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I went to private school and wouldn't consider myself upper class? I'd say middle.
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R.I.P Kerry x
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My parents are very working class but sort of maybe moved up the ranks cos they have decent jobs? God knows, but would say working class, definitely have that attitude.
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No, there's also the Underclass populated by feckless parents, feral thugs, benefit scroungers and criminals - this class is often wrongly called Working Class. I would say the clue is in the name
![]() I consider myself working class, and I'm proud of it - I don't think the world owes me a living, and neither do I expect to keep others who can't be arsed to work.
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I grew up in early years in a council estate with absolutely nothing, with parents who worked like dogs. A change in family circumstances meant that I latterly benefitted from private education - but I was still from working class background. Now? Far as I'm concerned, still working class. Might have the nice house, nice car, good job, reasonable salary that allows the trapping of 'middle class lifestyle', - but I work for an employer - may be a white collared worker, but even so.... that I still consider 'working class'. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6295743.stm Last edited by Pyramid*; 03-01-2011 at 11:47 AM. |
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These days more and more working class kids get the chance of a private education. Both my sons went to private schools from age 11 - the eldest one in 1996 when he got a then Assisted Place and the youngest three years later on a full scholarship. If they had not gone to private schools, they both had grammar school places as back up.
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How many people still live in council homes, as tenants but have several members of family living there, some attending private schools, some with very good jobs, several cars parked outside, wearing designer clothing, long haul holidays (or any foreign holidays) etc. |
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However, I still consider myself working class because of those values of self sufficiency, hard work and independence that were instilled in me and which I have passed on to my own children. In fact I would be offended if I were to be called middle class, perhaps because in my own experience I have found that those who are eager to be social climbers often forget where they've come from and adopt pretentious attitudes and behaviours that are designed to try and make others feel inferior or invoke envy.
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Middle class.
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I think the main thing this thread tells us is that most people don't understand what the class system is, nor how it works, nor where they are within it.
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R.I.P Kerry x
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