What the hell does 'Naice' mean?

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I'm seeing it everywhere on here and I've been coming on long enough.

Is it how people from the UK spell the word 'nice' ?

Naice croissant, naice jacket, surely...?

orry! Changed my username...

Yeah so, feeling like an idiot

It's a weird way to spell 'nice'

Yes it's supposed to be a sarcastic way to say Nice. Niceeeeeeeeeeee

Don't feel bad (((((Hug)))

was hoping there was a good, simple explanation! faith restored, after thinking people genuinely thought it was spelt that way.

Someone on MN found a shopping list in a Waitrose shopping trolley, with the words Naice Ham written on it. It was taken into the hearts of MNers. It means something fancy-nice and is used in a sarcastic tone

It would be pronounced differently from 'nice' more like 'nayce' to rhyme with mace.

It has the implication of someone trying to put on a posh accent to sound higher up the social scale than they really are. A bit 'try hard'. Such a person will be very fussy about their ham, no doubt, probably shopping in Waitrose. Have you ever seen the snobby character Hyacinth Bucket (which she insists on pronouncing as bouquet) in the comedy 'Keeping up Appearances'? - well, like that. But I suppose you wouldn't if you're not in the UK. You must have something similar though.

Thora Hird came before Hyacinth Bucket and was surely the forerunner when it came to 'naice'. Trying to talk all post, like. Putting h's on oranges (horange) is the term my granny would have used.

Posh, fgs, not post!

Glad you asked, I figured that is how nice was spelt in the UK.

If I may ask, what does high street (as in high street shop) mean? A brick and mortar place? A fancy place?

High Street shop - just an everyday shop in your local town. Not in a shopping mall i suppose. Not got any implications as to fanciness or otherwise.

I've been trying to figure this out for 2 years and google was no help
thank you!

You're welcome! Could be any kind of shop - pharmacy, toy shop, shoe shop, etc. Could also be part of a chain or independent. 'High Street' was often the busiest street in many small towns. I suppose perhaps the US equivalent is 'Main Street'?

I always think it's the kind of thing Sally from Coronation Street would say.

But I suppose you wouldn't if you're not in the UK. You must have something similar though.

Not a reasonable assumption! Dare you to try to explain the complexities of the British class system and all of its manifestations to people from multiple other countries. Try to explain what working class and middle class mean to them. What it is to be MC.

If I may ask, what does high street (as in high street shop) mean?

A quick google brought up an article that suggested 'the kind of stores you'd find in a mall'. I'm not sure what an American or Canadian shopping mall would have though, so don't know whether that's accurate. Shopping malls in the UK have all sorts, including very high end chains, which I'm not sure I'd describe as 'high street'. I would say 'high street' shops are those that people of an average income would find appealing to browse for their needs (or would, were they the right target age group, etc.). I would say New Look, Topshop, River Island, Next, Oasis etc. are high street clothing shops. French Connection, Ted Baker, and independent boutiques, not - the former because of the price range, the latter because they're not part of a chain.

Shopping malls in the UK have all sorts, including very high end chains

That's about the same as the US. Most malls have quite a few clothing and shoe stores (Gap, The Limited, Abercrombie and Fitch, etc.), a couple jewelry stores, some large department stores (Macy's, Nordstrom, etc.), some restaurants of varying degrees of fanciness, some specialty stores (Disney Store, Sharper Image), and some random chain or independent stores.

I think the closest to a high street would be a downtown, Qwebec.

High Street shop would be like a strip mall shop.

For me "naice" us epitomised by brands like Boden and Joules, shops like yes Waitrose and places like Queens Park and Kew Gardens (the High Street bit, not the Botanical Gardens) in London.

So overpriced and pretentious basically .

"Yummy Mummies" are definitely from "naice" areas. Or if not they would like to be.

is not us

Kilburn High Road in London for example, not naice. Or even nice.

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I wouldn't say that a high street shop has anything to do with a strip mall; a strip mall is a very particular type of shopping centre.
A high street shop is one that could be found in a typical high street (i.e. Main Street, downtown), although this will include some chains that are also found in shopping centres (malls or strip malls). However, some shops (e.g. a mattress store) would never be found in a high street.

I remember when I first moved to Melbourne, talking about the high street. No one knew what I meant. There was an actual street called High Street, which was off the main road with the shops on (ie what I called the high street) and that made matters worse.

I think 'high street' (particularly when you're talking about fashion) - generally means a chain store that you'd find in most towns - e.g. Topshop, H&M, Primark, Barratt's, Accesorize, Next, etc. etc.

I was puzzled too!

I also don't know what it means when someone gives a . Could anyone please explain?

Naice ham = the posh sliced leg of ham from the deli counter in Waitrose, not the formed wafer thin ham from Tesco

High street shop = average, usually chain store.

Used as opposed to 'high end' ie designer, or luxury brands.