How posh are you?

HOWMUCH

77% posh but people have said I am posh before.

neverdespairgirl

jinty271 wrote: »

Seriously ? no one yet has beaten my 73% ?

Either the quiz is flawed, or people are hiding their posh-ness under a bushel.

Can't raise you, but can meet you - I got 73%, too.

neverdespairgirl

TopQuark wrote: »

But really, who cares? Only the UK (with the possible exception of India), is so hung-up on such matters and actually uses the likes of inherited wealth and privilege as barometers to judge the merit of a person. One of the reasons I left TBH. So sad.

I know people say that - I absolutely don't think it's remotely true. Try the east coast of America for sheer class-ridden angst.....

neverdespairgirl

pollypenny wrote: »

Re shopping, don't most people use their most convenient supermarket?

I generally use our local Tesco. However, if I am in our nearest city and I need a top-up shop, I will use M&S, which is right by the bus stop, anyway.

If we've gone for a walk on the coastal path, I'll often call in Sainsbury's on the way home.

Yes - we do, anyway. Our nearest supermarket is a Waitrose, approximately 3 minutes' walk away. Any other supermarket, as opposed to the "metro" type ones, are a drive away and far less handy.

TopQuark

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

I know people say that - I absolutely don't think it's remotely true. Try the east coast of America for sheer class-ridden angst.....

OK, I can only speak from my own experience and I've never lived in the US so can't really comment much, except upon the attitudes of the Americans I know.

However in Europe, I'd say this is a very British issue. I currently live on the French-Swiss border (Swiss side) and have lived in Paris previously. I work at an international organisation (predominantly Europeans, but the whole world is represented) and it was such a nice change not to be judged as thick and low-class for having a Brummie accent! That was until some British project student arrived with his RP accent. When the Norwegians told him my accent was easier to understand than his, he lost his temper and told them mine was a 'common' accent of working class people (as if this was contemptuous) and his was the proper way to speak, 'posher' and more like the Queen (yes, he actually said that) and thus was more deserving of respect.

The little twit shot himself in the foot though and I pulled rank, so he's gone now (I should say that it wasn't an isolated incident). Fortunately the Italians and Belgians in charge saw it as the prejudice is was and didn't try to tell me to get over myself or to examine whether I had 'deep set insecurities'.

But this is the kinda krapp I'm talking about. This whole 'light-hearted' posh malarky has a darker and more sinister side, a side that says people should know their place and God forbid they should ever get above their 'stations'. Its all b0ll0xx.

lostinrates

TopQuark wrote: »

OK, I can only speak from my own experience and I've never lived in the US so can't really comment much, except upon the attitudes of the Americans I know.

However in Europe, I'd say this is a very British issue. I currently live on the French-Swiss border (Swiss side) and have lived in Paris previously. I work at an international organisation (predominantly Europeans, but the whole world is represented) and it was such a nice change not to be judged as thick and low-class for having a Brummie accent! That was until some British project student arrived with his RP accent. When the Norwegians told him my accent was easier to understand than his, he lost his temper and told them mine was a 'common' accent of working class people (as if this was contemptuous) and his was the proper way to speak, 'posher' and more like the Queen (yes, he actually said that) and thus was more deserving of respect.

The little twit shot himself in the foot though and I pulled rank, so he's gone now (I should say that it wasn't an isolated incident). Fortunately the Italians and Belgians in charge saw it as the prejudice is was and didn't try to tell me to get over myself or to examine whether I had 'deep set insecurities'.

But this is the kinda krapp I'm talking about. This whole 'light-hearted' posh malarky has a darker and more sinister side, a side that says people should know their place and God forbid they should ever get above their 'stations'. Its all b0ll0xx.

While I agree with your points on the 'issue' I disagree its a British thing, even within Europe.

For example, you raise accents. I spent some time in France as a child and my childhood friends' accents were certainly teased my other visiting chilled from cities. Similarly, on Italy the jokes about accent and implications of intelligence or 'wilyness' or fey ness on accent are much like like might be made here.


I also concur with NDG. I haven't spend any time east coast US ( though some of my in laws are in NYC/new England) but I have spend til e elsewhere in America, and I can say its certainly not an issue confine to east coast.


Edit : what ever accent your student had he was obviously blighted by a severe problem. I'd say those who viewed his accent as a problem would be blighted by the exact same one personally. I actually imagine any nationality of people with a sense of humour and morality would have responded similarly to him and you in that situation.

ruby-roo_2

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

another phrase springs to mind straight away....'Mountain out of a molehill'

It's meant to be light hearted and surely people can see that, and I think the majority of people wouldn't take offence, as non is surely meant.

Totally agree with this. How anyone can take offence to, or read so much into a test off of facebook is beyond me. I scored 73% which amazed me. I am not posh at all. The test is a laughable joke, nothing more nothing less.

aileth

Tally ho chaps, 50% posh!

So does that mean I'm 50% posh and 50% common then? That would explain my inner battles between Primark and Reiss when I want to buy clothing.

hazyjo

These people that are finding it in any way offensive obviously aren't on FB. Currently loads of these silly little things going round (eg What kind of dog are you [or substitute dog for muppet, Friends' character, weed, bird, etc], How Sydney are you, What tattoo should you get, Which Classic Diva are you... It's not meant to be taken as a government set questionnaire or anything.

The blokes in our Post Room set a similar 'posh test' around 5 years ago. Was rather amusing I seem to remember.

Jx

paulineb_2

What kind of food are you, saw that on my news feed last night, a friend was less than impressed to be a buttered roll.

Facebook really is full of !!!!!!!! sometimes.