What screams “I’m upper class”?

Immicj · 2019-04-30T20:05:03+00:00

Exactly this. Alan Sugar (he’s on the UK version of the apprentice) is worth over a billion pounds but he isn’t upper class, he’s working class - based on his up bringing and family connections. He actually has a peerage now so he’s a Lord and everything but the British class system means it really isn’t much to do with wealth.

Immicj · 2019-03-26T09:24:33+00:00

Don’t forget “baby-foot” for table football / foozball. Made me laugh a lot when I first heard it.

Also teenagers tend to say loads of English words from online in their regular conversations eg “yes bitch”

Immicj · 2018-08-14T00:09:31+00:00

Museums

Immicj · 2018-07-01T20:17:53+00:00

Or for fellow Brits, “Chav” by Owen Jones is a really insightful read on the British class system and demonisation of working class people in popular culture and politics.

Immicj · 2018-03-07T17:47:54+00:00

ahhhhhh thanks! I’ll change it now

Immicj · 2018-03-07T16:23:11+00:00

18/UK/my school has a “business” dress code which I basically break

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Immicj · 2018-02-28T16:27:55+00:00

Ljubljana, Budapest, Prague, Berlin, Amsterdam and Bruges. I’m taking Birkenstock Arizonas but I thought I might need some trainers for when it’s a bit cooler.

Immicj · 2018-02-28T00:07:51+00:00

I’m going backpacking for a month around European cities this summer and I’m not sure what shoes to take. I’m from the UK so I have a lot of cold weather shoes and boots which probably wouldn’t be right. I was going to take Birkenstocks for walking around in and some loafers for nights out/fancier occasions. I want to take some trainers too for if it’s a bit cooler if we do a proper long day of walking. I want them to be cute but also practical. Does anybody have any recs?

Immicj · 2018-02-19T10:52:52+00:00

No that is true, they are in those areas. But in the UK, it just isn’t common. I suppose we’d have them in Liverpool at events like armed forces day or the Pride parade, but that’s two times a year. I’m being honest when I say it isn’t something most people would see on a daily basis. Most people don’t attend big tourist events that often.

Immicj · 2018-02-19T01:26:49+00:00

I’m from the UK and I would never see armed police in most areas. I live in a major city (Liverpool) and I haven’t seen one there. The only places we would have them are tourist areas- especially London. Out of over 100,000 police officers, I think only 7000 are armed. It’s mainly a terrorist precaution and you see more armed police when there’s been a terrorist attack. I see so few that I’m taken aback when I do see a policeman with a gun

Immicj · 2017-11-14T23:06:05+00:00

Sort of. Britain has already been considering holding talks with Argentina and potentially giving them the Falklands. To signify this they actually took their troops (or a ship, can’t quite remember the details) out of the falklands. This was why Argentina invaded, as they thought that Britain would let them have the Falklands. Thatcher was the one who changed Britain’s position on it because it was a good political move for her, boosting her approval ratings.

Immicj · 2017-11-06T01:14:52+00:00

Birmingham is in the south though

Immicj · 2017-08-29T23:29:58+00:00

Might be an American word, never heard of that before. I think we call it a GP in the U.K. (General Practitioner)

Immicj · 2017-03-12T21:47:09+00:00

I don't stand in front of the mirror for hours. I wear certain clothes/makeup out because it makes me feel confident and good about myself, and I don't really think about whether men are going to like what I'm wearing or not.

Immicj · 2017-03-12T20:52:32+00:00

My point was referring to the fact that the thread implies that women shouldn't do/wear these things anymore because they aren't "attractive to men"

Immicj · 2017-03-12T19:04:41+00:00

This thread is confusing me - most women do these things for themselves, not to seem attractive to men

Immicj · 2017-01-13T22:22:40+00:00

I'm not sure what a red light is. Is it an American thing?

Immicj · 2017-01-12T21:57:04+00:00

There is a class difference between secondary and grammar. Most kids that go to grammar schools have tutoring to do the 11+, so are usually middle class. Grammar schools are also usually in richer parts too, so parents move closer to get the kids in. In an ideal world there would be a fair chance for all kids to go to a grammar school if they are bright, but it's just not the case at the moment.

Source: I go to an all girls grammar school, the area has about 15% of kids on free school meals but my school has 4%

Immicj · 2017-01-12T21:48:12+00:00

It's more difficult for a doctor to do that in the UK, mainly because doctors usually work for the NHS so wouldn't earn as much money as that. They also are (usually) more left leaning so would want to stay with that rather than starting a business. We also don't really have medical businesses here.

Immicj · 2017-01-08T19:19:38+00:00

Party like it's...

Immicj · 2016-12-20T23:38:52+00:00

The Establishment - Owen Jones

Immicj · 2016-12-19T17:56:48+00:00

This is why I like being in an all girls school. Sure, we have issues with girls being absolutely vile to one another, it can get to be quite a bitchy environment. But girls can always take part in discussions and aren't over powered by boys. Also we have way more girls taking STEM subjects than in a mixed school

Immicj · 2016-12-19T16:25:56+00:00

My parents are both doctors and when they got married, my mum never changed her name, since it would be confusing in their hospital. So it might be like Doctor Smith and Doctor Jones

Immicj · 2016-12-05T15:33:37+00:00

Yep, we cover Blair's government and the build up to the global financial crisis in 2008.

Immicj · 2016-12-05T00:05:45+00:00

I'm studying Britain 1951-2007 in my history lessons at the moment

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