What social class would you put yourself in? Me, I'm dole dodging scum class.

Economy class 😐

Middle.

Top of the…

working

Are we talking actual class (ie, middle class folk earn around £25k), or strange British perception of class (middle class folk earn £50k and send Jemima and Tarquin to private school)?

cattle

Business

tron – you give us a definition.

Well, like I said, middle class folk tend to be in the middle income bracket – the sociologists and demographers will argue where one class ends and the other begins.

I reckon the average middle class person in the UK will tell you they're working class. It's only the upper middle class that'll think about admitting to it, and then only if they're not Guardian readers 😆

Lower.

Is class simply defined by income or by education/intelligence and or background?

Top.

I am middle middle.

Are we talking actual class (ie, middle class folk earn around £25k), or strange British perception of class (middle class folk earn £50k and send Jemima and Tarquin to private school)?

I always thought it was about level of education, and profession, rather than income. David Beckham is hardly middle class. Doctors, Teachers, Lawyers, etc = Middle Class. Of course some professions are pretty specialist and don't require high level qualifications, yet still command large salaries, but I suppose anything that requires a fair amount of specialist training/study/skill could be considered a Middle Class profession, whereas something that doesn't could be considered Working Class. Progression to high level within an industry could elevate the person to Middle Class status as well; you could in theory progress from shelf-stacker to managerial level, but you would need to possess particular skills and abilities to do so in a very competitive environment.

Is class simply defined by income or by education/intelligence and or background?

Nope, it's defined by the number of different pasta types you have in your cupboard.

Additional middle class identifiers include…

Anchovies
Capers
More than one type of olive oil
Olives
Organic alternatives
Proper coffee

Pure.

Probably middle / upper in terms of education, background etc. Scum of the earth in terms of current income 😆

Middle.

Privately educated, Durham university, graduate job. First pressing extra virgin olive oil and cous cous in the cupboard.

ffs Effin, if you want to look that deeply into it, then check out this :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mYY1QGK0jQ

David Beckham is hardly middle class.

You're right. He's almost up there with the tax dodging super rich elite 😆

Heh! Flasheart, TJ and me! 😀

+1 for economy class , 🙂 middle class wage, working class job,upper class thriftiness

Nope, it's defined by the number of different pasta types you have in your cupboard.

Additional middle class identifiers include…

Anchovies
Capers
More than one type of olive oil
Olives
Organic alternatives
Proper coffee

It's sooo true….

Me:

Tinned sardines
Pickled onions
Big catering tub of cheapo 'cooking' oil
Crisps
Reconstituted meat products
Builders' Tea

All bought from LiDLs, of course…

Additional middle class identifiers include…

Anchovies hate them
Capers don't like
More than one type of olive oil check
Olives check
Organic alternatives check
Proper coffee there's another type?

University degree and read The FT. I laso had friends called Tarquin and Quentin and had my own house in Cheshire. 😆

Elfin….

I look down on you

Don if you have some organic cous cous, you're firmly in the middle!

Don if you have some organic cous cous, you're firmly in the middle!

Couscous yes, organic no!

I usede to hang around in circles where the first question upon meeting someone new was "What school did you go to?"

That was a fun one for me.

Effin, despite repeatedly posting on this thread, you still haven't stated what social class you would put yourself in.

Just admit it mate ……….. you ain't got no class 😐

Gutter class lol

Ok then.

Public School/Uniservity education
Love of Classical Music and Art
Associate with Lawyers, Teachers, Doctors, Judges, Religious Ministers
Docklands apartment
Graphic Designer

So…. council estate-dwelling criminal unemployable scum then! 😀

I'm still far more refined and couth than you can ever hope to be.

Class is like the clap, you've either got it or you haven't

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Ok then.

Public School/Uniservity education
Love of Classical Music and Art
Associate with Lawyers, Teachers, Doctors, Judges, Religious Ministers
Docklands apartment
Graphic Designer

Poncey class then ?

Poncy? I'll give you poncy you ****. You look after animals and stuff. And go for tea with groups of ladies.

'Ooh look at me I'm Ernie I like to take tea with ladies and look after little animals and stuff'.

Taking the piss out of men who like to dress as ladies Effin ?

You insensitive bash-turd 😐

according to my education.. upbringing.. income and prospects.. firmly underclass..

It's very simple…

If, when eating, you hold your knife as if it were a pen then you're working class. 😉

Background – middle.
Education – middle.
Profession – working.
Income – please define as the word's unknown presently.

Taking the piss out of men who like to dress as ladies Effin ?

No, just you.

Hairy, you , middle class??? 😯

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