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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 🤣

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painpain · 05/04/2025 22:42

BlackStrayCat · 05/04/2025 16:11

I repeat, what is "middle-class wankery"?
Apple or crumbs? The brioche bun aspect of the crumbs? What and why? Was it the performance parenting?

What is funny?

I just typed out a full reply to you and then thought why bother. Go and have a wine and log on to another page. As my kids would say 'it ain't that deep'.

Changedusernameforthis2 · 05/04/2025 22:48

painpain · 05/04/2025 22:42

I just typed out a full reply to you and then thought why bother. Go and have a wine and log on to another page. As my kids would say 'it ain't that deep'.

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Exactly. If it isn't clear from this very intellectual thread, where we've given many examples , there s no hope for those thickos

Rightsraptor · 05/04/2025 22:54

Taking your own food to a cafe just isn't done. You'll be complaining when it closes down due to lack of trade.

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Buckarooo · 05/04/2025 22:57

Rightsraptor · 05/04/2025 22:54

Taking your own food to a cafe just isn't done. You'll be complaining when it closes down due to lack of trade.

It's okay, they couldn't provide a suitable alternative (I asked) for a main, so they said it was okay for her to have the packed lunch, and we bought her some crisps and a drink. We take a packed lunch with useto most places in case there's nothing suitable, and. We always do try and get what we can for her.

We spent enough on the rest of us. Don't fret.

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Zone2NorthLondon · 05/04/2025 22:59

Rightsraptor · 05/04/2025 22:54

Taking your own food to a cafe just isn't done. You'll be complaining when it closes down due to lack of trade.

I didn’t think she meant a common retail unit for the oiks. I thought she meant the cafe on her own estate. Trade? I imagine the workers can eat on the premises, eg humble pie or whatever carbohydrate soaked snack these sorts consume . It’s all the fault of the darned decrumber,they whined to get a day orf

gillefc82 · 05/04/2025 23:00

Reminds me of something about 10 years back, my DH not me. I will not drink tap water, only bottled mineral water. After a few years of living together, my then boyfriend (now DH) had become totally converted and desensitised to this.

Had a friend come round one evening when I was working away. Friend asked for a ribena. DH checked the fridge and realising there was no bottled water left, apologised to friend saying “sorry, i’ve got no water”. Friend, extremely confused, asked if the supply had been disconnected. DH had to explain he meant bottled water, at which point his friend gave him loads of stick for being a snob and told him just to make him a juice with good old corporation pop.

Zone2NorthLondon · 05/04/2025 23:04

Corporation pop. How very idiomatic
Shane Richie! Is that you? Emerged from yiur hectic filoming schedule and racy private life. we were discussing you and your fam, Guy

yellowstones · 05/04/2025 23:07

Is it the Apple that was middle class or the brioche .'or the brioche crumbs. Or washing them off? I'm confused. Confused

EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 05/04/2025 23:07

The Daily Mail wants to know how much your house is worth for the article 👌

Middleagedstriker · 05/04/2025 23:16

Iwanttoshopnow · 05/04/2025 14:44

When in a hole, stop digging..

Instead of blaming others, maybe explain what your post actually meant.

Nothing you said is remotely middle class 'wankerism'.

You said you were in a farm shop having a snack, your child had an apple and you wanted to brush the crumbs off it for her. (I assume she's got a food intolerance.)

Brioche, Greggs pasty, artisan sourdough, who cares?

I'm afraid all your post does is show you aren't middle class as you feel the need to boast about eating something perfectly ordinary in an ordinary setting.

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Quite obviously you weren't here back in the day when nobbers didn't just jump on threads to suck joy out of stupid and light hearted observations. It's not that deep.

PigglyWigglyOhYeah · 05/04/2025 23:17

I’m so bored with people being embarrassed to be middle class. I am an 100% middle class person and it’s great. I shop at Waitrose, play the piano, eat sourdough and all the rest of it, and I am tremendously fortunate to be able to do this. Why is this supposed to be so terrible? I’ll never understand it.

ohnowwhatcanitbe · 05/04/2025 23:18

Buckarooo · 05/04/2025 14:41

Do you remember the halcyon days when people in MN could just take the piss out of themselves, have a smile and move on...? It was when it was all fields round here..

Ah the Good Old Days.

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Buckarooo · 05/04/2025 23:28

EvangelicalAboutButteredToast · 05/04/2025 23:07

The Daily Mail wants to know how much your house is worth for the article 👌

£4.2trillion.

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Buckarooo · 05/04/2025 23:29

yellowstones · 05/04/2025 23:07

Is it the Apple that was middle class or the brioche .'or the brioche crumbs. Or washing them off? I'm confused. Confused

It was actually the farm café.

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Arraminta · 05/04/2025 23:44

PigglyWigglyOhYeah · 05/04/2025 23:17

I’m so bored with people being embarrassed to be middle class. I am an 100% middle class person and it’s great. I shop at Waitrose, play the piano, eat sourdough and all the rest of it, and I am tremendously fortunate to be able to do this. Why is this supposed to be so terrible? I’ll never understand it.

Yep, I agree. I bloody hate having to step outside my rather lovely middle class bubble. It's grim out there.

PetronellaBridgerton · 05/04/2025 23:51

I had to tell my children to stop insulting each other in Latin in Waitrose. This was only moments after one of them said ‘Look Mummy! They have a reliable supply of caviar here!’

Arraminta · 06/04/2025 00:00

PetronellaBridgerton · 05/04/2025 23:51

I had to tell my children to stop insulting each other in Latin in Waitrose. This was only moments after one of them said ‘Look Mummy! They have a reliable supply of caviar here!’

Ah yes. I still recall the debacle of when our car journey down to Cornwall was ruined by our DDs bitterly arguing about French verbs.

Downunderduchess · 06/04/2025 00:49

I find these posts fascinating from an anthropological perspective. The class warfare on Mumsnet is so interesting to me as an Aussie.

Pupinskipops · 06/04/2025 01:27

Changedusernameforthis2 · 05/04/2025 20:37

She's got access to apples

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Fair point!

Changedusernameforthis2 · 06/04/2025 06:37

yellowstones · 05/04/2025 23:07

Is it the Apple that was middle class or the brioche .'or the brioche crumbs. Or washing them off? I'm confused. Confused

Oh bless you , you're not confused. You just have low comprehension skills

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 06/04/2025 07:13

gillefc82 · 05/04/2025 23:00

Reminds me of something about 10 years back, my DH not me. I will not drink tap water, only bottled mineral water. After a few years of living together, my then boyfriend (now DH) had become totally converted and desensitised to this.

Had a friend come round one evening when I was working away. Friend asked for a ribena. DH checked the fridge and realising there was no bottled water left, apologised to friend saying “sorry, i’ve got no water”. Friend, extremely confused, asked if the supply had been disconnected. DH had to explain he meant bottled water, at which point his friend gave him loads of stick for being a snob and told him just to make him a juice with good old corporation pop.

Environmentally disastrous choice there. What's wrong with tap water?

I couldn't give a monkey's what class anyone believes they belong to. As this thread illustrates, it's a very tedious discussion.

TiredSENMummy · 06/04/2025 07:27

I live in a council house. I love a jaunt to the farm shop. I'm also partial to a kissabel and love a slab of toasted, buttery Brioche.
Can I be middle class now too? 😂

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 06/04/2025 07:36

PigglyWigglyOhYeah · 05/04/2025 23:17

I’m so bored with people being embarrassed to be middle class. I am an 100% middle class person and it’s great. I shop at Waitrose, play the piano, eat sourdough and all the rest of it, and I am tremendously fortunate to be able to do this. Why is this supposed to be so terrible? I’ll never understand it.

I don't think peope usually are embarrassed to be middle class in real life though. Just on MN.

SoftandQuiet · 06/04/2025 08:02

iwentjasonwaterfalls · 05/04/2025 22:10

Foolish. It's neither Christmas Day nor Mother's Day, therefore no reason to give your decrumber leave. They'll be expecting "rights" next.

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Ahem, don't you mean Mothering Sunday?

Thingymajigii · 06/04/2025 08:11

Smallmercies · 05/04/2025 12:50

I peaked at goblin class wankering when I flung my entire stash of McDonald's packaging out of my car window while listening to SPAOW' on my stolen car radio.

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What's SPAOW?