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

Barbour jackets too

Is real Wisteria okay? Asking for a friend...

Yes - they are fabulous. I’m inclined to say that some of the sneering is jealousy. I’ve driven most car brands, not fussy at all yet nothing comes close to the quality. Somebody reversed into the front of ours at speed with a tow bar - it was still driving completely normally so we thought no harm done, it only needs cosmetic repairs to the bumper.. Fast forward a few weeks when we eventually took it to the dealership and it actually turned out to have severe damage to the radiator, the mechanics were amazed that it was still driving whatsoever!

My mums 88….she got some pastry forks from homesense last month….she has her mates over on a Monday to play gin rummy and they take it in turns buying cake….but my mum says the sticky fingers are ruining her playing cards… so she got the forks…all her mates think she’s posh now

Latrine

You’re just describing nouveau. Very different, although generally the upper middles wouldn’t use the word posh. So I may have misunderstood the question posed by @ReadingWorm

Wisteria is beautiful….it just doesn’t last long enough…..ours is climbing up the front of our house …..we are about 4 years in now

You’re ok. Wisteria is old money posh ✅

Private schools. Signing up for one of these is admitting that your child is too much of a dullard to succeed on merit.

Pheasant shooting. For people with aim so poor they have to use non native targets with no sense of danger that don't fly very well.

The Royal Family. Inbred arriviste Nazis with a taste for paedophilia and philandering.

Last Night Of The Proms. Embarrassing freak show.

Thank you for telling me what I already know. It’s an affectation when it’s used to describe what most would refer to as ‘dinner’ (or ‘tea’ in other areas of the UK) - your main, heavier meal eaten in the evening

@Gloriiaa

vsn you explain what is 'posh' or aspirational about exclamation marks?‼️

The only REALLY ‘posh’ cars are Volvo estates …..not the new fangled suv versions. You could prob get away with having an Aston or Jag in the household too. But steer clear (pun totally intended😁) of Porsche, Ferrari, Lamborghinis etc …..Mercs & Audis are a grey area…
#myopinion😂

Having your front door/porch professionally decorated for Halloween, Christmas with massive baubles and floral arrangements.

'Wankstains'? 🙄

It seems quite an offensive thing to do?

Ours

My friend's is 50 years old and going strong...across the whole of the front of the house now.

She eats at the Miller & Carter, though.

ETA and she'd quite like to be your mum, when she grows up.

I had a Ferrero Roche tower as my “wedding cake”, much to the chagrin of my mother who is overly preoccupied with what’s posh and what’s not.

(I had to make it myself, due to limitations in the supply of Ferrero Roche towers for wedding cakes, can you believe?) and it collapsed before anyone could say “oh ambassador, you are spoiling us”.

Cake just tastes nicer off a pastry fork ... you can savour it more somehow.

I don't think it's "posh" at all

PS your mum sounds like mine...having a great social life in her late eighties !

I bet that’s bloody gorgeous

Omg the “my” kitchen thing!! My more specific version of this is when women refer to household appliances as theirs (“my washing machine”). I have never ever heard a man refer to a washing machine as “his” rather than “the”, and it makes me cringe every time.

🤣🤣🤣🤣

im right behind you ‼️
(oh look common exclamation marks)

Or alternatively re: private school.. We wanted small class sizes with excellent pastoral care to accommodate a (very shy at the time) young DD, lots of green space for her to grow and play along with access to plenty of extra curricular activities + subjects that you wouldn’t get at a normal school. Best money I ever spent - even from a parent perspective it was idyllic with the loveliest community vibe. No regrets!

A gorgeous hazard 😂Have to be very careful with gutter damage etc. But...so pretty.

It’s the running. Old money doesn’t see ‘exercise’ in the same way that us working/middle/new rich do. For them, moving and being out and about in their estate with their dogs is how they ‘exercise’. They do activities for fun, example horse riding, tennis, sailing. They don’t do a couple of laps running round the park or a gym session before sitting down to a computer and reply to emails and go to meetings.

Radio 3 is a smarter choice