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to think many parents who send their children to the lower quality independent schools are so pretentious it is cringeworthy?

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Barrelofloves Fri 06-Nov-09 21:33:44

Is it due to insecurity? Because I have found the seriously loaded/titled folk are not like that at all.

eh?

Lapsedrunner Fri 06-Nov-09 21:36:28

biscuit

steph101 Fri 06-Nov-09 21:36:33

WTF??? Are you a troll or just up your own arse? Prehaps they are trying to do what they feel is the best for their child's education with the funds they have. Pray tell do your DC's have a private education?

squeaver Fri 06-Nov-09 21:37:07

"lower quality" "pretentious"

arf arf arf

god that biscuit looks naff

JeremyVile Fri 06-Nov-09 21:37:17

I dont understand.
Do you mean that in choosing a "lower quality" independant school they are making a pretentious choice or that you find that those who do so happen to be pretentious?

biscuit (because as steph101 says - your are up your own arse!)

EyeballsintheSky Fri 06-Nov-09 21:38:26

'lower quality independant schools'?

Hmm you sound nice hmm

Actually, the biscuit looks a tad like an arse, so there you go.

hocuspontas Fri 06-Nov-09 21:39:16

Oooh my first opportunity to say

biscuit

hf128219 Fri 06-Nov-09 21:40:10

And where did you go to school? Borstal?

Fabster Fri 06-Nov-09 21:42:10

biscuit

caramelwaffle Fri 06-Nov-09 21:46:44

biscuit

Sbeanmum Fri 06-Nov-09 21:47:03

Where is the cut-off point on your quality clipboard so I can check out if my choice of school is U or not?? ROFL at silliness of OP

Lulumama Fri 06-Nov-09 21:47:41

yay ! a chance to do this

biscuit

Booyhoo Fri 06-Nov-09 21:49:02

trot on

watsthestory Fri 06-Nov-09 21:49:30

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Barrelofloves Fri 06-Nov-09 21:50:44

Golly, I was just musing over this thought after reading through Xenia's post on the thread about lying to get a place to a good state school.

Basically, she thought people should work harder in order to go to a private school rather than lying to get into the right catchment as private schools gave dc the right accent, more confidence etc.

I would say from my experience if you can't really afford it, independent schools breed a lot of terrible insecurity with parents acting loftier than the queen.

Just wondered if it is only my humble observation.

Lizzylou Fri 06-Nov-09 21:51:29

I see you a biscuit and raise you

biscuit biscuit biscuit biscuit biscuit

Fibilou Fri 06-Nov-09 21:52:17

Well from my boarding school education experience I would say you're full of the proverbial

Barrelofloves Fri 06-Nov-09 21:52:33

I thought biscuit looks like a nipple!

ReneRusso Fri 06-Nov-09 21:52:37

Please name these lower quality independent schools.

hf128219 Fri 06-Nov-09 21:53:41

You say that Xenia thought.

I am not entirely sure what you actually think.

watsthestory Fri 06-Nov-09 21:53:44

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