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

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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

Ah now boot rooms, they’re posh aren’t they? 😁

Honestly Prosecco can be delicious - it’s just very hard to find the good stuff outside Italy. La Vigna de Sarah produces an amazing one - I was over on a work trip and it was a highlight.

It’s never as complex as really good champagne, I guess because it’s a simpler process, but it’s a different taste and goes better with some things.

Some of these are hilarious ! My SIL aspires to a lot of them which is crazy because she will never be considered posh

Hot tubs and pop-up bars in the back garden.

Skiing.

Anything described as “classy”.

Also, boasting about how many books you own and how you simply can’t imagine a home without books. I like a book as much as the next woman, but to quote Jerry Seinfeld, “People display them in their homes like they’re trophies”.

All deaths are tragic for those who grieve. Mark the passing however you like, but you won’t convince me that horse drawn hearses are posh. That’s all.

We don't have guests take their shoes off in our home. Admittedly we don't have carpets, but we'd rather clean our floors than insinuate guests are germ ridden wearers of hazardous footwear. Or that we're too lazy to mop afterwards. Growing up when we did have carpets in some rooms that guests would visit, if we thought a guest may dirty the carpets or had messy toddlers, we'd put rugs and runners down. We put the comfort of our houseguests before our flooring and cleaned up afterwards.

And before half of MN come for me, yes, I always remove my shoes at the door in "shoes off households" and keep my opinions to myself.

Agreed. It makes no sense to take your shoes off inside when households have dogs. And I'm afraid I cringe whenever a friend asks if they can bring their dog inside my house as I feel I can't say no, but it feels very wrong. I don't care if that makes me very common.

Link please!! I want to be posh... or not posh... not sure which!

"germ ridden wearers of hazardous footwear." LOL!!

Centre-Parks. "Posh" people (truly posh as in, generationally middle-upper classes) do not holiday in a small wooden lodge in an overpriced forest with potted entertainment on tap. They go to remote lochs in Scotland and walk around in the pissing rain on obscure fells that no-one else has heard of, wearing clothes exclusively from The House of Bruar.

And then they return to their castle/hotel which costs about £2500 per night for a family of 3 or 4. They do this usually in the spring/summer. Sometimes they may stay at remote and ancient locations/premises that are actually owned by members of their families. Again, in Scotland or the Lake District. They usually also own gun-dogs, and play polo and send their children to forest school whilst eating only middle-class nuts and dried pieces of fruit and soya products.They talk ceaselessly about current affairs and their social skills are second-to-none. The children are well-travelled but they never holiday in All Inclusive - self-catering is often the preferred choice.

I used to keep all my books. One day I gave them all to charity. Now I take a book out the library, read it and return it. If I do buy one (very rarely) then it’s in the charity shop once I’ve read it. I find I just don’t need books I’ve already read cluttering up my shelves or anywhere else.

I love The House of Bruar.

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That wouldn't work for me as I re-read a lot, often obscure mysteries or children's books. If they are in series, I have to read every single one, even the duds. There is absolutely no risk of anyone thinking my vast hoard of tatty old paperbacks is posh, but I could never afford to replace them.

Hiding the kettle, toaster, microwave etc in an "appliance garage", because it "looks streamlined".
At the same time as having an enormous American fridge freezer taking up an entire wall of the kitchen.

It’s quite interesting trying to figure out the (sometimes) subtleties of being posh. My son went to private senior school but we’re not posh. His best friend from there is (to us) posh but we can’t quite put our finger on why.

I never read a book twice so for me keeping books doesn’t make any sense.

What about coffee table books, are they posh? (I have a few but they’re in a drawer 😁).

That’s fine, fortunately I live somewhere where the streets are not covered in human excrement. I’ve never had anyone trail dog shit through the house either.

I think you’ll find whenever this is raised the majority of posters are the kind of people
to demand visitors remove their shoes. The MN position is in fact in favour of the common.

But this list is posh , title is supposedly posh🤔

I do shop in House of Fraser if I need eg a wedding outfit as they have a wide choice. We do refer to our cars by make to differentiate between the two and we occasionally go to Miller and Carter because the teens love their steaks. But I wouldn't say I was posh!

Posh to me is first class air travel, shopping in Knightsbridge, eating at The Ivy (none of which I've done!)

I don't believe for a second people who live in 'splendid' houses in the UK ask guests to remove their shoes when they arrive in their suits, fancy dresses and heels. If its the norm in certain cultures that's obviously an exception. A boot room in houses described which is used for muddy boots & wellies is a different story altogether and to be expected.

The operative word there is were. Sorry.

As mentioned in an earlier post, it was during or just after Covid when I think not many people were shopping in person in expensive perfume shops and their trade was down.