Define Posh

[Muffin`]

Aldery Edge is to close to the Mac to be considered posh

'the mac'? You mean Macclesfield? Unfortunatly we have to have Social housing spread out, not allowed more Wythenshawes

 

[Heofz]

I think one cannot be "posh" unless they are well spoken, which generally rules out everyone outside Greater London Apart from the hoo-rah fox hunting types in the country side. That's not to say everyone in London is posh; far from it.

Essex/cockney ("at the end of the daay", "d'ya kno whot ah mean") types != posh
People who talk like they were raised in Jamaica ("innit blud") but weren't != posh
Generally anyone who's really into their Football != posh

Posh areas of the country: Kensington & Chelsea, Covent Garden, Sloane Square, Elmbridge (Surrey).

 

[Skidder]

Anyone who uses the word posh, isn't. That's probably a good starting point.

Speaking the language correctly being synonymous with being a posh **** seems retarded to me. There is no need to wallow in the class wars of the previous centuries, let it go, find the Ts you dropped and enjoy a classless Britain.

 

[semi-pro waster]

At least I can see an amusing side to those examples

I'd probably have laughed along with them too, they're having a bit of a joke about themselves, this debate sounded absolutely serious although admittedly it was in a gents toilet so there was no way I was hanging around to find out.

 

[OpenToSuggestions]

Some southern accents (west berkshire and other posh places).

They pronounce fast 'farst' and grass 'graaass' and path 'parth'.

Having visited friends at both Oxford and Camebridge Universities, some (as in a few) of the students there are quite posh. Private schooled, daddy ONLY earns 80k, never had a job etc.

 

[Strife212]

They pronounce fast 'farst' and grass 'graaass' and path 'parth'.

That is how they are pronounced

 

[Spyhop]

Nah, that's a scummer with money. Case in point - horrible fake ****.

 

[Snograt]

Posh, eh?

Someone who can murder the English language to such an extent that the word "house" rhymes with "mice."

Someone who thinks that "sex" is what the coal arrives in.

Someone who gets out of the bath for a wee.

 

[Heofz]

That is how they are pronounced

This man speaks the truth

 

[Killa_ken]

./

 

[fini]

I think a lot of people are confusing posh with rich.

I also think that some people are thinking that anyone who doesn't speak in a non-U manner are posh.

I think being posh is mostly a product of who you are friends with and what school you went to; both of which inform your attitudes and appearance.

 

[[TW]Fox]

They pronounce fast 'farst' and grass 'graaass' and path 'parth'.

Surely thats simply correct prenounciation, not 'posh'

 

[Von Smallhausen]

People who refer to Geordies as oiks.

 

[SB118]

Used to know a posh bird, used to shout "i'm arriving"

 

[Alex_6n2]

There's nothing wrong with rubgy, it's played by plenty of people without posh accents.

I think you'll find more people on the bowls lawn thanks.

 

[Jez]

I think a lot of people are confusing posh with rich.

The problem with a forum with such a diverse demographic as this one, is that people have wildly different life experience and perception as to what is normal.

This is clearly illustrated by the clifton comment. Maybe we should tell that to our tenants and charge them more? (we have property there, the tenants of which certainly could not be regarded as posh )

 

[fini]

we have property there,

We do? Why have you been hiding it from me?!

 

[Strife212]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluralis_majestatis

 

[fini]

EDIT: had a humour failure, apologies

 

[Strife212]

I was joking

Assumed he meant his family