So what class are you in?

[alwaysmoody]

I see a lot of comments about social class "la di daaa"

So I'm curious to which class you would all place yourselves?

Honestly?

I'm from a LC background but I'm wealthy now from my own hard work and live in a MN area from what I've gathered (Chiswick) but I definitely don't fit in with these "mums" I still prefer having my friends from council estates in hounslow over

So what social classes are you from? And please be naice

Genuine class is never about money.

Well let’s just examine this piece of bollocks.

So if we’re looking at a Marxist view, class is caught up with your relationship with the means if production. So it absolutely is about money.

According to Weber, wealth is one of the 3 components that determine class position, so again, it’s about money.

Looking in from the outside, the family seem very crass nouveau riche to me. Spotless and perfectly decorated house, caked-on makeup, designer labels, flashy cars, lots of posed social media posts, and the mum once told me they like the idea of holidaying “anywhere the royals might go.” To me they seem very lower middle with money. 🙈

That would seem about right.

Means of production

Pretending that class doesn't exist or doesn't matter is not a good thing.

I agree that pretending class doesn't exist is not a good thing, trying to pretend it should matter is not a good thing in my opinion.

If you think moving to Chiswick catapults you into the middle classes, you haven’t really got the hang of this, op 😆

I come from a very working class, I actually dont know where I fit in probably at the bottom. I left school at 16 and had atleast 2 jobs on the go all the time as we had a strong working ethic bestowed upon us, unfortunately my dd2 was born severely disabled and is a 2 person job 24 hours around the clock so I'm a full time carer for her, even her special school that is supposed to deal with sen children cant manage her so she very often gets sent home! I miss work so much but if I attempted to get a job I'd get sacked do to last minute time off for our girl. People regard me as scum because I rely on state handouts because my little bambino is special. It used to really upset me people looking down there noses at me but I dont give a shit they aren't the ones with a child like mine, we get bored support of family or freinds because they are scared off her and cant manage her care needs which I exept and was pleased that they told me they cant manage her. I had plans to work as hard as I could to get a mortgage and have a normal family life but unfortunately I got a different hand but I get on with it but it irritates me when people call us scroungers

So I'd say I'm the class that you tread in?

Educated working class.

Your situation demonstrates why the whole class thing is complete bollocks, Raspberry

Middle. Parents were poor WC but went to grammar schools, university via grant and then into the professions. So I was born MC and continue to be through having gone to university and joined a profession too.

@Thisismytimetoshine I don't think like that. The tone of my original post was supposed to be taking the piss a little bit. I'm just curious about the whole class thing in general. I don't consider myself MC but my child when she goes to school most likely will appear quite elite to a lot of people. If she goes private school, compared to the likes of old money and aristocratic type she be classed as middle class, probably talking about her grandparents backgrounds she may even feel embarrassed. If she goes a normal school then she probably be classed as rich in comparison. This is what fascinated me in how everyone views class etc

@Raspberrytruffle

The best book on the subject used to be Jilly Coopers "Class". Originally written in the 1970s, it has been updated a little through the decades. I found Harry Wallops book "Consumed" a much better and updated version.

No matter what class people are, the insecurity gnome is always pulling at your skirt.

At least noone has said that you are the class of your husband!

A class of my own, darling...

I decided to come out of all the classes,have been in all of them over the years, so now have no class at all.

I have such a soft spot for MN’s delusional Hyacinths who declare themselves physically revolted by the words “toilet” and “pardon”.

Yes of course you are dear! So convincing!

@EmeraldShamrock thankyou for your kindness

@Thisismytimetoshine I certainly agree

You need to stop thinking like this, alwaysmoody.

I don’t know exactly what you mean when you claim to be “wealthy” (it means very different things to different people), but your child is unlikely to be regarded as elite by her schoolmates unless you do the school run by helicopter, or some other ostentatious codology.

I'm physically revolted by the words “toilet” and “pardon”.

I am irish, we dont have a class system but i guess i am part of the squeezed middle.

Pay tax and not entitled to any government benefits

My daughter goes to Trinity. She assures me the Irish class system is alive and well.

Physically revolted, dexra? Don’t be so affected, fgs.

Done to death OP.

Why are you so bothered!

She’ll have brought her English sense of class with her Tinkly.
There really isn’t one.