Family class?

[FnG]magnolia · 26 Jul 2012 at 11:17

My background would make me working class. My wife's background would make her middle class. If I were pushed I'd consider my wife and I middle class but really this is coming from the lifestyle we can afford and the property we own rather than any real understanding of what middle class means these days, if it means anything at all which I suspect it doesn't other than to 1st year Sociology students.

As an aside, it's a very British way to think of people and is both limiting and entirely useless.

randomshenans · 26 Jul 2012 at 11:18

^^ I agree

Gooner Leroy · 26 Jul 2012 at 11:20

Skidder said:
Tell me about it, I once 'went out' with a girl who was working class AND from Yorkshire. I'd do anything for love, but I won't do that.

I bet she was a right go'er

Skidder · 26 Jul 2012 at 11:25

She was accomplished but unfortunately not mute.

Lysander · 26 Jul 2012 at 11:30

Skidder said:
accomplished

Agreed. Very much.

robgmun · 26 Jul 2012 at 11:43

Parents are working class. Me and my brother can be described as firmly middle-class

Hatter The Mad · 26 Jul 2012 at 11:45

Lysander said:
I think it depends on the person. But I did go out with a girl who was working class, and the class difference caused way too many rifts.

That's interesting, like what?

[FnG]magnolia · 26 Jul 2012 at 11:48

Hatter The Mad said:
That's interesting, like what?

Haven't you seen 'Pretty in Pink'? :mad:

e :

Skidder · 26 Jul 2012 at 11:52

[FnG]magnolia;22426623 said:
Haven't you seen 'Pretty in Pink'?

e :

For our younger readers you may wish to refer to the romance between Hugh Grant and the scummer from Eastenders in Love Actually.

Hatter The Mad · 26 Jul 2012 at 11:53

Skidder said:
For our younger readers you may wish to refer to the romance between Hugh Grant and the scummer from Eastenders in Love Actually.

That worked out fine!

Skidder · 26 Jul 2012 at 11:55

Hatter The Mad said:
That worked out fine!

It was pretty gay of me to refer to it, the fact that you actually remember what happened is SUPER gay

Caseh · 26 Jul 2012 at 12:03

I'd say my parents are higher-working class. I'd say I'm the same, but tbh, I don't really care.

st00dent · 26 Jul 2012 at 12:06

Lysander · 26 Jul 2012 at 12:09

Hatter The Mad said:
That's interesting, like what?

She thought I was a snob, took the mickey out of my accent, where I shopped for my clothes, where I lived, my peer group, my food tastes. She said my schooling was overpriviliged and biased and my political views underinformed and bigoted. For starters.

craptakular · 26 Jul 2012 at 12:14

Parents were both from a council estate, got themselves off it, they own there own home and have good jobs, infact all my grandparents kids have done this.

Me and my cousin went uni, he has a PHD and is a headteacher, I have a BSc & have a good job, good pay and conditions, I consider myself working class with an eye on middle class.

I still need to work to pay bills and have a holiday, buy gadgets, pay rent.

Is the class system still relevant in today's society? Does it even exist any more?

I see Britain today only has two real major fractions in society, the mega poverty stricken benefit/minimum wage generation and the rest of us.

That is the major issue with Britain today.

elmarko · 26 Jul 2012 at 12:15

Lysander said:
She thought I was a snob, took the mickey out of my accent, where I shopped for my clothes, where I lived, my peer group, my food tastes. She said my schooling was overpriviliged and biased and my political views underinformed and bigoted. For starters.

Was she right?

(j/k

)

Lysander · 26 Jul 2012 at 12:15

elmarko1234 said:
Was she right? (j/k )

She wasn't totally wrong, no. But you can see how that would cause no end of problems in a relationship.

elmarko · 26 Jul 2012 at 12:17

Lysander said:
She wasn't totally wrong, no. But you can see how that would cause no end of problems in a relationship.

I can imagine (from both points of view), strongly different political views don't often work in a relationship.

Lysander · 26 Jul 2012 at 12:20

elmarko1234 said:
I can imagine (from both points of view), strongly different political views don't often work in a relationship.

Very true. I've been with another girl for over two years now and we share very similar political, traditional views. It does really help because it bleeds into so many other areas which would otherwise become points of issue.

[FnG]magnolia · 26 Jul 2012 at 12:22

Lysander said:
She wasn't totally wrong, no. But you can see how that would cause no end of problems in a relationship.

That isn't even a relationship. You're describing someone who actively dislikes you and everything you represent but is somehow still with you (was with you). What did you think of her? Did you dislike her as much as she disliked you?

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