Supposedly ’posh’ things you think are common *trigger warning this is light hearted*

[ReadingWorm]

Obviously lighthearted and no need to explain your rational. But what are things that some people consider high end/ posh/ classy/ aspirational (I know they are not necessarily the same thing) that you don’t like/ think are tacky/ common / etc.

Again this is light hearted. We can complain but we must never explain!!!!!!

Here is my list.

Molton Brown hand wash
M&S food shop
American Style Fridges
Having a tan
Talking about exercising
Beauty Advent Calendars
Designer toasters and kettles
House of Fraser department stores
Posting photos from 1st class travel on instagram
Referring to your car by its brand name
Talking about your ‘forever home’
Shopping in Space NK
Visiting Disney World
Listening to Classic FM

What’s wrong with trifle? Is it the word or the food itself?

Sorry, was trying to respond to person you quoted.

@SanctusInDistress

You can get amazing fruit but you need to know where. Asian supermarkets have the most delicious mangos in season, different to the variety in the supermarket. You also need to ripen most fruit at home

Dry robes….but surely no one ever has called them posh…..I see them mainly used on film sets , worn by the actors between takes, on SM posts

Türkiye holiday

A trifle is a trifle…what other word would you use?

No longer a Mercedes owner but by far the smoothest car I have ever driven, it was like silk! The quality would sell one to me again.

Coffee table books

This thread is just a list of things people don't like- bulked out by vacuous nonsense.

And by vacuous nonsense I am referring to statements like

That’s because it’s impossible to get decent fruit in the UK. If you tried one from outside the UK you’d understand. I had one in Spain not long ago that I still salivate over.

I completely agree with you re dragon fruit. And if we are descending in sweeping generalisations , I've had very pretty, but completely tasteless fruit salads in Asian countries.

Me too!

I used to gather all my pennies together to buy a lemon Vienetta. I used to think I was king shit eating the entire thing out of the ripped box with a big spoon.

& after wild swimming & rugby so a bit posh imo

@ReadingWorm why do you keep putting a winking face after all your gratuitous replies? Stinks of thinking of yourself to be so very much better than everyone else.

I do 5, and like an additional 5 off your list. I don’t aspire to be posh, or common, I just like them.

Why?
I am simply not fond of putting underware or clothes that touch my private parts in a direct contact with road dirt.

Would you wear underware that was dropped on a street? No.
Same way I would not wear things that were dropped on a surface where shoes dirty from the streets walked.
Yes it is my home floor but all the spit, shit and grime you went through are now distributed here. So the same principle applies.

This is amazing 😂

People thinking this post is 'bad taste'! Anything designer , well, mainly clothes that have the brand logo on..

More than one exclamation mark, although that might just be annoying

I was referring to giant canvas photos.

The key difference is that your home is not a street covered in unknown amounts of dirt, vomit or piss. There may be negligible particles from shoes but that’s what door mats, regular cleaning and immune systems are for. Your thought process is very over the top.

I think you've googled 'miller & carter near me' as I know at least 3 that aren't on your map .

I don't know anything about NH, but having just looked at her portfolio, her interiors strike me as pretty "supposedly posh/really common'. Quite try-hard. Is she trying to be ironic with the things she thinks are common business?

Possibly I am too common to get it clearly.

@TheyreStillGoingWithThemPlumsKerr , dinner is at about 1 pm, supper is a light evening meal. If you eat your main meal in the early afternoon, it's not affectation.

@TempestTost , Nicky Haslam is a man.

But I wanted to add mine 🥺
Range Rovers - multiply by 10 if white.
Flannels shopping bags on shelves.
Hot tubs.
Outdoor fairy lights.

Those threads always end up with vienetta ferrero rocher. I for one am very grateful that they're now only for the super rich like I thought as a kid 😋

@TempestTost He not she

Nicky Haslam is a man.