching my nose but I am a believer in live and let live and things like stereotypes and wishing to pigeonhole people do the modern world no good at all(yes I’m aware that could be seen as contradictory but like the modern world, life is rarely black and white but often varying shades of grey).
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Bollocks, signed- Posh Bird LOLS. |
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People who get out of the bath for a piss |
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By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
From the land of haribos. |
"I think that it actually comes in different ways and not just one thing of someones wealth.
Here are some of the examples that I will give and think it could be, of course how much one earns and flaunt their wealth by showing it off to everyone would probably be the nr1 thing when people think about it, another could be someone who likes to dress expensively, another one could might be how posh they talk.
I also did other ways of telling if someone is it with numbers, which number or numbers would you shoos to describe one the best? Or you could add your own, you could also mix and match with several of the numbers.
1. Good posture. If you look at how upper class people walk, they stand perfectly straight and have a graceful swing to their step.
2. Their wealth, like to show off.
3. Dress expensively.
4. Talk posh, like the standard british accent.
5. Being very respectful with staff, waiters, taxi drivers etc.
6. Eating all sorts of different food and not being fussy about food. This is a very tell tale sign again, someone who's reluctant about trying new food or has never tried foreign food is usually not upper class.
7. Being able to make small talk with basically anyone. This is an important skill to have and that we've learned by attending a lot of formal events.
8. Having impeccable table manners.
To me, someone who is upper class treats everyone with respect, they dont flaunt their wealth and they dont ever try to prove they have got money and with a mix of numbers 3, 5, 7 and 8, having said that. I think that a posh accent might say that a person is upper class and posh
I am no1,5,6 and 7. I am most definitely not wealthy
I think for the most part it's a combination of dressing well and owning very expensive things but not flaunting, manners and confidence.
Em x "
Those are good numbers you chose too and yes, it is a combination of those things as well x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I’m sorry but the initial post is just full of stereotypical bullshit.
Since when is being polite to waiters a sign of being upper class? That just used to be called respect when I was growing up..
The ability to make small talk is a sign of being upper class? Really? Everybody else just stands in silence then due to their lack of formal invites when there’s nobody posh in the room with that ability?
Showing off their wealth? We probably have a different idea of what showing off actually is. People live to their means. Owning an expensive car or a big house isn’t necessarily showing off just because someone can afford it. I would suggest that the “upper class” have money because they are brought up on how to look after it and use it, not go for flash and vulgar displays of wealth.
The ability to dress expensively doesn’t make you upper class. Blimey if that was the case think of all the footballers with their millions who’d be quaffing champagne with their pinkies in the air while wearing their Saville Row suits…..
I’m not a big fan of the modern world where there are 57 genders and people get offended from me scratching my nose but I am a believer in live and let live and things like stereotypes and wishing to pigeonhole people do the modern world no good at all(yes I’m aware that could be seen as contradictory but like the modern world, life is rarely black and white but often varying shades of grey).
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I think manners are a more outdated indicator of social class but I do think in times gone manners/ mannerisms have been indicators of social class.
I may be reading you wrong here but think in some ways Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw is a good example |
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By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
From the land of haribos. |
"Education is obviously another huge factor.
High cultural and social capital are indicators imo too. But I think I’m modern society where higher educational opportunities are more accessible I’d say economic capital and wealth is relevant too.
Language is important too. But I think it’s as much language use as it is ‘accent’.
I’d also obviously say job type is important to consider too.
But ultimately social mobility is more difficult that we believe. Money makes moving between classes seem attainable. But attitudes and tastes as well as being socialised into certain norms and values all impact our ability to effectively move between social classes. It’s harder for an individual to do it imo. But your children might represent that move more easily. "
That is right and yes, education is a another factor that comes into it and those other points too |
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To quote Orwell:
Waiters and shop-walkers looked you in the
face and treated you as an equal. Servile and even ceremonial forms of speech had temporarily disappeared. Nobody said
'Sen~or' or 'Don' ort even 'Usted'
Someone who has class sees and is seen by others as an equal. By virtue of them being human.
It is a consequence of self-acceptance. Thus, acceptance of others regardless of their differences and commonalities.
Authenticity is what I find to be class in people. And that exists in all walks of life. |
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By *JandCMCouple
over a year ago
cardiff |
Whenever I see a white man with dreadlocks it aways scream " I'm living off daddy's trustfund" |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I’m sorry but the initial post is just full of stereotypical bullshit.
Since when is being polite to waiters a sign of being upper class? That just used to be called respect when I was growing up..
The ability to make small talk is a sign of being upper class? Really? Everybody else just stands in silence then due to their lack of formal invites when there’s nobody posh in the room with that ability?
Showing off their wealth? We probably have a different idea of what showing off actually is. People live to their means. Owning an expensive car or a big house isn’t necessarily showing off just because someone can afford it. I would suggest that the “upper class” have money because they are brought up on how to look after it and use it, not go for flash and vulgar displays of wealth.
The ability to dress expensively doesn’t make you upper class. Blimey if that was the case think of all the footballers with their millions who’d be quaffing champagne with their pinkies in the air while wearing their Saville Row suits…..
I’m not a big fan of the modern world where there are 57 genders and people get offended from me scratching my nose but I am a believer in live and let live and things like stereotypes and wishing to pigeonhole people do the modern world no good at all(yes I’m aware that could be seen as contradictory but like the modern world, life is rarely black and white but often varying shades of grey).
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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How i pronounce bath and glass.... and who is drawing my bath.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Pg Tips and not supermarket brand teabags. |
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Nothing should ever scream ‘I am upper class’. But I see plenty of people out there screaming to try and make me *believe* they’re upper class when they clearly aren’t. |
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"Nothing should ever scream ‘I am upper class’. But I see plenty of people out there screaming to try and make me *believe* they’re upper class when they clearly aren’t."
Farage and his inability to hold on to an account with Coutts, anyone? Topical example … |
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"Nothing should ever scream ‘I am upper class’. But I see plenty of people out there screaming to try and make me *believe* they’re upper class when they clearly aren’t.
Farage and his inability to hold on to an account with Coutts, anyone? Topical example …"
Coutts accounts comes with immense wealth not class. Farage losing his account has excited many dense people but much like the Canadian Government freezing protesters Bank accounts there is a much bigger picture here.
The cashless society is about control of the public, really consider it as no conspiracy theory. |
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Education separates most of us & then the old school tie leg up. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"How i pronounce bath and glass.... and who is drawing my bath.. "
Artist in residence? Now that is posh! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Abusing Australian cricketers in the Long Room of Lords |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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When they shop at M&S |
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"Coutts accounts comes with immense wealth not class."
You missed my point entirely. My apologies if I didn’t make it clearly enough.
Class is not feeling any need to shout about your account with Coutts, open or closed. |
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"Class is not feeling any need to shout about your account with Coutts, open or closed."
… And desperately wanting to have one so as to feel closer to those with immense wealth demonstrates a quite remarkable lack of class, too. |
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By *mily36CWoman
over a year ago
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There's a wealth of difference between 'upper class' and 'having class' though Shag...
...some upper class have all the manners of an inbred donkey whilst some can be very humble people |
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Erm the definition of what makes someone upper class is as accurate as my teenage magazine tick box quizzes does he fancy you?
Money does not make someone upper class, me winning the lottery wouldn't make me upper class |
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"The upper classes think talking about their wealth is vulgar.
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And they are usually skint |
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The difference:
Waited on a table, with a gobshite with money. x2 bottles of champagne at £95 per bottle. He gave it all the banter and the gab, made a huge noise about living it up with the bubbles etc. Cheeky asked him "want to call at £200?" "No, I want the change" in a snarky reply.
Waited on a table with someone I know is obscene rich. x2 bottles of champagne at £80 per bottle. He was the host of the group, talked calm and controlled with a lot of respect. Without a word, he handed over £220 and gave a gesture that that's what he wanted to pay. Enough said.
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"When they shop at M&S "
Or waitrose  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"There's a wealth of difference between 'upper class' and 'having class' though Shag...
...some upper class have all the manners of an inbred donkey whilst some can be very humble people"
...totally agree..there was a rugby game here few years back and the posh school chanted "your dad works for my dad" at the state school kids. So 10k can't buy you manners it seems |
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"There's a wealth of difference between 'upper class' and 'having class' though Shag...
...some upper class have all the manners of an inbred donkey whilst some can be very humble people"
Like they say... money can't buy class |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Erm the definition of what makes someone upper class is as accurate as my teenage magazine tick box quizzes does he fancy you?
Money does not make someone upper class, me winning the lottery wouldn't make me upper class "
When explaining Bourdieu at school my sociology teacher might give the example of Lord Sugar or David Beckham. Lots of money. Doesn’t evidence change in social class. |
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"Erm the definition of what makes someone upper class is as accurate as my teenage magazine tick box quizzes does he fancy you?
Money does not make someone upper class, me winning the lottery wouldn't make me upper class
When explaining Bourdieu at school my sociology teacher might give the example of Lord Sugar or David Beckham. Lots of money. Doesn’t evidence change in social class. "
Exactly
Plus I did ballet until my early twenties, my posture is better than most and I actually have fish knives, soup spoons etc in my house, even if I wan the lottery I still wouldn't upper class. I barely make middle |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
"Travel first class."
Not necessarily first class…. Just turning “left” when you step on the plane! |
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There’s two meanings of class going on here in this thread, isn’t there?
1. Position in society. Your old upper, middle and lower class strata.
2. Behaviour. Being classy or not.
I think Shag’s original post confused the two a bit. One doesn’t bestow the other, is what most of us are saying.
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Can afford to shop in Sainsburys and not Aldi |
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"There’s two meanings of class going on here in this thread, isn’t there?
1. Position in society. Your old upper, middle and lower class strata.
2. Behaviour. Being classy or not.
I think Shag’s original post confused the two a bit. One doesn’t bestow the other, is what most of us are saying.
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Social class being the class you were born into, doesn't signify if you have manners, wealth or classiness in my opinion. |
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over a year ago
Around and about |
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By *am SmithMan
over a year ago
Around and about |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"There’s two meanings of class going on here in this thread, isn’t there?
1. Position in society. Your old upper, middle and lower class strata.
2. Behaviour. Being classy or not.
I think Shag’s original post confused the two a bit. One doesn’t bestow the other, is what most of us are saying.
Social class being the class you were born into, doesn't signify if you have manners, wealth or classiness in my opinion."
I think generally though manners, wealth, behaviour etc are signifiers of social class. Not always, of course, but generally they are. |
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Talking about being born into a social class raises the old question of social mobility. Does it exist or is it an illusion? |
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By *uzie69xTV/TS
over a year ago
Maidstone |
"Travel first class.
Not necessarily first class…. Just turning “left” when you step on the plane! "
Virgin Atlantic's new A350-1000 is lush... Of course in Upper Class... Need to save up for a trip to NYC!
British Airways would like to think they are upper class but they are just dinosaur snob yobs. They are in collective delusion they still have Concorde... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"When they do their full shop in M&S and don't just go in for 'nice bits' "
seriously people would class that as being upper-class |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Talking about being born into a social class raises the old question of social mobility. Does it exist or is it an illusion?"
It’s an illusion mostly. But it depends in how you define social class.
I think the thing that I mentioned before is that social mobility can be reflected in your children. For example if you get really rich and wealthy you may not have the attitudes and behaviours that enable you to fit into social classes your wealth reflects. But your children who may then have private education, access to resources you didn’t, cultural experiences you didn’t, inherit large amounts of wealth etc may be born into a different social class. And that represents social mobility. |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
"I think that it actually comes in different ways and not just one thing of someones wealth.
Here are some of the examples that I will give and think it could be, of course how much one earns and flaunt their wealth by showing it off to everyone would probably be the nr1 thing when people think about it, another could be someone who likes to dress expensively, another one could might be how posh they talk.
I also did other ways of telling if someone is it with numbers, which number or numbers would you shoos to describe one the best? Or you could add your own, you could also mix and match with several of the numbers.
1. Good posture. If you look at how upper class people walk, they stand perfectly straight and have a graceful swing to their step.
2. Their wealth, like to show off.
3. Dress expensively.
4. Talk posh, like the standard british accent.
5. Being very respectful with staff, waiters, taxi drivers etc.
6. Eating all sorts of different food and not being fussy about food. This is a very tell tale sign again, someone who's reluctant about trying new food or has never tried foreign food is usually not upper class.
7. Being able to make small talk with basically anyone. This is an important skill to have and that we've learned by attending a lot of formal events.
8. Having impeccable table manners.
To me, someone who is upper class treats everyone with respect, they dont flaunt their wealth and they dont ever try to prove they have got money and with a mix of numbers 3, 5, 7 and 8, having said that. I think that a posh accent might say that a person is upper class and posh "
Not 2,34, You’ve confused Bougee with upper class. Upper class - run down leaky house, old cars, charity shop for clothes, or very old clothes, camping holidays etc. people with money are bad at spending it, but great at investing it, that’s why they have it!! |
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"There’s two meanings of class going on here in this thread, isn’t there?
1. Position in society. Your old upper, middle and lower class strata.
2. Behaviour. Being classy or not.
I think Shag’s original post confused the two a bit. One doesn’t bestow the other, is what most of us are saying.
Social class being the class you were born into, doesn't signify if you have manners, wealth or classiness in my opinion.
I think generally though manners, wealth, behaviour etc are signifiers of social class. Not always, of course, but generally they are. "
I don't they necessarily do, I was brought up with strict manners, I have a docrate, enjoy going the ballet etc. All these would signify someone who is isn't working class and was not brought up in poverty. But here I am |
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"It’s an illusion mostly. But … I think the thing that I mentioned before is that social mobility can be reflected in your children."
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Okay, I can dig that point of view. True social mobility *is* possible but it’s slow. And it’s slow because it requires multiple generations - because an individual can’t change that fundamentally? |
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"There’s two meanings of class going on here in this thread, isn’t there?
1. Position in society. Your old upper, middle and lower class strata.
2. Behaviour. Being classy or not.
I think Shag’s original post confused the two a bit. One doesn’t bestow the other, is what most of us are saying.
Social class being the class you were born into, doesn't signify if you have manners, wealth or classiness in my opinion.
I think generally though manners, wealth, behaviour etc are signifiers of social class. Not always, of course, but generally they are.
I don't they necessarily do, I was brought up with strict manners, I have a docrate, enjoy going the ballet etc. All these would signify someone who is isn't working class and was not brought up in poverty. But here I am "
Of course there will be people like you which is why I said not always. But generally I think they are signifiers and actually the best in terms of our understanding of social classes in this country. Things like taste, education (not just achievement but where you are educated, privately? Etc), accent etc are too. It’s a lot of things. Though ‘working class’ people can have many things that are signifiers of belonging to a dominant class, it’s nowhere near as much as amongst middle classes.
There was some research on musical taste that reflected that. Long to explain here and I accept not the most interesting thing for most. Lol |
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"It’s an illusion mostly. But … I think the thing that I mentioned before is that social mobility can be reflected in your children.
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Okay, I can dig that point of view. True social mobility *is* possible but it’s slow. And it’s slow because it requires multiple generations - because an individual can’t change that fundamentally?"
Maybe they can change it. Thinking Eliza Doolittle here But I definitely think it’s extremely difficult. |
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"Maybe they can change it. Thinking Eliza Doolittle here But I definitely think it’s extremely difficult. "
Eliza had more class than the people who tried to change her.  |
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"Of course there will be people like you which is why I said not always. But generally I think they are signifiers and actually the best in terms of our understanding of social classes in this country. Things like taste, education (not just achievement but where you are educated, privately? Etc), accent etc are too. It’s a lot of things. Though ‘working class’ people can have many things that are signifiers of belonging to a dominant class, it’s nowhere near as much as amongst middle classes.
There was some research on musical taste that reflected that. Long to explain here and I accept not the most interesting thing for most. Lol"
You calling me an outlier?
I do agree with you in the most part, but I do think aspirations of individuals and people in their circle has an impact. I'm probably seen my others as middle class now except when I speak lol, when it's obvious I'm from a poor background. However, my kids don't have my accent, they've already been afforded opportunities I couldn't have dreamt of at their age. I think mobility if it does exist moves at a snails pace in general.
The musical taste and social class sounds interesting to me, but I'm a weirdo I'll happily admit to that |
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""Of course there will be people like you which is why I said not always. But generally I think they are signifiers and actually the best in terms of our understanding of social classes in this country. Things like taste, education (not just achievement but where you are educated, privately? Etc), accent etc are too. It’s a lot of things. Though ‘working class’ people can have many things that are signifiers of belonging to a dominant class, it’s nowhere near as much as amongst middle classes.
There was some research on musical taste that reflected that. Long to explain here and I accept not the most interesting thing for most. Lol"
You calling me an outlier?
I do agree with you in the most part, but I do think aspirations of individuals and people in their circle has an impact. I'm probably seen my others as middle class now except when I speak lol, when it's obvious I'm from a poor background. However, my kids don't have my accent, they've already been afforded opportunities I couldn't have dreamt of at their age. I think mobility if it does exist moves at a snails pace in general.
The musical taste and social class sounds interesting to me, but I'm a weirdo I'll happily admit to that "
I don’t like to use that word but …
The article was by Atkinson. Forgot his first name. And he studied social class and musical taste in Bristol I think. You as an academic may be able to access it. Eurgh I hate how inaccessible academia is. Anyway yeah it’s super interesting. Flawed in the obvious - doesn’t about for race and also Bristol is not really all that generalisable etc. but yeah. |
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""Of course there will be people like you which is why I said not always. But generally I think they are signifiers and actually the best in terms of our understanding of social classes in this country. Things like taste, education (not just achievement but where you are educated, privately? Etc), accent etc are too. It’s a lot of things. Though ‘working class’ people can have many things that are signifiers of belonging to a dominant class, it’s nowhere near as much as amongst middle classes.
There was some research on musical taste that reflected that. Long to explain here and I accept not the most interesting thing for most. Lol"
You calling me an outlier?
I do agree with you in the most part, but I do think aspirations of individuals and people in their circle has an impact. I'm probably seen my others as middle class now except when I speak lol, when it's obvious I'm from a poor background. However, my kids don't have my accent, they've already been afforded opportunities I couldn't have dreamt of at their age. I think mobility if it does exist moves at a snails pace in general.
The musical taste and social class sounds interesting to me, but I'm a weirdo I'll happily admit to that
I don’t like to use that word but …
The article was by Atkinson. Forgot his first name. And he studied social class and musical taste in Bristol I think. You as an academic may be able to access it. Eurgh I hate how inaccessible academia is. Anyway yeah it’s super interesting. Flawed in the obvious - doesn’t about for race and also Bristol is not really all that generalisable etc. but yeah. "
With how inaccessible academia is I am 100% with you. Which is why I spend a heck of a lot of my free time in the area I grew up in. Telling kids that people like us can break the stereotypes. I've worked enough with privately educated folks to know much of it is a mindset not an ability. |
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Someone screaming "I'M UPPER CLASS" in my face |
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Think the OP is confusing class with wealth.
I've met numerous what he might consider aristocrats or old school landed gentry who look like the biggest scruffy buggers ever. Dont give a toss about cars, just drive around in an ancient land rovers.
No one is saying various footballers i could quote are upper class based on their ostentatiousness.
But I'd agree with the air of entitlement that many may have.
But ultimately just a list of commonly perceived biases about a group of people. |
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over a year ago
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someone who respects themselves and others. |
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By *isaB45Woman
over a year ago
Fabville |
"Money talks, wealth whispers.
It's that simple. "
Exactly this. |
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By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
From the land of haribos. |
"When they do their full shop in M&S and don't just go in for 'nice bits' "
Yes and that too, when they go for the nice bits |
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By *929Man
over a year ago
bedlington |
"People who get out of the bath for a piss"
Hahahaha that was great |
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By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
From the land of haribos. |
"There's a wealth of difference between 'upper class' and 'having class' though Shag...
...some upper class have all the manners of an inbred donkey whilst some can be very humble people"
Yes emily, there is a difference between them there and some can be that as well |
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Their view of time.
Upper classes value the past for its traditions.
Lower class people mainly just think about the present.
The middle classes are obsessed with the near future. |
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over a year ago
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Being overly concerned, but very knowledgable on leaky roofs, missing lead, Rising damp, dry rot, moth damage and woodworm. |
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over a year ago
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Plain white T with jeans. ALL the time. |
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By *eliWoman
over a year ago
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"Meli."
Can't believe it took me so long to read this. Brilliant. Thanks CountryGent. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Plain white T with jeans. ALL the time. "
Feeling exposed. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Plain white T with jeans. ALL the time.
Feeling exposed. "
This is the billionaire white man look |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"5. Being very respectful with staff, waiters, taxi drivers etc."
See, I always find the opposite when it comes to that kind of thing and upper class.
I'm not sure to be honest exactly what it is. You just know sometimes as cliché as that saying is. |
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over a year ago
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I'd disagree with most of those tbh. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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A platinum Fab membership |
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By *appytochatMan
over a year ago
Deep in the New Forest |
Round here it's the ones with yachts or range rovers but can't possibly drive it on the grass verge down a country lane to make room to pass. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Using a towel to wipe your cock after sex rather the curtains?
Nah, I dunno. Class for me is the way you act and interact with people, wealth and nobility and family lineage doesn’t necessarily make a person classy, imho |
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over a year ago
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"Using a towel to wipe your cock after sex rather the curtains?
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Fab joke #128, column 8, row 29. |
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By *iger4uWoman
over a year ago
In my happy place |
You have a driver
A holiday home that doesn't get rented out.
Nothing ostentatious.
New money shouts the loudest... holidays, cars, etc |
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over a year ago
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Only when it is self proclaimed by some twat screaming. A bit like the 'Do you know who I am?' ploy. That's fun too.. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Using a towel to wipe your cock after sex rather the curtains?
Fab joke #128, column 8, row 29."
Surely row 42, Lib! 
Come on, you’ve been around long enough to know the rules  |
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UK class system is the worst. Divides society |
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over a year ago
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Dudley Moore and Peter Cook |
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over a year ago
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Hmmm for me I think it is when someone genuinely doesn’t understand how difficult life can be for some families in terms of their household income and opportunities |
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By *ndycoinsMan
over a year ago
Whaley Bridge,Nr Buxton, |
Not mentioning or discussing class at all to anyone in any setting,ever,consistently.The upper class person is like a silent black & white movie,reserved and low key.The wannabe or faker is full on colour and noise,an illusion. |
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over a year ago
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Draped furs  |
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over a year ago
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"They don't sweat"
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They can wear a £2000 suit and still look like they just got up. Real money doesn’t shout gold and glory. It shouts I have it and I’m not shouting about it to the plebs |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I am upper class and you are all less than me.
That is it.
That is simply all it takes.
Never, ever believe that bullshit.
I 3 you. |
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"I think that it actually comes in different ways and not just one thing of someones wealth.
Here are some of the examples that I will give and think it could be, of course how much one earns and flaunt their wealth by showing it off to everyone would probably be the nr1 thing when people think about it, another could be someone who likes to dress expensively, another one could might be how posh they talk.
I also did other ways of telling if someone is it with numbers, which number or numbers would you shoos to describe one the best? Or you could add your own, you could also mix and match with several of the numbers.
1. Good posture. If you look at how upper class people walk, they stand perfectly straight and have a graceful swing to their step.
2. Their wealth, like to show off.
3. Dress expensively.
4. Talk posh, like the standard british accent.
5. Being very respectful with staff, waiters, taxi drivers etc.
6. Eating all sorts of different food and not being fussy about food. This is a very tell tale sign again, someone who's reluctant about trying new food or has never tried foreign food is usually not upper class.
7. Being able to make small talk with basically anyone. This is an important skill to have and that we've learned by attending a lot of formal events.
8. Having impeccable table manners.
To me, someone who is upper class treats everyone with respect, they dont flaunt their wealth and they dont ever try to prove they have got money and with a mix of numbers 3, 5, 7 and 8, having said that. I think that a posh accent might say that a person is upper class and posh "
I know a few very wealthy people and 2’is a definite no - qUite the polar opposite and seldom 3 either - new money are normally more 2&3 big house flash car and lots of expensive things so you know they have cash. And more likely to be a bit demanding and wankery. |
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Kid's attending private school but rocking up in a knackered estate car, covered in dog hair. And they have a sofa at home they've inherited via the generations... Old money hang on to it |
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Nothing because I treat everyone the same |
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By *avinaTVTV/TS
over a year ago
Transsexual Transylvania |
"Kid's attending private school but rocking up in a knackered estate car, covered in dog hair. And they have a sofa at home they've inherited via the generations... Old money hang on to it "
Lol, or maybe their parents have cut back on things like a fancy car and new sofa to be able to send their kids to a private school. Maybe they're doing okay, but aren't phenomenally well-off. |
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"Kid's attending private school but rocking up in a knackered estate car, covered in dog hair. And they have a sofa at home they've inherited via the generations... Old money hang on to it
Lol, or maybe their parents have cut back on things like a fancy car and new sofa to be able to send their kids to a private school. Maybe they're doing okay, but aren't phenomenally well-off. "
Definitely some I'd agree. But OP stated 'upper class', and they're a right tight fisted bunch in my limited association
Newly wealthy? Yep, they're all about the showing off |
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Through experience, probably stopping a full on sex party for some cheese, biscuits and red wine. A civilised chat about the city etc, then 30 mins later just a sea of bodies fucking again... |
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By *TG3Man
over a year ago
Dorchester |
Shopping at Harrods in sliders  |
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"I think that it actually comes in different ways and not just one thing of someones wealth.
Here are some of the examples that I will give and think it could be, of course how much one earns and flaunt their wealth by showing it off to everyone would probably be the nr1 thing when people think about it, another could be someone who likes to dress expensively, another one could might be how posh they talk.
I also did other ways of telling if someone is it with numbers, which number or numbers would you shoos to describe one the best? Or you could add your own, you could also mix and match with several of the numbers.
1. Good posture. If you look at how upper class people walk, they stand perfectly straight and have a graceful swing to their step.
2. Their wealth, like to show off.
3. Dress expensively.
4. Talk posh, like the standard british accent.
5. Being very respectful with staff, waiters, taxi drivers etc.
6. Eating all sorts of different food and not being fussy about food. This is a very tell tale sign again, someone who's reluctant about trying new food or has never tried foreign food is usually not upper class.
7. Being able to make small talk with basically anyone. This is an important skill to have and that we've learned by attending a lot of formal events.
8. Having impeccable table manners.
To me, someone who is upper class treats everyone with respect, they dont flaunt their wealth and they dont ever try to prove they have got money and with a mix of numbers 3, 5, 7 and 8, having said that. I think that a posh accent might say that a person is upper class and posh "
Never judge a book by it cover for me. Never cared for upper or lower class as it a sickening notion. Having “class” regardless of anything else is what I notice tbf. As Charles Dickens said “ It may be, that in the sight of Heaven, you are more worthless and less fit to live than millions like this poor man's child. Oh God. to hear the Insect on the leaf pronouncing on the too much life among his hungry brothers in the dust.”. So I guess to me, Upper Class doesn’t mean wealth, appearance but more a toxic, self obsessed and self indulgent traits which can be in anyone? |
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By *TG3Man
over a year ago
Dorchester |
A Hob snob is a hoyty toyty with heirs and graces some are very inclusive of others the Joanna Lumleys of this world and some are very selective of who they spend time with the made in Chelseas of this world some have inherited their money and social status, some are aristocracy and some are middle class go getters on the up and up social ladder the worst kind of snob |
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A birth right legitimised in marriage - nothing more nothing less....
Everything written above is pure conjecture , bias and stereotype. |
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over a year ago
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A birth right legitimised in marriage - nothing more nothing less....
Everything written above is pure conjecture , bias and stereotype."
End of thread.
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By *avinaTVTV/TS
over a year ago
Transsexual Transylvania |
"Kid's attending private school but rocking up in a knackered estate car, covered in dog hair. And they have a sofa at home they've inherited via the generations... Old money hang on to it
Lol, or maybe their parents have cut back on things like a fancy car and new sofa to be able to send their kids to a private school. Maybe they're doing okay, but aren't phenomenally well-off.
Definitely some I'd agree. But OP stated 'upper class', and they're a right tight fisted bunch in my limited association
Newly wealthy? Yep, they're all about the showing off "
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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago
East London |
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A birth right legitimised in marriage - nothing more nothing less....
Everything written above is pure conjecture , bias and stereotype."
Yea, you can't buy class. |
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The only thing I can think of is looking like John Cleese and looking down on Ronnie Barker and even that was a joke. I don't believe physical attributes determine class. Money certainly doesn't. |
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over a year ago
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"They can wear a £2000 suit and still look like they just got up. Real money doesn’t shout gold and glory. It shouts I have it and I’m not shouting about it to the plebs "
Or they look like they walked through a glitter factory explosion 
Oh wait.. That's just Kylie |
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over a year ago
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No matter how smart, successful, and good-looking you are, nobody likes arrogance. Humility is everything |
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They do their weekly food shop at Waitrose. Apparently Waitrose once deemed Rose Harissa Paste a ‘student essential’ |
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"They do their weekly food shop at Waitrose. Apparently Waitrose once deemed Rose Harissa Paste a ‘student essential’ "
Rose Harissa-Paste is definitely posh totty!! Student essential - sounds like she’s deliciously slutty too!!  |
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over a year ago
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My Virgin Atlantic Upper Class ticket... |
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over a year ago
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Having a gold coloured range rover and being out on bail after killing a child. |
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Range Rover for social and running about, well cared for, but reasonably old Volvo estate for dealing with the dogs and horses |
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over a year ago
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People who eat After Eights |
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over a year ago
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I was raised in one of the most deprived areas of the country by my grandparents, granted, I had more than most.
I spent my early 20’s on council estates.
I progressed through my career and degrees with hard work and dedication, and now live in a tiny York village.
I respect all people, I speak well, I eat most foods, and dress well, I’m definitely not upper class.
Stereotypes are rarely correct. I know some extremely rude upper class people and some absolutely delightful working class people.
Manners and respect cost nothing.
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"I was raised in one of the most deprived areas of the country by my grandparents, granted, I had more than most.
I spent my early 20’s on council estates.
I progressed through my career and degrees with hard work and dedication, and now live in a tiny York village.
I respect all people, I speak well, I eat most foods, and dress well, I’m definitely not upper class.
Stereotypes are rarely correct. I know some extremely rude upper class people and some absolutely delightful working class people.
Manners and respect cost nothing.
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Upper class to me, screams a tier system for people to devalue others as second etc class. An artificial construct so some can feel better or above others based off of how much they own rather than quality of character. The whole ideology of class etc is a sick reminder of society influence, even today that it ok to treat other as sub human and that some are above everything including the law x |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
"Travel first class.
Not necessarily first class…. Just turning “left” when you step on the plane!
Virgin Atlantic's new A350-1000 is lush... Of course in Upper Class... Need to save up for a trip to NYC!
British Airways would like to think they are upper class but they are just dinosaur snob yobs. They are in collective delusion they still have Concorde..."
Nah… you don’t want to do NYC.. it’s only 7hrs there/6hrs back….
Now… virgin upper class to LA… that is fun!!!! my next project is i know that I think virgin still do Antigua
The virgin club house at Heathrow is as much fun as I have experienced.. worth getting there 4 hours before!! |
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By *adyJayneWoman
over a year ago
Burnleyish (She/They) |
By upper class here you're talking upper middle class (given your list I'm assuming)...
Because actual upper class involves a title and land and such... |
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By *adyJayneWoman
over a year ago
Burnleyish (She/They) |
"Travel first class.
Not necessarily first class…. Just turning “left” when you step on the plane!
Virgin Atlantic's new A350-1000 is lush... Of course in Upper Class... Need to save up for a trip to NYC!
British Airways would like to think they are upper class but they are just dinosaur snob yobs. They are in collective delusion they still have Concorde...
Nah… you don’t want to do NYC.. it’s only 7hrs there/6hrs back….
Now… virgin upper class to LA… that is fun!!!! my next project is i know that I think virgin still do Antigua
The virgin club house at Heathrow is as much fun as I have experienced.. worth getting there 4 hours before!! "
Anything over 4 hours is a minimum of business class or higher for me... Mostly due to space and being disabled.
Safe to say I've not flown for longer than a few hours in quite some time but china is being saved up for with the husband and Jamaica with the boyfriend. |
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By *TG3Man
over a year ago
Dorchester |
I would never ever ever travel first or business class even though i can afford it and although fussy I'm not a snob |
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over a year ago
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Self enitiled righteousness. |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
"I would never ever ever travel first or business class even though i can afford it and although fussy I'm not a snob "
I generally go Prem if available , but if it’s overnight I’ll definitely take the bed in business class. Economy is actually fine in most airlines if under 3-4 hours, just not Ryan air, jet2 etc. I can’t use those airlines, Rather pay a bit more for Air France, KLM , Turkish etc |
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By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
From the land of haribos. |
"I was raised in one of the most deprived areas of the country by my grandparents, granted, I had more than most.
I spent my early 20’s on council estates.
I progressed through my career and degrees with hard work and dedication, and now live in a tiny York village.
I respect all people, I speak well, I eat most foods, and dress well, I’m definitely not upper class.
Stereotypes are rarely correct. I know some extremely rude upper class people and some absolutely delightful working class people.
Manners and respect cost nothing.
Mrs "
That is good and you are right there as well |
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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago
Dubai & Nottingham |
"Travel first class.
Not necessarily first class…. Just turning “left” when you step on the plane!
Virgin Atlantic's new A350-1000 is lush... Of course in Upper Class... Need to save up for a trip to NYC!
British Airways would like to think they are upper class but they are just dinosaur snob yobs. They are in collective delusion they still have Concorde...
Nah… you don’t want to do NYC.. it’s only 7hrs there/6hrs back….
Now… virgin upper class to LA… that is fun!!!! my next project is i know that I think virgin still do Antigua
The virgin club house at Heathrow is as much fun as I have experienced.. worth getting there 4 hours before!!
Anything over 4 hours is a minimum of business class or higher for me... Mostly due to space and being disabled.
Safe to say I've not flown for longer than a few hours in quite some time but china is being saved up for with the husband and Jamaica with the boyfriend."
You should definitely take business class for those distances ! I did Montego Bay & Delhi with VA , they come and tuck you in after dinner  . Just looking at Shanghai with them , I have half a million miles to use up from before covid. |
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By *TG3Man
over a year ago
Dorchester |
"I would never ever ever travel first or business class even though i can afford it and although fussy I'm not a snob
I generally go Prem if available , but if it’s overnight I’ll definitely take the bed in business class. Economy is actually fine in most airlines if under 3-4 hours, just not Ryan air, jet2 etc. I can’t use those airlines, Rather pay a bit more for Air France, KLM , Turkish etc "
you obviously travel by plane for work so its a work paid flight i get that but still travelling in whatever class its deemed to be is fine by me, i dont really find it too cramped and its much more sociable |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Anyone that has an hereditary title such as: Duke / Duchess, Earl / Countess, Viscount / Viscountess, Baron / Baroness & Marquise / Marchioness someone with one of those titles would be widely considered ‘upper class’ they’re usually related to royalty in some way shape or form, for example the Duke of Westminster is the God Father of the future King of England, Prince George, the present King of England if I’m not mistaken is his God Father, the Duke of Sussex is the King of Englands Son, The Earl of Wessex is the King of England’s Brother etc, etc. They usually have a massive house read, mansion / palace / castle in, ‘The Country’ that’s in desperate need of modernisation a home in Knightsbridge, Belgravia or Chelsea also in need of modernisation if you’ve ever come across someone with one of those titles, you’d know / understand exactly what I mean.
Being well spoken, polite, expensively educated, going to university shopping at Sainsbury’s / M&S / Whole Foods definitely doesn’t make you upper class. |
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Sticking a pinky finger out when you drink, but knowing the real reason why ... hint, it's actually pretty gross |
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By *rispyDuckMan
over a year ago
Chinese Takeaway near you |
Driving an old jaguar & serving tea with sugar cubes |
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over a year ago
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I was raised on a very run down council estate in a steel works town. I use to dream of getting out when I was a little girl (I did by the way) anyway I use to think people who had sky tv, tie back curtains and a conservatory was wealthy. Not sure if that's funny or sad
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Good deportment is for everyone it was taught at school to walk straight etc.
Flash my... Stash.. Skint no money will make me poor class.
Why though op is it media or society that depicts labelling us into classes.
I have known poor people and rich people and I mean very rich but they gave their money away. To help poor people. I give to charity ..classy.. I hate labels.
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Good electrocution and being able to speaks goods. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I was raised on a very run down council estate in a steel works town. I use to dream of getting out when I was a little girl (I did by the way) anyway I use to think people who had sky tv, tie back curtains and a conservatory was wealthy. Not sure if that's funny or sad
Mrs C "
In agreeance with you.
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Says “one is arriving” instead of holy sh.t I’m cumming |
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"Says “one is arriving” instead of holy sh.t I’m cumming"
Had the Mrs in fit's of laughter the other day when I announced just at point of orgasm
"The train is arriving at the station" |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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What class is fab swingers..
The way you dress
Designer clothes
Money no object.. Does not define us.
Respect comes from within
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"Says “one is arriving” instead of holy sh.t I’m cumming
Had the Mrs in fit's of laughter the other day when I announced just at point of orgasm
"The train is arriving at the station""
Did you shout out wooooo wooooo at the same time |
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By *loydyMan
over a year ago
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Wen she screams I'm arriving |
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They don't talk proper like what we do. |
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For me it was my old neighbours who actually bought their whippet a lead and always washed their coal before putting it in the bath. |
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By *eo55Man
over a year ago
Huntingdon/Cambridge/Peterborough |
Never judge a man by the apparel he wears, the company he keeps or where he resides.
Up until a couple of years ago, there was a rather dishevelled unkempt gentleman who lived in a nearby village to Cambridge in a quaint detached 2 bedroomed thatched cottage with double garage and various outbuildings but the gardens front side and rear were an absolute jungle. Whenever one saw him in the street, he was always dressed in a very grubby unclean filthy wax jacket, unshaven long grotesque beard and basically stank worse than a polecat, so much so shopkeepers would have to spray copious amounts of air freshener after he had been in their shops. Everyone assumed he was in his mid to late 70s by the way he walked and by his appearance.
Just before the pandemic hit us, this gentleman passed away alone in his cottage and it was almost 4 months before he was discovered by a tradesman stopping by just on the off chance to offer the gent some free help with his garden.
It transpired this gentleman was actually 88yo, owned a 6 bedroomed townhouse in London's Belgravia full of antiques, together with mews garaging housing a vintage Aston Martin Lagonda not been driven or seen the light of day for years, a well appointed apartment in Monaco overlooking the F1 circuit, a dilapidated farmhouse and land in Suffolk and the tiny two bedroomed thatched cottage where he lived frugally for quite a number of years and where he died. He had no family or children, it is said that he absolutely doted on his wife, treating her like a Queen, no expense spared obviously. It is said she passed away over 30 years ago with cancer, since that day the gentleman became very withdrawn without his wife and decided to abandon his assets and live frugally, which is exactly what he did. He chose not to integrate into society. It is assumed the total of his whole estate is very likely to exceed well over 50m. |
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Not wanting to pay for anything and always last to the bar
Multiple holidays throughout the year |
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By *mf123Man
over a year ago
with one foot out the door |
Screaming is not a very upper class thing to do unless you get shot un the bum on a bird shoot |
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Getting out of the shower to take a piss |
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T, lots and lots of t or farming gear that's barely even seen sight of a sheep or cow!
Esp in cities where they're still wearing it for some unexplained reason.
Then you know you've found the sixteenth Lord and Lady Bonkingly-Pomp or some such name. |
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"T, lots and lots of t or farming gear that's barely even seen sight of a sheep or cow!
Esp in cities where they're still wearing it for some unexplained reason.
Then you know you've found the sixteenth Lord and Lady Bonkingly-Pomp or some such name."
Weird fab won't let me post t-..... |
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"T, lots and lots of t or farming gear that's barely even seen sight of a sheep or cow!
Esp in cities where they're still wearing it for some unexplained reason.
Then you know you've found the sixteenth Lord and Lady Bonkingly-Pomp or some such name.
Weird fab won't let me post t-....."
G'ah... more hassle than is worth. That rough fabric starting with a t then a w ending in -eed |
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over a year ago
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You just know. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"You just know."
Gingham shirts.. |
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A schoffel gilet and checked shirt |
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By *hagTonight OP Man
over a year ago
From the land of haribos. |
Good ones everyone, its been interesting to see the replies. I will do this thread again in a day or so |
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