What’s classed as “chavvy” if you’re poor…

[Justanotherwinter]

But classy if you’re rich? I’ll start…

cocaine
floor beds for children
Speaking a second language
Day drinking
babysitters

Keeping a pony in the back garden.

Speaking loudly.

Stupid nicknames

Dogs that bite first and ask questions later.

I presumed the OP is trying to make a point that when you have money you're judged kindly for things that poorer people would be savaged for, with speaking a foreign language presumably because rich people pay for private language tuition for social mobility, whereas you're more likely (because of racism, colonialism and so on) to be in a lower SE class if you are a refugee, or immigrant and that often comes with people negatively stereotyping your culture and stereotyping you (including language).

@FinanceLPlates I reckon you win the thread...

I used to know someone who came from a very well off family, kids in boarding schools overseas, several properties, and all the confidence that comes with it - and he drove an old, battered Golf.

I think being in Wales must be skewing my perception of this.

Or perhaps were I grew up as there as there was a large and diverse Asian population in nearby towns - less so in my village though there were a few.

I supposed this could hold true for where IL as are little immigration as nothing really there - it is mainly east European other languages you hear but they were widely considered hard workers and good tenants but suspect they many have encountered some prejudice.

Very well explained

Speaking multiple languages

Lazy working class kid at school ...feckless ...won't amount to anything ext ext.

Lazy middle class kid ...oh He's an original. Can't be bothered with all the petty rules ...and I support him in that 😁

Shooting wild animals or chasing them with dogs.

How would speaking a second language ever be seen as "chavvy"?

As has been explained multiple times - when English is the second language.

Gender reveals
Fake nails
Fake boobs
Being severely underweight
Wearing sportswear in non-sport settings

It depends what the second language is. I am ethnically Asian but grew up in a north European country. I talk to my kids in the language of the country I grew up in. I often get asked by random people overhearing us what language I'm talking or something like: "what's that you are talking? Is it Pakistani / Indian?". (Yeah I know those are not languages). When I say "No, it's <north European language>" the person asking suddenly becomes a lot friendlier and more respectful. 😔

Wearing an England football shirt abroad with a beer belly and tatoos.

Being an alcoholic. My friends mum is basically an alcoholic but instead of concern, everyone seems to think her drinking is just good fun...I mean she's drinking good wine and expensive whiskey in her big house and holiday home so yep, how hilarious! Meanwhile if a tramp on the street drank the same volume of alcohol as she does, they'd all be looking on in disgust

What's the 'acceptable' MC/UC equivalent of that?

This for me!

@UnnecessaryFennel probably wearing a rugby shirt.

Drunken family parties in the garden with a marquee versus drunken family parties in the garden with a gazebo. Behaviour is probably similar including drugs of choice. Eyebrows might be raised at the first the police could be called in for the second.

Wearing south Asian clothing.

Going out wearing jogging bottoms
3d numberplate
Fighting breed dogs
Long term on jobseekers

Vintage silver Cross prams