to wonder what middle class/working class parental cliches you have actually experienced?

[vitaminz]

This thread is not to be taken too seriously and no offense is intended.

Today when I was in the supermarket I overheard another shopper saying to what appeared to be her daughter "Clemmie, shall I get some brioche?", she really did sound like a middle class cliche.

Many years ago, I used to imagine DS1 and I looked terribly genteel as I pushed him along in his buggy, him holding a book in one hand and a croissant in the other.
Till we got to our destination: Kwik-Save.
Of course it's ridiculous. Isn't that the point?

When I was young many moons ago my dp's were agog because I liked curry and yoghurt, and above all things non-processed cheese!

How the clock goes round. They were eating fresh salmon and fresh fruit and veg all the time ugh!

Truffle oil is real, Ninja, but I think it's just olive oil infused with truffles. Very nice, though.
Sorry, I think that was a communication-of-irony fail on my part. I do know what truffle oil is, but it sounded so hopelessly posh compared to deep fried asparagus - which genuinely is one of the Best Foods EVAR - that I had to laugh a bit. I have a carefully cultivated peasant class image to uphold, after all.

The funny thing is that all these foods; from quinoa to olives to truffles
(once upon a time) were all considered peasant food in their native habitat.

"I don't think they are laughing at themselves TBH.

I think it's more ' Look at me being all MC'

It's embarrassing."

Tell me why? Because I do find the middle classness of my life and particularly my children funny. I can't understand why I shouldn't. My dd wads a very early talker, and I was constantly amused by her cut glass tones- it sounded so weird hearing Princess Anne's voice coming out of a roly poly baby (somehow she was much posher than me). Why am I not allowed to find that funny?

My son (3) regularly asks if we can go to John Lewis (think the fact that they give you free cake now may have something to do with it). Is that a middle class cliché?

The mother whose genius daughter had learnt to talk in full sentences at 9m. The girl was 4, at the time, so I couldn't verify her claims. DS1 was 7m and making a lot of farty noises.

That sounds like a load of crap ouryve. I think it's physically impossible for a baby to speak in full sentences at nine months, at that age their brains are still learning how to form phonemes in their mouthes (which is why they babble)

I sound MC apparently and my parents are MC but DH and i are WC i suppose. Money wise we are thats for sure.

Brioche is very common here in Jersey so i wouldn't say its posh at all. And our cheapest supermarket is Waitrose.

Although i suppose the whole of Jersey is considered MC by outsides by default

mrsruffalo in my case it's not so much overheard conversations as my family in 3 generations - one of mine is a young version of Niles from Frasier and my Mum thinks I'm a ponce cos I have a salad bowl on the table occasionally. How nice that you were brought up eating internationally, we had post war hangover British dullness. So sorry for committing the sin of tweeness..

My favourite one was by a daughter of my friend's years ago. My friend had left me with her daughter in the garden while she went in to answer the phone.

Me (unused to children and trying to make conversation): The herbs in the planter look good, do your mum and dad use them for cooking?

Her (looks at label): Err, no, I don't think so, they're from B&Q. If we were going to eat them they would be from PoshLocalGardenCentre!

I just managed to keep a straight face. Said child is now a delightful and very down-to-earth young adult, but that comment still makes me laugh.

I have just been to Aldi to restock on goats cheese and I bought brioche BURGER BUNS from Aldi. Deep joy :)

I can say hand on heart Aldi have more types of brioche that I have ever seen anywhere before.

I could not locate the hummus though and the olives were a bit crap.

Jimmycorkhill - my dd loves dried apricots and has them as treats for the potty too!

Why do people feel the need to say they shop at Aldi as if it makes them appear more 'normal'. I love a bit of waitrose myself but I didn't grow up shopping in places like that so it does make me wince a bit to hear my DD asking to go there...

flying out but want to follow this x

We don't even have an Aldi here because it's a shit hole but we have a Waitrose.

I am the MC amongst friends apparently but I am most certainly WC amongst family.

I think it's trendy to shop in shit holes whilst secretly stocking up in waitrose

I don't understand why children would specifically call brioche,brioche! It sounds so desperately twatty, like their parents want them to sound middle class. My daughters regularly have brioche, and in fact put them into the trolley every Friday, but they just call them 'rolls'!

What is the WC term for brioche? Chocolate chip cake bread?

Rolls / Barms / Muffins / teacakes ... thats a whole other thread!

I like brioche rolls, but don't expect my five year old to know or care the particular variety- it seems weird to get excited about bread. And I am middle class and shop in M and S.

It's just a type of bread roll. Nothing to get excited about and rave about how middle class it is.