To ask what things you consider to be of “good taste”

[Dylaninthemovies1]

Well... I was going to say “classy” but I don’t think that’s a particularly classy word!

Following on from the “tacky/common” thread. What sort of things would you say are “good taste” “middle class” etc

I’ll start... appletiser

Radio 4, vintage cars, subtle hair and make-up, attending book readings and museum exhibitions, organic and local food.

All of which I enjoy. But I also drive a white Range Rover and get Botox, so I’m sure I’ll be plonked squarely in the tacky category 😁

I could say home made cakes, but that can point out time-poor-ness. A lot of what will be posted will be budget related. Appletiser is yummy but here you can't get at local Tesco. A trip to another town to a Waitrose would be needed. Again, time-poor. Transport needed, too.

So in my usual rambly way I am saying be careful, potential here to upset people.

You can’t get appletiser at the local Tesco??? I’d complain!

I wish MN would start a separate topic for people who want to bang on about class. Why do you care, OP? Genuine question. And yes, I know I opened the thread. I wanted to see what the latest thread about class-based judgement was.

Why don't you ask
Hyacinth Bucket ( sorry, Bouquet) she has all the answers

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Because I’m fascinated by social class! And what makes the difference between the classes: how we group ourselves into tribes. It absolutely fascinates me!

And it’s not about money! Appletiser costs very little. A Range Rover is well out of my price league!

Never talking about money or politics.

Holidays in Cornwall in August.

Thank you for answering, as it was a genuine question. I think an actual conversation about tribes is interesting - but yet another pointless list just isn’t. That just doesn’t tell you why people do it.

If you need to ask, you're not!

The pointless list gets the chat going though!

Manners, and all the other good things money can't buy

I've found working class people have the best manners. A smile, a cup of tea, a seat

Appetiser?????

On mumsnet, you get visibility of people very unlike yourself: in normal day to day life, I wouldn’t get the opportunity to hear the inner thoughts of an MC woman in London... in an anonymous forum, it’s great to hear others viewpoints.

Being discreet, polite and courteous I think are the true markers of being ‘classy’.

Whoops, Appletiser even.

Yip. Appletiser. The height of sophistication

Why Appletiser? is it not just a soft drink? Why would it be evidence of good taste?

I would think water would be better.....

It’s just a thing of beauty!

Peonies and good manners - ie making people feel comfortable rather than awkward regardless of the situation

Anything by Oka. Whoever said you can't buy good taste had clearly never shopped at Oka.

You do need to be minted though

I wouldn’t say ‘middle-class’ and ‘good taste’ are the same thing at all. To put it mildly.

Why appletiser? Because those awful C2/D/E types give their kids cola, ewwww [sarcasm] and appletiser is aspirational, doncha know.

Cloth napkins
Green wellies
White bed linens
Being hospitable
Not gossiping