To think the people who call people common

[ThisIsNotHoneyDragon]

Without their tongue in their cheek, and instead as a judgement of a persons appearance, behaviour or character, and genuinely mean it, are probably not very pleasant people themselves?

tis mixing with the commoners has you all flustered cat lovey

That's it of course MrsJay

I mean they are wonderful people, and so sweet with their "jobs" and "kiddies", but really.

Well if it means the same as Chav, it's not sweet. And should not be bandied around so much.

Someone who calls their child a little fucker is abusive, not common.

The upper classes don't call us oiks any more, they raise an eyebrow and say things like 'NQOC, dears, but quite nice all the same'. NQOC = Not Quite Our Class.

Can I amend my above statement to

Someone who calls there child a little fucker to their face is abusive.

Someone who calls their child a little fucker on here as probably had a very bad day

Had a bad day then Honey?

[Runs away very fast]

No I have actually had a lovely day but this is a special haven where a person can go

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh my little rat bastard is being unreasonable!!!!!!

And not get tutted at.

You think?

ooh reminds me of my posh grammar 6th form when a bunch of really chav (before their time) girls were talking about page 3 girls (that was the era) as being 'common'. I reminded them that common could mean normal - they all got up, sniffed and I was pretty much ignored by this group (almost the entire 6th form) until the end of school. I was really unpopular in with a group of essex girls - oh the irony.

Hmm - pondering an NC and a certain AIBU title lifted from this thread...not sure enough drink has been taken to protect me from the roasting though...

Don't name change you wuss

Well, I have posted, without an NC (but may not entirely have used the phrase 'little rat bastard'...).

Maybe I should switch off for the night now - have managed to avoid an AIBU flaming to date. .

Oh - and I never mentioned YANBU - whatever their perceived 'social status' in life, people who use terms such as 'common', or 'snob' / 'posh' in a derogatory way tend to be rather smaller minded than Hyacinth Bouquet.

So it is ok to call people vulgar, or abusive, but not common?

No. Vulgar and abusive describe behaviours. And yes I think if someone hits a person or child or is aggressive it is fair to call them abusive.

^I mean they are wonderful people, and so sweet with their "jobs" and "kiddies", but really.

^

you are so tolerant

It's all the Pimms MrsJay

It mellows me it does

It's all the Pimms MrsJay

It mellows me it does

'Common' as an insult seems to say more about the person saying it than the person it's aimed at. As others have said above, it makes me think the person who uses it believes themselves to be rather superior but is deluded.

So is 'posh' and 'snotty' and 'prim and proper' etc.

All these said in a not so pleasant way, ...say more about the person saying it than the person it's aimed at...

Would make me think of low self-worth, rather inferior, and huge chip on shoulder...

say more about the person saying it than the person it's aimed at

is that not almost always the case? That's what I am trying to say.

And no, I do not describe others as neither posh, prim, proper etc. nor common or chav....

I don't need this to postion myself

worldcitizen,agree utterly except I'm sometimes tempted by 'prim'

oo I'd forgotten snotty! I started a new job years back, and was told at the end of the first day by the MD's secretary that she had me down as a "snotty yachtie" at the interview but I was ok really...

boschy great example