To ask what social class you would say I am?

[flowersandcake]

Hello!

So my friends and I were discussing class issues and one friend told me that I would have 'no idea about anything as I'm upper class' and another strangly interupted and mentioned that I'm working not upper class? I personally thought I was middle?

My situation is:
5 bed house worth 900K, no mortgage
2 Teenagers
Lucky enough to pay for their uni fees and sixth form fees, both at private sixth form, one went to a grammar and the other a state secondary school
DD owns a pony and DS used to
DD plays the violin and DS the drums
2 holidays a year (one longer one and either a week in cornwall/scotland or a couple of weekend city breaks)
Household income of 110-140K depending on the year as DH is self employed and can earn up to 90K.

I promise I'm not boasting or anything, we give 10K a year to charity and DS is in the process of persuading his dad to give his uni fees to a charity.

So what class would I be in your opinion?

Middle to upper class.

My opinion would be that your use of language suggests that you didn't come from all that money. You are very definitely not upper class!

I'd say middle, assuming that your parents were also in a similar position and you had a similar upbringing to your DC's

Chaveau riche

Class is not money, and money is not an indication of class. Sorry OP, money talk is actually very vulgar!

You could be any class because the amount of money you have does not translate to class. Watch the real housewives of Cheshire 🙈

Dunno. New money? I think the class system is pretty blurry.

If you care about class, then you’re probably middle class. In my experience those who are at the extreme ends of the class spectrum don’t really care.

Working class.

DS plays drums? Surely to move up the class ladder he should play percussion?

What paper do you read? The guardian
What do you use to wipe your mouth whilst eating? A napkin?
What’s your most used swear? I don't swear
Hand me down furniture or high street bought? The dining room and the study is all furniture which was passed down but the living room's furniture was bought from a lovely small business.

Yes, I agree it is rather vulgar but my curiosity has no bounds!

Upper middle.

Upper class is people with titles, the aristocracy.

I don't think class is really quite so defined, many people are no class, I don't consider myself to be any class

Which ‘class issues’ were you discussing?

Atalune I’m amused by your list! Want to diagnose me?

Paper: none, but radio 4 on all the time
Mouth-wiping: the back of my hand?!
Furniture: mixture of hand-me-downs (bloody beautiful) and charity shop finds, bits my dad made for us, and a nasty bed off Groupon.

Bragclass

If you came from stock you would give absolutely no fucks what anyone said about you. At all. You would have been cushioned by money and priveldge your entire life and the sense of entitlement that only the true upper and established middles classes enjoy.

So- chippy. That’s where I would put you, hyacinth bucket sort of monetised MC.

Haha! Indeed :) Most of his friends do grumpy he's rather rebellious against the class system and is very unlike his sister who indulges in her privileges, must to his distain.

Hmmm, you’re list tells me-

Establish MC.

Maybe your really are just curious!

Oh I don't care what people think of me! I used to be bullied over the way I spoke and bizzarly for listening to radio 4. I am simply interested, it is not like what class anyone says I am will affect my life which I am very happy with.

What’s your most used swear? I don't swear

You're definitely not upper class then .

Class?? FFS, it's a load of bollocks!
Forget class and just concentrate on being a mindful, kind and considerate human being. You can't buy that sort of 'class' but it's the only sort worth beingm

Thanks for the diagnosis

Verbena- aspirational working class.