I heard a colleague telling another all about her 5 year old DD's first school-friends birthday party.
She said "DD has this one friend, she loves her - she always runs up and cuddles her. But her mum's one of those Londsdale tracksuit types, you know. She says hi to me at school and I'm like errr hi " (looks down).
"I'm sooo pleased DD didn't ask for her to come to the party because then the mum would have had to come to my house! I'd have had to hide all my stuff!" - motions putting things away, then laughs. The joke in her laugh seemed to be the very idea that this woman might have been in her house.
WTAF?!!!
I can believe people believe such prejudices and think such nasty little thoughts in their heads. But to actually share these thoughts publicly is another level IMO. She seemed to assume that everyone would not only get her concerns but agree with her.
Please tell me this isn't normal? I've moved from an area where I was surrounded by my friends - lovely people from all walks of life - and so have probably cushioned from this kind of snobbery. Do lots of people really think like this in RL? i.e. that working class people who wear tracksuits must be trying to nick their stuff?
I'm in a mind to encourage a dress down Friday then come in, in a Londsdale tracksuit!
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to be surprised at this level of snobbery?
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aforestgrewandgrew · 15/10/2016 10:47
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