Can you tell which social class people belong to just by looking at their face?

I know this is a very controversial idea, but it was suggested to me the other day. Clothing and hairstyles aside, can you tell if someone is working class, middle class etc just by looking at their facial features?

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Reply 1

Psycho

HappinessHappening

Yes I can. I can also predict their IQ to within 0.25 standard deviations of their actual IQ. I can also predict their haircolour just by looking at them

Reply 2

klempto

In America anyone that has bad teeth is ridiculed as a hill-billy. The idea is that anyone with wealth would surely choose to spend money on braces to fix crooked teeth and whitening treatments to fix stained teeth.

Reply 3

foulja

I think that most people can be seen in whatever class by their face.

E.g. un-shaven is surely poor right?

yet i sometimes just can't be arsed to shave and therefore go un-shaven for a coupl of days and i am more middle/upper-class

So personally i find it hard to tell just by one look.

But give me 10 minutes talking and i can find out alot

Reply 4

Eragon452

Richer girls look horsey with big noses.

Reply 5

foulja

true

posh people usually have their noses pointing at the sky lol

Reply 6

Tut.exe

Yuffie

Richer girls look horsey with big noses.

is it something to do with their love for ponies and horseys?

Reply 7

Marco1

All upper-class folk have horsey teeth and wingnut ears.
All middle class people have pasty faces from being buried in the pages of the Guardian.
All working class people squint and look around furtively.

But seriously! Judging a book by the cover is a recipe for disaster.

Reply 8

foulja

Marco1

definately !!

many fights/wars can be started that way!

Reply 9

bansheeee*

i can tell travellers a mile away

Reply 10

longley

You can definately tell as described below: http://hubpages.com/hub/Tips-For-Better-Oral-Improve-Your-Oral-Health-For-Cleaner-Teeth

Reply 11

Tefhel

No, if you could see what they were wearing, then yes, probably.

Reply 12

Katieloula

Some people say the upper English class have horse faces? I DON'T agree btw, I am saying that's what I've heard, before I get a swell of self righteousness.

No.

Hair can say a lot about men. If they have a skin head or have it really short cut they are definitely working class. Middle class tend to like their hair smart - not too long and not too short. Upper-middle and upper men tend to have their hair longer and not as tidily kept as middle class. There are exceptions to this, gypsies and surfers also have their hair longer, as can the alternative crowd, but they are easily spotted by the way the dress. Don't know if there are any similar rules for female hair.

Reply 15

Miss Mary

Psycho

Yes I can. I can also predict their IQ to within 0.25 standard deviations of their actual IQ. I can also predict their haircolour just by looking at them

Hahahaha

Reply 16

Smoky Jazz

I wouldn't have thought so. I'm more interested if you can tell what decade a person's from based on just their facial features. Would a woman from the 40s look obviously from that time with modern hair and make-up instead?

Reply 17

SovietRussiaFH

I think so.

I, of course, have the look of an enlightened, well-bred Tory; whereas a lot of the people I see coming out of places like Hypa-Value and Lidl look like working-class Labour voters.