I would like some advice on how to not come across as being stuck up. I’ve been told that I can seem posh/snobby/a bit stuck up. Other people
say, “Oh I thought you were a bit posh, but you’re down to earth”. How can I make sure that I do seem down to earth? I like to think I am, but sometimes can be a tad socially awkward.
My background is that I grew up in a sub saharan african country due to my parents work. They are both British. I lived a privileged life out there in comparison to most. But if we were in the UK, we would have been very normal. I then went to private school in the UK and then on to Cambridge all the way through to my PhD. I now live in very central london, and like the arts etc. We are not rich at all, and live in a tiny flat etc.
I’ve met people at parties who have mentioned to others that they got the impression I was looking down on them. This particular person was a lovely lady, northern, working class. I was sad, as I thought we had a really nice conversation about cheap wine in tesco. The other thing is, is that my dad is really not posh, he’s from a mining village near newcastle. Some of his family get the same impression of me.