say somethign poncy about yourself - go on

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Edna Everidge?

Unfortunately,yes.Would like it to be a bit more Judi Dench though.

Actually I really do have a Coat of Arms.And the motto is'Go on yer Good Thing'

oh what are you lot like!

"say somethign poncy about yourself - go on"

translation:

"affirm your affluence and class status here"

Tiranong, do you live in Camelot?

No-Spamalot!

I believe the correct plural is cappuccini.

I'm in Debretts. All it means is some of my rellies knobbed a (k)nob and are (k)nobs. Doesn't make you poncey.

Poncey would be I refused to marry someone who wasn't in Debretts''

What is Debretts?

I say ' lunch' and ' supper'.

is that poncey? my dd says it too.

Dhs uncle is a Baron (and a plumber which earns him far more cash!)

Most of my rellies are complete knobs to be honest!! I'm ashamed of them. And I refuse to wear 'the family signet ring'. And I don't have a nanny that I bring to family parties. And I rode a motorbike to my cousin's wedding at Eton. And I laugh when my son farts.

So perhaps I'm not poncey!

no, poncey would be luncheon!

I refused to list my marriage and children in Debretts, and then my dear parents did it anyway

I use punctuation in text messages

You're absolutely right MB. 90% of my knobby family are v.v.v. posh but have no cash at all. The other 10% have made their money (shock horror from my dad's family)
and are laughing all the way to the bank

lol at MamaGstring.

Although possibly you were not joking!

I only listen to Classic FM or Radio 4.

Ponce factor - 5/10

These are things I have been brought up to believe rightly or wrongly :
You cannot say toilet even writing it has bought a small amount of sick to my throat!
You must never never use coloured loo paper, it gives you piles.
We werent allowed to watch ITV because of the adverts and crap content - like god forbid vulgar game shows.
Stripy toothpaste was common.
We were not alowed to wear anoraks.
Normal ovens were ditto - only a range or an aga.
We drank jasmine tea at 4pm
You had to go and visit a hospital or hospice at Christmas and hand round presents - tender age of 6 upwards old people used to grip your hand very tightly.
The cleaner was never called by her first name
You had to write a letter in fountain pen.
people whos perfume you could pick out from a crowd were tarts
tinsel -common
People who put their heating on full time were soft and had no backbone
You must only use flutes for champagne and the cork must sigh when its taken off
placemats are vulgar
also leather clothing not for work wear
children showing off
its napkins not serviettes
tinned food is for poor people
Sugared cerial makes you thick
also fizzy drinks
I never remember my mother saying these 'rules' to us all, but we gleened it over the years.
Arent some or prehaps you might think, all of them awful!
I have just stopped saying plaahstic and elahhstic!
PML at all this will now e-mail siblings to see if they remember more.

wow

Sounds like you had a minefield of etiquette to negotiate! How complicated!

Excellent post, furcoat. I would add:

It's a sofa, not a settee.
It's a sitting room, not a lounge.
You must never eat/drink whilst walking in public (apart from at horse shows when it is de rigeur)
Never ever clean your landrover
Flower is not pronounced the same as flour. You should say flaaaher.
You can only reply to invitations in one set way and in writing.
Mobile phones are common.
Colour TVs are pretty common too.
Satellite tv is utterly naff (not that it had been invented when I was a child but it's my parents' view now!)
Always ALWAYS write thank you letters.
Never say pardon.

I'll keep thinking .....