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Johnnytheboy said:
Moominator said:
Matt_N said:
Long sleeve t-shirts.
Nonsense! Council is short sleeve otherwise how do you show your tats off? 
My (ex-) school is a bit confusing, it plays both rugby league and union.
wildcat45 said:
jas xjr said:
I wear these all the time.in fact I have a couple of PH ones.
Where do you stand on long sleeve polo shirts ? I wear those quite often too
Posh rugby people are not council. Usually privately educated but only to GCSE standard so they talk nicely but are a bit thick on the whole. They work in places like estate agents and do quite well. By the time they are 40, they've picked up enough to own their own. They can only talk about rugby. Invited to a party they talk about how their toddler son will be a Hooker or a prop or something one day.Where do you stand on long sleeve polo shirts ? I wear those quite often too
Edited by Sump on Tuesday 2nd February 18:29
I'm going by my former business partner who has a son and daughter like this.
He spent lots on their education at one of the less demanding private schools locally. At 16 he got them jobs starting on the bottom rung of estate agents.
The daughter has married a man from a similar background. Not sure what he does but no more than GCSEs and works in a family type business which he'll probably go into own.
The son, little bit of a record for 'high jinx' - a public order offence and a minor assault. If he was council he'd be seen as a yob but he speaks nicely wears suits with big knot ties, has the dimple chin look and talks in short sentences.
Neither read books or display much in the way of intellect.
Their friends are by and large the same.
I've a former school mate like this. We went to 6th form together and I think he scraped on A level. He worked for his very successful self made man father for a bit then went into insurance where he is today 25 years on, running his own small brokers.
The guy is I suppose nice enough but has zero culture etc and is 'middle class' - note the inverted commas - because he speaks nicely and knows how to conduct himself.
The contrast with his dad is amazing. A bloke who grew up council but who worked his way to lots of cash. Crucially he matched his money with getting a degree in his 30s, becoming a member of the local CBI getting into theatre and the arts. A more cultured ex-council bloke you would not be able to meet.
His son and the kids of my former business assicisate are not horrible people at all but if they'd been born in a different part of town and if their folks hadn't made sure they didn't hang out with Aaron and Chardonnay-Leigh by sending them to a private school they would be council.
He spent lots on their education at one of the less demanding private schools locally. At 16 he got them jobs starting on the bottom rung of estate agents.
The daughter has married a man from a similar background. Not sure what he does but no more than GCSEs and works in a family type business which he'll probably go into own.
The son, little bit of a record for 'high jinx' - a public order offence and a minor assault. If he was council he'd be seen as a yob but he speaks nicely wears suits with big knot ties, has the dimple chin look and talks in short sentences.
Neither read books or display much in the way of intellect.
Their friends are by and large the same.
I've a former school mate like this. We went to 6th form together and I think he scraped on A level. He worked for his very successful self made man father for a bit then went into insurance where he is today 25 years on, running his own small brokers.
The guy is I suppose nice enough but has zero culture etc and is 'middle class' - note the inverted commas - because he speaks nicely and knows how to conduct himself.
The contrast with his dad is amazing. A bloke who grew up council but who worked his way to lots of cash. Crucially he matched his money with getting a degree in his 30s, becoming a member of the local CBI getting into theatre and the arts. A more cultured ex-council bloke you would not be able to meet.
His son and the kids of my former business assicisate are not horrible people at all but if they'd been born in a different part of town and if their folks hadn't made sure they didn't hang out with Aaron and Chardonnay-Leigh by sending them to a private school they would be council.
Edited by wildcat45 on Tuesday 2nd February 17:29
Stumbled on this on the Mash. It's about a year old so most likely a repost, but I'm not checking and I don't care.
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/features/the-15-thin...
Daily Mash said:
HOW working class are you? The 15 household items only the working classes own (one point for each):
1. Samurai sword, hung above fireplace in case of return to Bushido law
2. Android smart phone with Greggs Rewards app on homepage
3. Dog named after sportsperson or fictional sportsperson
4. Fantastic array of expensive electronic toys that any middle-class child would kill to play with, ignored for football
5. Digital picture frame showing slideshow of kids, other people’s kids, cars, dog as above, Greg’s stag night inc. nudity
6. Books, but not making a big deal about it
7. Televisions in ratio of 1.2 per room
8. Hand-waxed gleaming Toyota Hilux pick-up truck
9. Paved front lawn so Toyota Hilux can be parked and admired directly outside window
10. Oversized Sports Direct mug
11. Both colours of sauce
12. Ashtray
13. Fancy ashtray for guests
14. Dyson kept openly in hall, because there’s no shame in being clean
15. Two adult children, both driving £30,000 cars
And the five things no self-respecting working class family should have (minus one point for each):
Old furniture
Breadmaker
Board game The Settlers of Catan
A record player
Overachieving children desperately trying to earn their parents’ love but never filling the emptiness inside
How did you score?
15-10: You are the workingest working class, with the pride and body type of a bulldog. Truly you are the salt of the earth, to the extent that your mere touch dehydrates things.
10-5: Middle working class, with aspirational tendencies. Your Tony Parsons books and occasional purchase of smoothies could lead you on a dark path to middle England.
5-0: Always sucking up to the bosses and laughing at their golf jokes, you cross picket lines on a weekly basis and nobody will pass you the mic during karaoke.
Pleased to say I scored zero. 1. Samurai sword, hung above fireplace in case of return to Bushido law
2. Android smart phone with Greggs Rewards app on homepage
3. Dog named after sportsperson or fictional sportsperson
4. Fantastic array of expensive electronic toys that any middle-class child would kill to play with, ignored for football
5. Digital picture frame showing slideshow of kids, other people’s kids, cars, dog as above, Greg’s stag night inc. nudity
6. Books, but not making a big deal about it
7. Televisions in ratio of 1.2 per room
8. Hand-waxed gleaming Toyota Hilux pick-up truck
9. Paved front lawn so Toyota Hilux can be parked and admired directly outside window
10. Oversized Sports Direct mug
11. Both colours of sauce
12. Ashtray
13. Fancy ashtray for guests
14. Dyson kept openly in hall, because there’s no shame in being clean
15. Two adult children, both driving £30,000 cars
And the five things no self-respecting working class family should have (minus one point for each):
Old furniture
Breadmaker
Board game The Settlers of Catan
A record player
Overachieving children desperately trying to earn their parents’ love but never filling the emptiness inside
How did you score?
15-10: You are the workingest working class, with the pride and body type of a bulldog. Truly you are the salt of the earth, to the extent that your mere touch dehydrates things.
10-5: Middle working class, with aspirational tendencies. Your Tony Parsons books and occasional purchase of smoothies could lead you on a dark path to middle England.
5-0: Always sucking up to the bosses and laughing at their golf jokes, you cross picket lines on a weekly basis and nobody will pass you the mic during karaoke.
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/features/the-15-thin...
Johnnytheboy said:
I scored 1 - I have no.11, but not sure if I am council because I call them "Ketchup" and "HP Sauce", rather than "red sauce" and "brown sauce".Europa1 said:
Johnnytheboy said:
I scored 1 - I have no.11, but not sure if I am council because I call them "Ketchup" and "HP Sauce", rather than "red sauce" and "brown sauce".Devil2575 said:
Europa1 said:
Johnnytheboy said:
I scored 1 - I have no.11, but not sure if I am council because I call them "Ketchup" and "HP Sauce", rather than "red sauce" and "brown sauce".Europa1 said:
Johnnytheboy said:
I scored 1 - I have no.11, but not sure if I am council because I call them "Ketchup" and "HP Sauce", rather than "red sauce" and "brown sauce".I scored 2 as I have ashtrays both indoors and outdoors. I don't like guests to be confused or inconvenienced. (I find cigarette/cigar butts stomped into the patio, lawn or drive almost as annoying as being stomped into the carpet)
It appears that 'old furniture' reduces that to a more respectable 1.
It is "Ketchup" and "HP Sauce" in my home as well. There is of course only one Ketchup brand.
smithyithy said:
Having two kids with decent cars is working class?
I thought that seemed a bit harsh as well.In truth, down right silly. But so is this thread....
Edited by Goaty Bill 2 on Wednesday 3rd February 09:01
Negative Creep said:
Devil2575 said:
Europa1 said:
Johnnytheboy said:
I scored 1 - I have no.11, but not sure if I am council because I call them "Ketchup" and "HP Sauce", rather than "red sauce" and "brown sauce".I don't think tomato ketchup and HP sauce are council. I think that people who are 'strictly one or the other' probably are though as the respective flavours complement different foods.
There... that proclamation should have ruined a load of reputations
Johnnytheboy said:
Stumbled on this on the Mash. It's about a year old so most likely a repost, but I'm not checking and I don't care.
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/features/the-15-thin...
Zero here too. Scored on 10. and 11., but lost points for record player and bread maker.Daily Mash said:
HOW working class are you? The 15 household items only the working classes own (one point for each):
1. Samurai sword, hung above fireplace in case of return to Bushido law
2. Android smart phone with Greggs Rewards app on homepage
3. Dog named after sportsperson or fictional sportsperson
4. Fantastic array of expensive electronic toys that any middle-class child would kill to play with, ignored for football
5. Digital picture frame showing slideshow of kids, other people’s kids, cars, dog as above, Greg’s stag night inc. nudity
6. Books, but not making a big deal about it
7. Televisions in ratio of 1.2 per room
8. Hand-waxed gleaming Toyota Hilux pick-up truck
9. Paved front lawn so Toyota Hilux can be parked and admired directly outside window
10. Oversized Sports Direct mug
11. Both colours of sauce
12. Ashtray
13. Fancy ashtray for guests
14. Dyson kept openly in hall, because there’s no shame in being clean
15. Two adult children, both driving £30,000 cars
And the five things no self-respecting working class family should have (minus one point for each):
Old furniture
Breadmaker
Board game The Settlers of Catan
A record player
Overachieving children desperately trying to earn their parents’ love but never filling the emptiness inside
How did you score?
15-10: You are the workingest working class, with the pride and body type of a bulldog. Truly you are the salt of the earth, to the extent that your mere touch dehydrates things.
10-5: Middle working class, with aspirational tendencies. Your Tony Parsons books and occasional purchase of smoothies could lead you on a dark path to middle England.
5-0: Always sucking up to the bosses and laughing at their golf jokes, you cross picket lines on a weekly basis and nobody will pass you the mic during karaoke.
Pleased to say I scored zero. 1. Samurai sword, hung above fireplace in case of return to Bushido law
2. Android smart phone with Greggs Rewards app on homepage
3. Dog named after sportsperson or fictional sportsperson
4. Fantastic array of expensive electronic toys that any middle-class child would kill to play with, ignored for football
5. Digital picture frame showing slideshow of kids, other people’s kids, cars, dog as above, Greg’s stag night inc. nudity
6. Books, but not making a big deal about it
7. Televisions in ratio of 1.2 per room
8. Hand-waxed gleaming Toyota Hilux pick-up truck
9. Paved front lawn so Toyota Hilux can be parked and admired directly outside window
10. Oversized Sports Direct mug
11. Both colours of sauce
12. Ashtray
13. Fancy ashtray for guests
14. Dyson kept openly in hall, because there’s no shame in being clean
15. Two adult children, both driving £30,000 cars
And the five things no self-respecting working class family should have (minus one point for each):
Old furniture
Breadmaker
Board game The Settlers of Catan
A record player
Overachieving children desperately trying to earn their parents’ love but never filling the emptiness inside
How did you score?
15-10: You are the workingest working class, with the pride and body type of a bulldog. Truly you are the salt of the earth, to the extent that your mere touch dehydrates things.
10-5: Middle working class, with aspirational tendencies. Your Tony Parsons books and occasional purchase of smoothies could lead you on a dark path to middle England.
5-0: Always sucking up to the bosses and laughing at their golf jokes, you cross picket lines on a weekly basis and nobody will pass you the mic during karaoke.
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/features/the-15-thin...
V8mate said:
Negative Creep said:
Devil2575 said:
Europa1 said:
Johnnytheboy said:
I scored 1 - I have no.11, but not sure if I am council because I call them "Ketchup" and "HP Sauce", rather than "red sauce" and "brown sauce".I don't think tomato ketchup and HP sauce are council. I think that people who are 'strictly one or the other' probably are though as the respective flavours complement different foods.
There... that proclamation should have ruined a load of reputations
If I want a different sauce I go for Levi Roots Reggae Reggae sauce of Dragons den fame.
Devil2575 said:
I just don't like HP sauce.
If I want a different sauce I go for Levi Roots Reggae Reggae sauce of Dragons den fame.
But as any form of 'reality' TV is by definition 'a bit council', you've only make the connection between Levi Roots and Dragon's den via some comment inadvertently read in the Sunday Telegraph?If I want a different sauce I go for Levi Roots Reggae Reggae sauce of Dragons den fame.
I picked up a TV via Ebay from a less than salubrious area of Manchester last week. When I arrived at three in the afternoon the forty-ish lady of the house opened the door and invited me to inspect the TV. Whilst I was doing this she sat down in her dressing gown and ate from a bowl of cornflakes, occasionally yelling upstairs to her lazy son - Ollie - to get out of bed. I may of course be imagining this, but I'm sure she was flirting with me the whole time.
Take it where you can get it eh?
Might call back next week.
Take it where you can get it eh?
Might call back next week.
popeyewhite said:
I picked up a TV via Ebay from a less than salubrious area of Manchester last week. When I arrived at three in the afternoon the forty-ish lady of the house opened the door and invited me to inspect the TV. Whilst I was doing this she sat down in her dressing gown and ate from a bowl of cornflakes, occasionally yelling upstairs to her lazy son - Ollie - to get out of bed. I may of course be imagining this, but I'm sure she was flirting with me the whole time.
I'm confused as to which bits are council in this tale. It seems, unless you are a bailiff, that there isn't one thing not council in this entire episode.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff