[Torpedo Fish]

I know it's not particularly important in modern Britain but I am still a little curious to discover how other people would view me classwise. I think of myself as a bit of an inbetweener, not really fitting into any well defined social group.

Anyway.. a little of my background:

I live in a pretty affluent suburban town in the South East of England. My Father is an insurance underwriter and my Mother is a medical receptionist. I went to a comprehensive school (all-be-it an above average one) and then went on to my local six form college to do my A levels. I am now studying Chemistry at the University of Southampton. Meanwhile, I prefer football to rugby, I vote Labour, I enjoy a pint over a Pimms and I do not and shall never wear any Jack Wills garments.

So based on this what would you say my social class is likely to be?

[iheartdjokovic]

middle

[the bear]

hmmm that's tricky... i think you need to answer a few more questions:

what do you call the porcelain thing where you do your business ?

how do you pronounce the eighth letter of the alphabet ?

do you say scone or scone ?

do you use serviettes or napkins at the evening meal ?

what do you call your evening meal ?

thank you for your attention. we will make a final decision on your social class based on your answers to these questions and the other information you have provided.

yours sincerely

Marmaduke Fitzpercy

TSR Social Secretary

[Chucklefiend]

Purely by virtue of the fact that you used the word "garments" I'd say upper-middle.

[a.partridge]

clearly middle - virtually the definition.

not upper middle

[cambio wechsel]

(Original post by the bear)
do you say scone or scone ?

scone. Are there really people who say "scone"?

[Torpedo Fish]

(Original post by the bear)
what do you call the porcelain thing where you do your business ?

Toilet.

(Original post by the bear)
how do you pronounce the eighth letter of the alphabet ?

Haitch

(Original post by the bear)
do you say scon or scone ?

Scone.

(Original post by the bear)
do you use serviettes or napkins at the evening meal ?

Only on Sundays/special occassions.

(Original post by the bear)
what do you call your evening meal ?

Dinner.

(Original post by the bear)
thank you for your attention. we will make a final decision on your social class based on your answers to these questions and the other information you have provided.

yours sincerely

Marmaduke Fitzpercy

TSR Social Secretary

Thanks

[chinaberry]

^ lol you're meant to choose either serviettes or napkins, the first is non-U, the second is U (/end Mitford language)




Gosh OP you sound like most people, lower/middle middle I'd say.

[the bear]

(Original post by cambio wechsel)
scone. Are there really people who say "scone"?

i would not go out with a girl if she said scone... it is pronounced scone

[the bear]

(Original post by Torpedo Fish)
Toilet.



Haitch



Scone.



Only on Sundays/special occassions.



Dinner.



Thanks

Cheers geezer you are well Millwall innit

[Torpedo Fish]

(Original post by chinaberry)
^ lol you're meant to choose either serviettes or napkins, the first is non-U, the second is U (/end Mitford language)




Gosh OP you sound like most people, lower/middle middle I'd say.

Oh..

I'm not too sure on that one, I've probably called them both napkins and serviettes at some point. If I had to guess I'd probably say I've used the word serviette more throughout my life time.

[Z-6H820]

(Original post by the bear)
i would not go out with a girl if she said scone... it is pronounced scone

I'm confused, isn't everyone just typing "scone" the exact same way every time?

I go for "skon" and as far as I know that's a Scottish thing not a class thing

[the bear]

(Original post by conway!)
I'm confused, isn't everyone just typing "scone" the exact same way every time?

I go for "skon" and as far as I know that's a Scottish thing not a class thing

perhaps you are thinking of the Stone of Scone... or the Stonn of Skonn

[Hugh G. Rection]

Why do you care what social class you are?

[Torpedo Fish]

(Original post by the bear)
Cheers geezer you are well Millwall innit

Lol.. Really?

Well that's a surprise.

[Luke Williams]

You're working class. Undoubtedly.

[Z-6H820]

(Original post by the bear)
perhaps you are thinking of the Stone of Scone... or the Stonn of Skonn

Nah, I'm thinking of the thing you put butter on :P

[zara55]

(Original post by Torpedo Fish)
I know it's not particularly important in modern Britain but I am still a little curious to discover how other people would view me classwise. I think of myself as a bit of an inbetweener, not really fitting into any well defined social group.

Anyway.. a little of my background:

I live in a pretty affluent suburban town in the South East of England. My Father is an insurance underwriter and my Mother is a medical receptionist. I went to a comprehensive school (all-be-it an above average one) and then went on to my local six form college to do my A levels. I am now studying Chemistry at the University of Southampton. Meanwhile, I prefer football to rugby, I vote Labour, I enjoy a pint over a Pimms and I do not and shall never wear any Jack Wills garments.

So based on this what would you say my social class is likely to be?

"Garment" is an odd choice, as apart from that, I had you as edging towards the upper echelons of lower-middle, bordering on middle-middle, as proven by your preference for beer over Pimms, your University choice (although I believe S'oton is also going more private school), your love of football, etc. Your polite sneering at JW with all of the inverse snobbery of the "one too good for it" does however suggest a tint of upper-middle pretension, since JW is now widely looked down on by UMC types as a downwardly mobile label for wannabee aspirationals.

Perhaps something strange is happening to you - are you mixing with private school types at Southampton and becoming, perhaps against your will, slightly Upper Middle?

[Chucklefiend]

(Original post by Luke Williams)
You're working class. Undoubtedly.

He's undoubtedly not working class.

'working' class, the clue is in the name. This social group is comprised of blue collar workers, not people studying Chemistry at a top 20 university.

[zara55]

(Original post by Chucklefiend)
He's undoubtedly not working class.

'working' class, the clue is in the name. This social group is comprised of blue collar workers, not people studying Chemistry at a top 20 university.

Although his ID name, "Torpedo Fish", suggests working class.

I think we have here someone in transition, moving both in his family and social circles from the lower parts of white collar towards something Better and More Aspiring.