Upper classes gravel their drive; lower classes use concrete

[Spearpeas]

Did anyone else see this article about upper and lower classes last weekend in The Daily Mail?

It says things like, ‘Upper classes wear clothes that are out of fashion; lower classes wear clothes that are in fashion’ and ‘upper classes go horse riding on holiday; lower classes do binge-drinking and get sunburned’.

Was it an April Fool?

It’s just that I now keep doing it in my head: ‘Upper classes draw water from a well; lower classes use a tap’ … ‘Upper classes drink Pepsi; lower class people drink Coca Cola’ etc.

So, please enlighten me: was it an April Fool? Because it really can’t have been for real … and what are yours (lighthearted)? (Upper classes do x; lower classes do y) …

@NippyWoowoo

‘Upper classes draw water from a well; lower classes use a tap’

This finished me

To be fair many houses in the country have a well for drawing their water (done with a pump - not by hand and it's all underground. Just like these houses use heating oil rather than gas as they are not connected to the supply.

@CallMeMousie You should have some in a base at the boutique! Just the thing to set off your beautiful gee-owns

*vase

[quote godmum56]@LittleBearPad
"godmum56
oh and blue roses are NOT classy"

"Yes that confused me. Blue roses have to be dyed. They are the very opposite of posh"

this one turns blue as it ages
www.davidaustinroses.co.uk/products/blue-for-you?gclid=CjwKCAjw0a-SBhBkEiwApljU0iqa2MhikSdAFpLAIxj34hxRJY6ijpfRwsLbDfYGlSbJ2LB2G4C6UhoCvVIQAvD_BwE

and you can also get one called blue moon but its not very disease resistant.[/quote]
No one needs a rose that becomes a ‘startling’ colour. It would over excite the gardeners

@WaltzedIntoIt

I saw this and if anything it made me think why would you want to be upper class.

Upper class: crap car, old worn interiors and ramshackle house, old fashioned clothes

Lower class: nice new car, nicely decorated and furnished house, fashionable clothes.

Am I missing something? Why would anyone enjoy living in a draughty old house with a crap car and horrible clothes! 😂

Comfort, love of the familiar, finding value in history, nostalgia, not giving a shit what anybody else thinks. Don't frighten the grouse!

Upper class: Nanny is the woman that raised you while you're parents were "on business". She lives in the east wing and taught you to read.
Lower class: Nanny is your mam's mam. She lives round the corner and lets you cut up her Take a Break magazine when she's finished with it.

@PeeAche2

Upper class: Nanny is the woman that raised you while you're parents were "on business". She lives in the east wing and taught you to read. Lower class: Nanny is your mam's mam. She lives round the corner and lets you cut up her Take a Break magazine when she's finished with it.

Middle-middle: Nanny is the goat that you adopted when you moved out of London during the pandemic for more room. You made a killing on property! But your new house's lawn takes ages to mow, and the novelty of the ride-on soon wore off...

Whether or not it's serious, I do find it fascinating that there are several points made throughout (home, car, clothes presentation) that cleanliness = WC and filth = UC.

There is nothing aspirational to me about wearing unstylish, ancient clothing whilst living in an unkempt house and driving a neglected car and it would be weird to me if anyone used that as bragging rights

@NippyWoowoo

Whether or not it's serious, I do find it fascinating that there are several points made throughout (home, car, clothes presentation) that cleanliness = WC and filth = UC.

There is nothing aspirational to me about wearing unstylish, ancient clothing whilst living in an unkempt house and driving a neglected car and it would be weird to me if anyone used that as bragging rights

If you’re posh you don’t want —or need— to be aspirational. That’s very nouveau

It never ceases to amaze me.. this British obsession with class.

I lived in the “wealthiest” part of London during my time in the UK. The houses were small, the streets filthy and the people rude. Dog shit on the walkway. Rubbish bags on the walkway. People just sit their rubbish bags on the walkway. It’s strange.

It didn’t feel like the “wealthy” area at all.

Can I throw the addition of “x” to the end of an informal female to female text message into the non-U camp?

It’s quite striking for me as I have two different schools (one private, one state) and various WhatsApp groups but one school is peppered with kisses and the other has no kisses at all.

Has anyone else had noticed this? Is it a class or a professionalism thing or something else I haven’t thought about?

If you’re posh you don’t want or need to be aspirational. That’s very nouveau

Quite 😂 but I always think that there's an idea that everyone else wishes they could be UC, or that to be UC is desirable. I'd say based on those traits that I'd rather stay where I am

@MarshmallowSwede

It never ceases to amaze me.. this British obsession with class.

I lived in the “wealthiest” part of London during my time in the UK. The houses were small, the streets filthy and the people rude. Dog shit on the walkway. Rubbish bags on the walkway. People just sit their rubbish bags on the walkway. It’s strange.

It didn’t feel like the “wealthy” area at all.

And this makes me wonder if things like saying 'what' instead of 'pardon' is considered beneath the UC. Not because it's posh, but because they're rude

Don't proper posh people have that bonded gravel stuff?

And this makes me wonder if things like saying 'what' instead of 'pardon' is considered beneath the UC. Not because it's posh, but because they're rude

'What' is upper class. 'Pardon' is considered rude by the upper classes.

The upper classes like Johnson do politics; the lower classes do voting. Neither makes any difference to the mess we are in.

'Pardon' is considered rude by the upper classes.

No it's not considered rude! It's just considered to be evidence that the speaker is aspirational / middle class / non-U. It's snobbery, pure and simple.

@Pyri

What’s the difference between a swimming costume and a swimsuit?!

About £120

I appear to be mainly upper class with a smattering of working class. A particular favourite being binge drinking and sunburn on holiday

Mainly though, I think it’s a load of old bollocks for the most part!

Sorry, lower class. Please don’t pile on me, I’m used to upper/middle/working ‘class’ not lower. I still think it’s all rubbish though!

I was told off for saying ‘pardon’ asa child. Either ‘what?’ or ‘I beg your pardon?’ were acceptable

I used to say Ay ? where does that rank

Pardon is what one says after one has broken wind.

@Toddlerteaplease

Don't proper posh people have that bonded gravel stuff?

Like- like resin? As I mentioned upthread? That's me, proper posh!

No it's not considered rude! It's just considered to be evidence that the speaker is aspirational / middle class / non-U. It's snobbery, pure and simple.

'Pardon' is short for 'I beg your pardon' which is what an upper-class person would historically have responded when insulted.

'You, sir, are a cad!'
'I beg your pardon!'

It's therefore technically rude to say it when you have not been insulted, as it implies the speaker has insulted you.