Middle class tribe - ever get on your nerves - light hearted rant 😄

[ginorwine]

I live in a middle class area which is dominated by lecturers , gp s , social workers etc -my Dh fits into that catagory and I am an x that catagory .
It's a really pretty area and the kids roam between houses etc
Recently - I seem to be a little irritated by its predictability and 'niceness '- tho am aware it's a good area I really am .
I'm
Grumpy menopausal creature at present !
The paint work is mainly Farrell and ball, same kitchen appliances , similar dress code .etc . Whilst I too have Farrell n ball in one room and may therefore fit into the cliche myself (!) I'm becoming quite amused by it all in a way but don't know why .Part of me loves it part of me wants to say rude words and act up and be a Harridan !
Why do we follow these 'tribal 'things ? .the estate agent once reffered to the area as all lentil s and lintels . 😃

Foggy:

"I wonder whether we [ or some of us] are more anxious now about class because more people who think they're MC are actually quite precarious in terms of class position."

Actually that could be the case. Apparently many more people believe they are middle class these days. There are lots of them on this thread, I think!

Aubergines are nice in small doses, as it were.

Even the DD and the DS stuff is hilariously "aspirational"! Yet judging by a thread on the Style forum many of you actually buy clothes in supermarkets like Asda and in places like Primark and Next!

You'll need to do better than that to sure up your aristo credentials. For starters, you shouldn't even know what Next is.

I think you live in a new build in Milton Keynes.

AppleSetsSail:

As I said I read about over on Style and Beauty or whatever it's called. It was a thread along the lines of What are you wearing today? There are photographs too. Go check it out! You might even have posted on it, actually.

I am new to this site, at least in terms of contributing. Usually I stick to TES and other education type sites. I have to say I find TES more intellectually stimulating.

Correction:

...about it over on...

Link:

Talk Style and beauty
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Anyone interested in a what are you wearing -with photos thread?154
08/07/2016 08:01 FlamingoFling

I've been following the "wear everything in your wardrobe to see if you still like it" thread and got caught up in the link to wardrobe mistress' insta - I love seeing what real people who are interested in clothes are wearing everyday so anyone interested in posting pics in here?

I do believe you that such a thread exists, you didn't have to copy and paste it.

I find Google is my friend, too!

"Next plc
Clothing company
nextplc.co.uk
Next, styled as next, is a British multinational clothing, footwear and home products retailer headquartered in Enderby, Leicestershire. Wikipedia
Stock price: NXT (LON) 5,097.52 GBX -27.48 (-0.54%)
18 Jul, 17:06 BST - Disclaimer
Customer service: 0333 777 8739"

Easy!

Yet judging by a thread on the Style forum many of you actually buy clothes in supermarkets like Asda and in places like Primark and Next!

Primark generally has good, decently cut pure cotton pants, pyjamas, cardigans, long sleeve t-shirts, and I like their running tights. Their men's linen-cotton mix shirts are good for beach cover-ups. It's useful to learn how to recognise quality, no matter the brand. It's silly to be snobbish about brands & labels - they're all mass-produced, even the 'exclusive' brands. It's all shop-bought.

And even if one has made-to-measure clothes, it's more practical, IME, to mix them with shop-bought stuff.

Foggy:

1.The clothes in Primark could not possibly be sold as cheaply were it not for the fact that workers somewhere toil for a pittance to "make" them.

1. In addition, their shops stink of cheap, nasty dye.

But hey, you shop where you see fit.

Meh. The fact that clothes are more expensive is absolutely no guarantee workers are paid more to make them. It can simply mean there's a higher mark up. Different business models.

" Primark generally has good, decently cut pure cotton pants, pyjamas, cardigans, long sleeve t-shirts, and I like their running tights. Their men's linen-cotton mix shirts are good for beach cover-ups. It's useful to learn how to recognise quality, no matter the brand. "

I am sorry, but if you think Primark is "quality" then you wouldn't know real quality if it jumped up and slapped you in the face.

Yep. Know that BUT surely it is more likely?
Anyway the clothes are so tacky.

TheRealAdaLovelace:

Phew. Glad to know I don't exist in some sort of parallel universe.

: )

TES does Likes. Wish this place did!

The fact that clothes are more expensive is absolutely no guarantee workers are paid more to make them. It can simply mean there's a higher mark up

Exactly.

And I know quality for plain simple stuff - Primark is no better or worse than any other high street shop. I often get my suits & coats made to measure so I know about fabric & cut.

" Primark is no better or worse than any other high street shop. "

Oh right, is that why the t-shirts go all bobbly and out of shape in about three washes?

Just because you get some dodgy guy from Hong Kong to whip you up a demob suit from time to time, doesn't mean anything.

For things like plain cotton tees, I don't think there's any vast difference in quality.

Just because you get some dodgy guy from Hong Kong to whip you up a demob suit from time to time, doesn't mean anything

You have no idea ... and there's really no need to be so rude.

Foggy it was tongue in cheek...

hmmm, that's the usual resort of the bully "Oh I was only joking." Not much in your prose to indicate humour, irony, or satire ...

OK then Foggy I said it because you sounded really up yourself. happy now?

What a charmer you are RealAda

Noooo ailith if Satan ever manifested himself as two food stuffs, they would be olives and aubergines [shudders]

if Satan ever manifested himself as two food stuffs, they would be olives and aubergines [shudders]

MaQueen we were in such harmony over builders, but aubergines & olives are delicious. Although not necessarily together, I'll give you that.