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I just peaked at middle class wankerism

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Buckarooo · 05/04/2025 11:47

At a farm café... naturally. And daughter is on special diet, so she was eating her packed lunch. And she went to eat her apple ...I found my self saying "oh darling, let me wash your apple, it's got brioche crumbs all over it"

What a dick I am 🤣

OP posts:
Zone2NorthLondon · 05/04/2025 20:15

GingerEden · 05/04/2025 20:12

😆

Baps? That’s what the lasses get oot on a night on the cobbles
Nan? That’s your Fanny not your granny

BeCleverViewer · 05/04/2025 20:16

JaneJeffer · 05/04/2025 20:14

Wow your sense of humour is amazing.

How old is your daughter if you don’t mind me asking?

No she's right your really boring. Miserable and humorless

JaneJeffer · 05/04/2025 20:17

BeCleverViewer · 05/04/2025 20:16

No she's right your really boring. Miserable and humorless

*you’re

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Ilovecleaning · 05/04/2025 20:17

Locutus2000 · 05/04/2025 12:13

OP is humble-bragging.

Is it buggery humble-bragging 😂

Zone2NorthLondon · 05/04/2025 20:19

@Buckarooo I’ve certainly laughed at the thread,so did my minimum wage staff esp when I threatened to dock their wages unless they showed appropriate amount of mirth

BeCleverViewer · 05/04/2025 20:21

I think the poster thought I'd be embarrassed at having a nan. 😂😂😂😂 honestly the only people I meet who think like this are desperate to be seen as middle class why I don't know.

BeCleverViewer · 05/04/2025 20:22

JaneJeffer · 05/04/2025 20:17

*you’re

This was funny I retract humourless

BarneyRonson · 05/04/2025 20:22

SassySusie · 05/04/2025 20:10

I have a bit of a humour bypass about it as living in a very mixed area in London, I am just so tired of people laughing about my children’s “posh” names and posh accent. DS1 was extremely picky eater and brought bread to dip in balsamic vinegar to school because HE LIKED IT and even the teachers were laughing about him being so posh. Just don’t find it funny🤷🏻‍♀️

I fully sympathise and I know exactly what you mean. It’s bullying and mean and I don’t think it should be invisible as it’s unfair and causes distress. My daughter at junior school liked a flask of green tea with her packed lunch and was mocked by the staff. It really isn’t ok to be fine with dairylea and bullying about green tea etc. it’s toxic classism and it’s being colluded with all over the place.

BeCleverViewer · 05/04/2025 20:24

Yes agreed being mean because you have very fixed ideas on class is foolish. It really doesn't mean much.

XMummyX · 05/04/2025 20:26

OP I love your sense of humour! I often catch myself doing similar and having the sense of humour to laugh at yourself is so vital! X

JaneJeffer · 05/04/2025 20:27

BeCleverViewer · 05/04/2025 20:22

This was funny I retract humourless

Boring

Changedusernameforthis2 · 05/04/2025 20:27

BarneyRonson · 05/04/2025 20:22

I fully sympathise and I know exactly what you mean. It’s bullying and mean and I don’t think it should be invisible as it’s unfair and causes distress. My daughter at junior school liked a flask of green tea with her packed lunch and was mocked by the staff. It really isn’t ok to be fine with dairylea and bullying about green tea etc. it’s toxic classism and it’s being colluded with all over the place.

I know what you mean. It's like when I eat oysters on the treadmill at my gym. People can be so mean

BeCleverViewer · 05/04/2025 20:28

Now Jane Boring retraction requires more banter from you. Tell me a joke I'll retract immediately.

Maitri108 · 05/04/2025 20:29

BeCleverViewer · 05/04/2025 20:28

Now Jane Boring retraction requires more banter from you. Tell me a joke I'll retract immediately.

Brioche.

BunnyLake · 05/04/2025 20:29

SassySusie · 05/04/2025 20:10

I have a bit of a humour bypass about it as living in a very mixed area in London, I am just so tired of people laughing about my children’s “posh” names and posh accent. DS1 was extremely picky eater and brought bread to dip in balsamic vinegar to school because HE LIKED IT and even the teachers were laughing about him being so posh. Just don’t find it funny🤷🏻‍♀️

My son has a bit of a posh (ish) name and his new uni mates (been there since Sept, not RG) told him he sounds posh. I don’t think he does (I’m a sarf Londoner) but he does speak nicer than me. We just laugh about it.

BarneyRonson · 05/04/2025 20:29

Changedusernameforthis2 · 05/04/2025 20:27

I know what you mean. It's like when I eat oysters on the treadmill at my gym. People can be so mean

A person has to keep their zinc levels up somehow. It’s not as if you’re swigging Pimm’s on the elliptical, is it. I only do that on Wednesdays.

AspiringChatBot · 05/04/2025 20:32

Brioche crumbs would likely have a difficult time adhering to a raw, unpeeled apple due to the apple's smooth and somewhat waxy skin. The skin of an apple doesn't have much texture or moisture to help bind dry crumbs like brioche to it. For crumbs to adhere effectively, there typically needs to be some kind of binding agent, like moisture, fat, or something sticky. Without these, the crumbs would simply fall off.

If you were to peel the apple or lightly coat it with something like butter or a glaze, it would help the crumbs stick better. The moisture from a buttered or oiled surface, for example, would provide a better texture for the crumbs to cling to. A commercial or homemade adhesive would possibly also work.

Buckarooo · 05/04/2025 20:32

JaneJeffer · 05/04/2025 20:14

Wow your sense of humour is amazing.

How old is your daughter if you don’t mind me asking?

134

OP posts:
TheseCalmSeas · 05/04/2025 20:33

This thread went south which is kind of ironic

iwentjasonwaterfalls · 05/04/2025 20:33

BarneyRonson · 05/04/2025 20:29

A person has to keep their zinc levels up somehow. It’s not as if you’re swigging Pimm’s on the elliptical, is it. I only do that on Wednesdays.

Oh so you're allowed to do that but when I whip out my cheesestring at the Savoy I'm "not giving the right impression" 😏 that's unfair that is

BeCleverViewer · 05/04/2025 20:33

A man walked into a bar.......

iwentjasonwaterfalls · 05/04/2025 20:34

BeCleverViewer · 05/04/2025 20:33

A man walked into a bar.......

Said "ouch"

BarneyRonson · 05/04/2025 20:35

BunnyLake · 05/04/2025 20:29

My son has a bit of a posh (ish) name and his new uni mates (been there since Sept, not RG) told him he sounds posh. I don’t think he does (I’m a sarf Londoner) but he does speak nicer than me. We just laugh about it.

It’s easier as an adult to laugh things off, it’s very distancing of peers to “other” you via your food choices, and especially if it’s done in a chippy way. Kids are often finding food difficult to like, so having a food they actually like sneered at isn’t a happy place for a kid. My daughter was tiny and very food fussy and her actually liking something was a surprise. Her form teacher sneered at her tea. But didn’t sneer at Viscount biscuits. I mean really, this is wrong headedness.

Changedusernameforthis2 · 05/04/2025 20:36

iwentjasonwaterfalls · 05/04/2025 20:33

Oh so you're allowed to do that but when I whip out my cheesestring at the Savoy I'm "not giving the right impression" 😏 that's unfair that is

I'll take a steak bake with me tomorrow so I don't make the proles jealous

Pupinskipops · 05/04/2025 20:36

Locutus2000 · 05/04/2025 12:13

OP is humble-bragging.

What's the brag?