AIBU to loathe the huge flatscreen TV now sitting in my living room?

[loupiots]

Our old, small, perfectly adequate TV was broken when the two year old threw his Thomas train at it.

This obviously provided dh with the perfect excuse to go out and buy some stupid, enormous flatscreen monstrosity which is now balefully sitting in the living room and pissing me off.

It just looks, there is no other word for it, common. And I just hate it.

When DH is out, I may load the kid up with the rest of his train collection and let him at it....

The other day whilst walking ds back from his swimming class, we were walking down a very middle class leafy street and I couldn't help but glance in the windows, (the lights were on, the curtains open) and I could not believe the amount of teeny weeny tiny tellies. It seems the more middle class you are the smaller the tv you must have, they were were all grouped around their tiny 10 inch screens whilst little Verity was playing the Cello in the corner. Is a small tv a must if you want to keep up with the Jones's or should I say keep up with the Ponsonby-Smythes?

Oh I'm obviously a chav because I SLOUCH whilst watching tv...

Everyone will know now that I didn't go to finishing school

"a wife would also be able to do plaits" I really dont think my boys would appreciate that LOL

Are you a geek then?

DH wants some funky jukebox thing now that you store all your music on instead of having CDs...the tightwad in me is struggling with the expense then I think "Ohh less to dust/take up space"

WillyWombat, the 'funky jukebox' thingy is called music server I believe and my DH bought one before Christmas. Absolutely brilliant, all the countless CDs have gone to sleep in large boxes, hidden somewhere and the living room looks so much nicer. The idea of an entertainment room for the mahooosive TV and other bazillion gadgets DH has accumulated (and will never part from, well, only to upgrade, I suppose ) is being germinated at the Rollmops' towers.

LOL im sure you can find a "how to plait hair tutorial" online just view it as an educational project - I think the knack is not to do it when the hair is really clean.

I do think I will agree to the jukebox being a good idea but he has a lot of work to do to ever get me to agree that the expenditure for surround sound is a necessary in a small room

He has already stashed the cash for the jukebox and found it £200 cheaper (which always sways me)

Mr Rollmops writes...

a small PC won't quite do it unless you feed the digital stream through a serious DAC and then into your hi-fi. Richer Sounds are selling the Cambridge Audio 640H for half price (300 quid)which does just about everything and your hubby deserves one..... even if you can't think of a reason at this precise moment.

One of the best Blu - Ray players just happens to be the latest playstation however I went for a normal player as I knew when I was pushing my luck

Isn't the definition of vulgarity criticising people from a distance while hiding behind a nom de plume ?

Hmmmm, I do fully agree with Mr.Rollmops here... The ultimate and quite frankly, only real sign of commonness is lack of manners... not the size of the TV or fridge, or cheap haircut or even cheaper shoes, or the high street clothes etc. It's the obvious lack of manners and grace that is the blinding indicator of the common mind.

BonsoirAnna, please promise me to always stay on MN, your comments are priceless and always make me smile so I thank you

Educated - check (Honours degree in chemistry)
Musical - check (piano)
Knowledgeable about food - check (A'level in Domestic Science... no really )
Great cook - check (DP & DS say so, so there!)
Good job - check
Large TV - check
Other techy stuff in the house - check (PC, wireless stuff, PlayStation, surround sound, iPod etc)
All the above paid for in full - check.

How do I fit into the class system of established British Society? Please, do tell.

Absolutely Rollmops, there's nothing more "common" than sneering at other people.

I am intrerested to see the discussion is now encompassing fridges. I have a very ancient fridge which I bought when setting up home years ago (and it wss 2nd hand then.) I was brought up to use things until they literally broke by my thrifty parents. They still have a small black and white portable TV btw! It is only rolled out for special occasions (like the inauguration) and they huddle round it 50s style.

Anyway, I digress.
I have been lusting after a Smeg fridge for ages, but am now concerned this may brand me as 'common'. Help.

Fear not MrsSB. Large fridges have been the norm in other parts of the world (not just America) for 40 years or more. It is Europeans who have bizarrely small fridges (largely due to their poky kitchens). Anyone with a family of 4 or more who wants to only shop once a week or so and who wants to store food correctly needs a sizeable fridge.

At the risk of lowering myself even further in the 'common' stakes (we have a big telly, SMEG fridge and brown leather sofa already) - I will admit to owning a PS3 as well.

What were your concerns about loading, Burnsified?

YABU I have a 42 inch HD ready plasma tv I am not common

I have my large tv with surrond sound and a sub woofer
HD DVD, Sky, Brown leather sofas which have got foot rests things on the them. Wooden floors

Rich people do have flash things as well My friend is mega rich in the millons he has a 50inch TV in his Gym and a home cinema his house looks like something of MTV cribs.

Aha chocolatedot I now understand why people have those mega fridges - thank you.

I shall carry on shopping daily and make do with my normal sized and rarely full fridge .

Isn't it common to say something is common?

I have Laid Down The Law. 32" Maximum. Or else.

I don't like big televisions, 26" is my maximum, we have a projector in the cellar for films and sport.
I can't see what people put in big fridges I shop weekly for 4 and it all fits in my little under the counter fridge and freezer and theres nothing stored incorrectly.
I do have chocolate brown leather settees though and some Lizzie Duke gold hoops!

I've got a chocolate leather sofa.

I thought the aubergine thread was hysterical!

Would somebody please be so kind and explain to me what exactly is so grand or exclusive about shopping daily? Picking up an artisan 94-seed loaf, that has been hand kneaded for 8 straight hours, from the local bakery or über-organic free range freedom fighting chicken (or similar) from your award winning national hero type butcher is indeed lovely, but carrying around pints of milk and/or wine and sacks of potatoes etc. somewhat lacks of glamour. Cruising supermarket/s daily amounts to punishment on biblical scales, in my opinion.....