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

Gambling

Stay at home parents.
Tattoos.
Smoking/drugs whereas for the middle classes it’s a treat - particularly weed!
Branded clothing.
Day drinking.
BBQs/using the garden.
Family get togethers.
More than 2 kids.
Kids with multiple parents.

I understand what you mean op. It's the double standards whereby certain behaviours are lauded if you're from a higher social class yet derided if you're from a lower one.

I'd say not disciplining children.

Why is a floor bed mentioned ? Think they are a great idea ..grandchild has one and it is fabulous.

Wearing sports wear (trackies vs yoga pants)

Putting your kid in second hand clothes even though you can afford new

Boris ….umpteen kids from various Mothers ,apparently this is acceptable in certain circles!
Local estate, considered extremely common if Mother has umpteen kids from a variety of Fathers !

Anti social,
clothes (mainly tracksuit’s)
sofa in the front garden
smoking on the doorstep
unruly kids,I could go on.

Recreational drug use , day drinking , wine o'clock and owning large dogs. Neglect of children is ok for the middle and upper classes

Loads of kids by different relationships this is seen as chavvy for working classes but ok for middle and upper.

Land Rover Defenders
Leaving food mess in a cafe or restaurant
Loud voices
Branded clothing

I grew up working class and have raise children in deprived areas - second language and babysitters aren't considered chavvy.

Clothes designer/brands- alcoholic drinks and holiday destinations seem main areas but the only example I think fits your criteria is number of holidays.

Working class taking lots especially abroad is chavvy - even IL have had comments - while for some parts of MN seem to think two holidays abroad a year is "normal".

Giving your children ‘out there ‘ names.

Biros
Duvets
Rabbit Hutches
Mid brown coloured hair
Plug sockets

Scruffy, unwashed children.

Not taking education seriously.

Not working.

Untidy house.

I think the bilinguialism is very much down to the language interplaying with class: if you're bilingual English and French/Italian, that's seen as the gold standard; if you're bilingual English and Urdu/Polish or, shock horror, two non-western European languages and not fluent in English, that's not well regarded.

We’ll never get to the bottom of that one

Noisy, barefoot children with long unwashed hair
Crappy, ancient, filthy cars
Messy houses
Smoking
Drinking
More than 3 children
More than 2 dogs

I'm not sure that too many of the MC/UC have sofas in their front gardens though...

Not sending children to school and travelling around in a motor home.

What a rotten thread

Wow

Right.

People are pointing out the hypocrisy not supporting these views!

Children with unusual names.