Are people like me middle class?

lostinrates

Eskimo12345 wrote: »

Looking at it another way, there are plenty of very wealthly working class folks - celebrities, footballers et al - however I'm yet to hear of an upper class citizen in a council house.

This happens. I know a titled person who lived in a council house as a single mother, I know of a pensioner now living in sheltered housing who was a multi, multi millionaire with inherited wealth. You ight not have met anyone like this, but we are all at risk of losing out due to circumstances or bad judgement.

There already exists a ''definition'' of class according to income....not sure what its called to google for it. As you point out ...to those who care its not just about money.

Frankly.....its not important today....not to the majority. Nor should it be. Cleaver's right, its too complicated now..e.g..if my working class done good father had married into landed and title family ...what does that make me? And my sister, whose father could be less humble than mine? Are my mother's children different classes? Does it change if she is unemployed on welfare and I am not? ....all far from clear cut.

Cleaver

toby3000 wrote: »

If you want to be anything other than lower-middle class you might want to avoid saying 'Lounge' though.

I have always, and probably will always, call the lounge 'the lounge'. And I'm from the most traditional middle-class background ever. My Mum listened to Radio 4 and I wasn't allowed to turn the TV during the day or at weekends. I holidayed in gites in northern France and learned about the Norman conquest.

And I have a really f*cking expensive alarm clock. And I buy trousers just for sh*ts and giggles.

Eskimo12345

Thanks for your contribution squack, I think I know what you mean - I still have to fight tooth and nail for everything I have, and for everything I want for my (future) children. Perhaps, if my career goes the way I hope, my yet-to-be-concieved offspring will be middle middle class!

flashnazia

IMHO, if you have a large Telly, you are a Chav..
Sorry

diable

If you have a job you are working therefore working class, at 29 you have no real assets apart from depreciating ones. What is your net worth by adding up what you own?

abaxas

Are you drowning in your own self importance, debt and organic fruit?

If so, you are middle class.

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

If you have to ask what class you are, you don't have any.

Cleaver

lostinrates wrote: »

Frankly.....its not important today....not to the majority. Nor should it be. Cleaver's right, its too complicated now..e.g..my working class done good father married into landed and title family...what does that make me? And my sister, whose father is less humble? Are my mother's children different classes? Does it change if she is unimployed on welfare and I am not? ....all far from clear cut.

Agreed. My wife was brought up by a single mother on a rough council estate and left school at 16 without a qualification. She now has a good job, has taken qualifications as an adult and lives a very nice life. She's incredibly intelligent, well spoken and cultured. What class is she? I really have no clue.

diable

flashnazia wrote: »

IMHO, if you have a large Telly have Sky, smoke Benson and Hedges and wear Lonsdale then you are a Chav..
Sorry

Fixed ;o)))))))))

Cleaver

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

If you have to ask what class you are, you don't have any.

Do they have classes in Scotland? Or is everyone just Scottish?