How posh are you

[DodgyAgent]

1. Upturned collars.

No, that's vampires.

2. High hair

I wish I had hair

3. Slip-on shoes, no socks

No, that's tramps

4. Choosing spectacular Christian names for their kids.

No, that's "the only way is Essex".

5. To add to their already insanely long surnames.

No, that's the Spanish

6. Driving a velvet-covered Porsche through Fulham

Fulham? How common.

7. Cocktails that look like this.

No. That's admin and the mods. Really.

8. Expensive pets.

No. That's zoos.

9. Pets that resemble their owners.

No. That's all dog owners.

10. The jumper-over-the-shoulders look.

It's not a look.

11. West London.

There are some great curry houses in Southall.

12. Careers in the military.

No. That's squaddies.

13. Making lists of other posh people, most of whom you’ve never heard of.

No. That's crap wanna-be posh journalists.

14. Wellies.

No. That's all country folk. And volvo drivers.

15. Wearing a gilet to work.

No. That's Alan Partridge.

16. Accepting trophies.

No. That's cannibal tribes in Indonesia.

17. Top bants.

Top what?

18. The word ‘totes’.

No. That's bookies. (poss. misheard)

19. Collections of letters written by posh people to other posh people.

No. That's David Starkey.

20. Regattas.

Nobody actually likes regattas.

21. Tweed.

No. That's Sean Connery.

22. Blazers.

See 15.

23. Boutique music festivals.

Wtf?

24. Horse racing festivals that aren’t the Grand National.

See 18.

25. Stripy ties.

No. That's IT support. And Leonard Hofstetter.

26. The great outdoors

No. That's the homeless.

27. And red trousers.

Yep. Posh people do like those for some unfathomable reason.

Thank you for proving my point I did not realise just how chippy some of you in fact are

[Old Greg]

Thank you for proving my point I did not realise just how chippy some of you in fact are

Do you mean proving as in 'demonstrating' or as in 'testing'?

[d000hg]

Full of girls looking at male rowers' bodies and boys looking at female rowers' bodies.

Even for the beginners' regattas which feature normal people trying to row and not bump into things.

[Mich the Tester]

Even for the beginners' regattas which feature normal people trying to row and not bump into things.

Ah, no that's called 'slapstick'.

[original PM]

Hmm somehow I have managed to get on the mailing list for a gents outfitters who I would say seem to be aiming at the posh end of the market...

things like

a leather belt - £159

a leather bracelt with silver clasp - £252

rather natty looking red pants - £102

sheepskin leather flying jacket - £1799

needless to say i look but do not buy!

maybe one day

[Mich the Tester]

Hmm somehow I have managed to get on the mailing list for a gents outfitters who I would say seem to be aiming at the posh end of the market...

things like

a leather belt - £159

a leather bracelt with silver clasp - £252

rather natty looking red pants - £102

sheepskin leather flying jacket - £1799

needless to say i look but do not buy!

maybe one day

'Posh' is not abouot spending more money than other people.

[Old Greg]

'Posh' is not abouot spending more money than other people.

There may be a correlation.

[Mich the Tester]

There may be a correlation.

Indeed, but that's not the same as causality.

But you know that.

[Jog On]

I come from Fulham, have owned red trousers (not anymore) and go to Henley regatta every year.

Fail on most of the other points though... What does that make me?

[Old Greg]

Indeed, but that's not the same as causality.

But you know that.

But there is still a causal relationship. Having money tends to be one cause of being posh. Having money tends to be one cause of spending more money than other people.