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Accommodation v Disposable income dilemma

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  • lincroft1710
    lincroft1710 Posts: 18,942 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    edited 16 December 2016 at 3:50PM
    Equally impressed by neither
    The ultimate definition of class :

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VxkltwS9g0

    and what happens when upper class breeding goes wrong

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5ba1OKY7Xc
    If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales
  • rosyw
    rosyw Posts: 519 Forumite
    PPI Party Pooper
    Out,_Vile_Jelly wrote: »
    Here is a handy guide to class in Britain:

    Upper Class: don't use ketchup
    Upper Middle Class: keep ketchup in the fridge
    Lower Middle Class: keep ketchup in the cupboard
    Lower Class: use sachets nicked from MaccyDs

    .
    ringo_24601 wrote: »
    In our house, we steal our ketchup sachets from a David Lloyds gym cafe then put them in the fridge. I'm confused where we fit

    I am also getting confused again ;) I don't use ketchup, or brown sauce or salad cream come to that, I DO use mayonnaise though, where do I fit I wonder ?

    Until this thread I hadn't really thought about the class system for years, hadn't thought it mattered much to anyone these days, and had assumed that most people felt pretty much the same. Are people really THAT bothered? I hate snobbery and reverse snobbery (if there really is such a thing), I take people at face value,if they're good people - great, if not I simply don't bother.
  • DaftyDuck
    DaftyDuck Posts: 4,609 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Equally impressed by neither
    ringo_24601 wrote: »
    In our house, we steal our ketchup sachets from a David Lloyds gym cafe then put them in the fridge. I'm confused where we fit

    Easy. Criminal Class!
  • PlanLife
    PlanLife Posts: 14 Forumite
    More impressed by average apartment and nice other things
    glasgowdan wrote: »
    Keep checking to see if the OP has dropped any more comedy genius...

    executive class 10%
    job: executive
    wage: 50k+
    house: suburban
    car: high end sports
    holidays: 3+
    lifestyle: play
    socialise at: industry events

    music genre: classic
    hobbies: the arts
    typical weight: size 0
    relationship: hierarchical marriage

    accent: rp
    upbringing: perfect
    *old boys club*-(glass ceiling)
    manergerial class 20%
    wage: 20 - 50k
    job: intermidiate to manergerial
    house: mortgaged
    car: nice
    holidays: 1 to 3
    lifestyle: save
    socialise at: dinner parties

    music genre: pop (traditional)
    hobbies: the outdoors
    typical weight: in shape
    relationship: long marriage

    accent: estuary
    upbringing: nice
    *rat race*-(glass ceiling)
    labour class 30%
    wage: 12 - 20k
    job: entry level to intermediate
    house : rented
    car: average
    holidays: 0 to 1
    lifestyle: spend
    socialise at: pubs/bars

    typical weight: fat
    music genre: dance (cool)
    hobbies: football
    relationship: short marriage

    accent: cockney
    upbringing: average
    *capital*-(glass ceiling)
    underclass 40%
    wage: 0 -12k
    job: none/part time
    house: council house
    car: none
    holidays: none
    lifestyle: go without
    socialise at: night clubs

    typical weight: clinically obese
    music genre: rap (under)
    hobbies: house parties
    relationship: short term

    accent: mle
    upbringing: impoverished
  • StephieWillcox
    StephieWillcox Posts: 36 Forumite
    50k makes you "executive class"?!?! :rotfl:
    With 3 + holidays
    And a massive house

    No.... just no....
    February Grocery Challenge: £0 / £500
  • carefullycautious
    carefullycautious Posts: 2,464 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    This has to be up there with the funniest threads I have read.
    :rotfl:
    :rotfl::rotfl:


    Even my smilies have a class system
  • lincroft1710
    lincroft1710 Posts: 18,942 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Equally impressed by neither
    PlanLife wrote: »

    manergerial class 20%
    wage: 20 - 50k
    job: intermidiate to manergerial

    It's fairly clear OP has a long way to go before becoming one of the "Managerial Class"
    If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales
  • marksoton
    marksoton Posts: 17,516 Forumite
    rosyw wrote: »
    I am also getting confused again ;) I don't use ketchup, or brown sauce or salad cream come to that, I DO use mayonnaise though, where do I fit I wonder ?

    That really rather depends on whether you make your own... ;)

    PlanLife wrote: »
    executive class 10%
    job: executive
    wage: 50k+
    house: suburban
    car: high end sports
    holidays: 3+
    lifestyle: play
    socialise at: industry events

    music genre: classic
    hobbies: the arts
    typical weight: size 0
    relationship: hierarchical marriage

    accent: rp
    upbringing: perfect
    *old boys club*-(glass ceiling)
    manergerial class 20%
    wage: 20 - 50k
    job: intermidiate to manergerial
    house: mortgaged
    car: nice
    holidays: 1 to 3
    lifestyle: save
    socialise at: dinner parties

    music genre: pop (traditional)
    hobbies: the outdoors
    typical weight: in shape
    relationship: long marriage

    accent: estuary
    upbringing: nice
    *rat race*-(glass ceiling)
    labour class 30%
    wage: 12 - 20k
    job: entry level to intermediate
    house : rented
    car: average
    holidays: 0 to 1
    lifestyle: spend
    socialise at: pubs/bars

    typical weight: fat
    music genre: dance (cool)
    hobbies: football
    relationship: short marriage

    accent: cockney
    upbringing: average
    *capital*-(glass ceiling)
    underclass 40%
    wage: 0 -12k
    job: none/part time
    house: council house
    car: none
    holidays: none
    lifestyle: go without
    socialise at: night clubs

    typical weight: clinically obese
    music genre: rap (under)
    hobbies: house parties
    relationship: short term

    accent: mle
    upbringing: impoverished

    And so the guff continues....
    lincroft1710 wrote: »
    It's fairly clear OP has a long way to go before becoming one of the "Managerial Class"

    It's clear they'll never make it full stop!
  • glasgowdan
    glasgowdan Posts: 2,968 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Planlife, are you mentally alright? You're with friends here, we'll listen, feel open and relaxed and let all the pain out
  • rosyw
    rosyw Posts: 519 Forumite
    PPI Party Pooper
    edited 16 December 2016 at 8:02PM
    marksoton wrote: »
    That really rather depends on whether you make your own... ;)

    But of course I make my own mayonnaise - none of that shop bought rubbish in my house! ;)


    OP - it seems your "very posh school" has let you down somewhat - your spelling is atrocious!
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