The most middle-class first-world problems...

moon man said:
or want to join such a group ;)
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What's wrong with being middle class exactly?

DereksDontRun said:
I get amazed at the way people seem to "want" to be working class and, protesting greatly that they're not middle class...
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As above lol. I find it's actually inverse classism. People that insist on remaining working class just do that to prove somehow they're "better" than middle class people, and in doing so make the assumption that middle class people have not worked as hard to get where they are. It's like when you watch the reality shows of rich/famous people that have come from working class backgrounds, they'll bang on about it forever. I watched a programme the other day about the founder of phones4u building a £65m house in Mayfair, yet he kept banging on about his poor upbringing etc. I'm sure if you'd ask him he'd insist he's still working class :p

EDIT: And how are these for examples;
1 - A new independent grocer opened around the corner and we just missed Jamie Oliver and his family coming to shop there (would have been fun to see, I like him :D)
2 - We bought a whole load of sticky notes to stick in our recipe books and can't find them anymore :(
 
I've just put a pull in my new Prada jacket whilst bending some pipe at work.

Also, I'm having building work done which means 2 of my 3 living rooms will be out of action. It's giving my palpitations.
 
It comes down to how you define middle class as I've said, my dad lecturer and own business, my mum a careers officer and she collects lladro!!!! But they have working class roots and think of themselves working class (obviously retired now)
Folk on here who have netflix and Afew quid of desposable are just kidding themselves :pthere are also lots of wealthy chavs , money doesn't buy class but I'm thinking thread full of dreamers and tbh compared to most on here I am probably middle class :p
 
It snowed here and I want to take the kids out sledging... but being pulled on the quad bike (what could go wrong!?) but we broke the quad the last time we were out so need to fix it first.
 
randomshenans said:
It snowed here and I want to take the kids out sledging... but being pulled on the quad bike (what could go wrong!?) but we broke the quad the last time we were out so need to fix it first.
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It may be different in France, but I think here in the UK, ownership of a quad bike is about the least middle-class thing ever :p
 
PrimeNow sent me Guinness Draught instead of Original again :(

Oh well, off to get a refund and enjoy the Draught regardless.
 
Lysander said:
It's not possible to enjoy Guinness Draught.

Guinness Original or Foreign Export is the only way.
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I know :( But I can't landfill it, surely?

I wonder if the corner shop will do a part ex for me. Their original is the 33% extra stuff as well.
 
It’s funny. These threads tend to lead to middle class humblebragging and oneupmanship. If you’re really posh, you’re sitting in a messy, mismatched room, watching a cheap telly.

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Nasher said:
Yep, rich people are tight AF.

Visit any a council house and the TV is about 1" smaller than the room.
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I think it's a bit more varied than that.

The richest person I've known personally drove an old, faded and slightly shabby midrange Citreon. Not even worth enough to get stolen. That wasn't because they were tight but because they liked the car and didn't see any reason to buy another one. It was reliable, comfortable, the right size for them, they were used to it, etc. They weren't into cars and they didn't care about trying to impress other people with expensive things. Much the same for everything else. It wasn't that they were tight, it was that they didn't feel any need to spend money on things that were of no particular interest to them in order to try to impress other people. That correlates with wealth, but it's only an imperfect correlation. It's more about feeling secure about your wealth. It's part of the reason why it's quite common for lottery winners to be bankrupt within a couple of years - they have no idea how to be rich and feel hugely insecure in their wealth, so they spend it to try to buy something that can't be bought.

If I suddenly acquired millions now, I think I'd be OK. If I'd suddenly acquired millions when I was 20, I think I would have screwed up badly and been broke within a couple of years. I'm willing to accept a gift of a few million to test this hypothesis :)
 
I was going to comment about an excess of work holiday days, lots of ski/snowboard equipment sales, and amazing snow in the alps, but an inability to get there... but someone has already ski holidays...

online supermarket shopping doesn't offer the deli counter range, so alternative cheese selection is limited to just the Finest range...

finding out the wine-fridge is broken, forcing you to drink room-temp white wine... (at least it's not happened yet)
 
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