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Post by Lord Emsworth on Feb 27, 2021 16:03:56 GMT
I love the word flipping Flipping heck being a particular favourite saying, as in.... "Flipping heck Tucker, you're a nut job!"Do you use 'jolly hockey sticks' too? That was more of a staple in 1920s-30s schoolgirl fiction So no  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2021 16:08:56 GMT
Are you sure?
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Post by zeopold on Feb 27, 2021 21:06:19 GMT
Flipping heck being a particular favourite Imagine a central European clergyman by the name of Cardinal Flipineč  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2021 0:26:58 GMT
Do you use 'jolly hockey sticks' too? That was more of a staple in 1920s-30s schoolgirl fiction So no That was really funny😀 You instantly knew where to refer to. Middle.Class. |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Feb 28, 2021 8:29:47 GMT
But what does middle class mean these days? Does it even exist?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2021 9:17:47 GMT
The middle class always need self authentication.
It's a social inferiority complex. It stems from their need to manage people.
They're always 'middle class' when it comes to money(and the comfortable smugness which is mandatory with it).
They continuously feel the need to assimilate into working class culture-whether its good or bad-because they have no culture of their own.
Hence, Belle and Sebastian's obsession with working class Glasgow of the 40's/50's etc
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2021 9:20:22 GMT
But what does middle class mean these days? Does it even exist? Meanwhile, keeping it on track, this is a good B&S tune... Belle and Sebastian - The Blues Are Still BlueOnly the middle class deny the class system. Especially from 'middle' England. The life expectancy in the Calton for working class men is lower than Baghdad. What does that tell you |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Feb 28, 2021 9:27:33 GMT
Of course there are significant socio-economic inequalities
That doesn't change the fact that the terms "middle class" and "working class" have lost all meaning in 21st century Britain
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Feb 28, 2021 9:31:28 GMT
This 2011 breakdown feels far more meaningful....
More here...
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Feb 28, 2021 9:39:25 GMT
I've created this new thread for the class discussion - distinct from the Belle and Sebastian discussion
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2021 9:41:16 GMT
The middle class also like 'facts' and figures.
It's the 'manager' in them.
The constant need to self authenticate.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Feb 28, 2021 9:44:20 GMT
Says you
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2021 9:46:16 GMT
You know its true👍
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Feb 28, 2021 9:50:00 GMT
I know it's not true. You deal in broadbrush stereotypes that are no longer fit for purpose
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2021 10:31:22 GMT
Subjective.
Maybe in wealthy Brighton.
Not in Glasgow.
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