Posh northerners / scottish / irish

[aussielong]

These ppl can sound like muck. However, they can be pedigree. I have come across complete broad Lancashire accents who have been to very good public schools in the north of england. Fine. No problem with that.

I object when they turn their noses up at posh sounding people who come from council backgrounds who have ended up working with them.

Happy to be advised on this issue.

[Pondlife]

TBH honest, your opening statement makes it sound more like you have an issue than them.

What makes someone posh?

[aussielong]

TBH honest, your opening statement makes it sound more like you have an issue than them.

What makes someone posh?

I do have an issue. Its with ppl that make assumptions about your background based on your accent.

To set the scene : Working class accents coming out of middle class mouths. Middle class accents coming out of working class mouths.

Ppl that have gone to expensive public schools and had great benefits yet still talk like a commoner talking down to comprehensive school geeks because they simply sound more educated and have good manners.

[CheeseSlice]

posh sounding people who come from council backgrounds

I can't actually remember meeting or hearing anyone of this description.

[AtW]

What makes someone posh?

Spice.

[DimPrawn]

What makes someone posh?

Getting out of the bath to have a piss.

HTH

[PRC1964]

Getting out of the bath to have a piss.

HTH

You obviously don't mix in the highest levels of society. Pissing in the bath and then plumbing the bath water to the taps of the estate workers is what made this county great.

A little "taste" of the aristocracy helps them.

[Bagpuss]

I can't actually remember meeting or hearing anyone of this description.

There are quite a few about, David Davis MP being a prime example.

[cailin maith]

These ppl can sound like muck.

I do have an issue. Its with ppl that make assumptions about your background based on your accent.

So you have an issue with people like you?

[aussielong]

So you have an issue with people like you?

I made an observation, not an assumption.

If I were to apply the assumption that is being made about me, then I would be assuming that the person speaking badly is from an uneducated background. I have observed that not to be the case, so I did not assume it.