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To ask if 'upscale neighbourhood' is an American term

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StirlingWork · 28/05/2020 11:06

Just this really

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sirfredfredgeorge · 28/05/2020 11:09

yes

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OnlyJudyCanJudgeMe · 28/05/2020 11:14

Very. Brits don’t use the term neighbourhood.

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opinionatedfreak · 28/05/2020 11:17

Uk English would be posh/middle class area or or in mumsnet speak naice !!

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Sparklingbrook · 28/05/2020 11:19

Not heard of the expression.

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StirlingWork · 28/05/2020 11:22

Thanks guys. I suppose I really should have said typed 'upscale neighborhood' to get into the spirit of it!

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lazylinguist · 28/05/2020 11:22

I'm guessing so - I'm in the UK and have never heard of it.

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StirlingWork · 28/05/2020 11:23

Personally my favourite term is 'affluent demographic'!!!

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Dinosforall · 28/05/2020 11:23

UK equivalent to 'upscale' is 'upmarket'

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Bibijayne · 28/05/2020 11:24

Upmarket/ posh/ middle class/ gentrified (if city centre) etc.

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DontBuyLangClegCashmere · 28/05/2020 11:24

I'd assume they meant 'affluent area'.

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Sparklingbrook · 28/05/2020 11:49

Why do you ask OP?

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Westfacing · 28/05/2020 11:52

Yes, as is 'High End'.

In the UK we used to say upmarket/expensive/posh/ now everything is High End.

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StirlingWork · 28/05/2020 12:50

Sparklingbrook - I asked because I heard it on Judge Judy (been watching loads of this since lockdown)

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Sparklingbrook · 28/05/2020 12:52

Ah well Judge Judy is an American show so there’s your answer.

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StirlingWork · 28/05/2020 12:55

Sparklingbrook - yeah when I heard it I just thought - would this phrase sound weird if used in the UK?

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