To ask how you define 'class'?

[mygrandadsvest]

Someone at work this week described me as "white middle class woman".

I am white and I am a woman but I would never have described myself as middle class. If you'd have asked me Id be working class.

Absolutely not a stealth boast but for context I am in a senior management position married to a lorry driver who earns less than half as much. Both kids in state education, DD1 goes to a local grammar. We own our own home but with a £250k mortgage. I was a teenage mum and got lucky that my mum really helped out with childcare so I could complete a degree whilst working. We both drive 10/11 year old cars and live to our means as things have not always been financially stable. If we didn't work or split up we'd soon be in trouble- that makes us working class right!? I speak 'properly' which I think lulls people into a false perception of my background!

I was almost offended at being described as middle class and not really sure why!

Someone at work this week described me as "white middle class woman".

My most wokely condolences on this gravest of occasions. 💐🕯

@Janegrey333

“However, we didn't go to uni, so perhaps we are WC.”

Ah

It’s revealing that you refer to a “wage” to describe what you earn

Why don't you try and get to the point...

@thevassal to be fair her house was in the absolute middle of nowhere (in Wales)! Not all English counties have grammars either. I am from Hampshire, no grammars there - I actually didn’t know they existed until I went to university. Hampshire does have private schools obviously- notably Winchester. I don’t think there are any private schools actually within the town I grew up in though.