Reply to: The real class quiz

[OwlHoot]

However more people have installed central heating in these types of houses.

True, and that's why I said "traditionally".

But an upper class family living in a country pile aren't necessarily loaded, sometimes quite the opposite.

So instead of cranking up the heating they'll often economise by simply wearing more jumpers.

[proggy]

Country houses occupied by the upper classes are traditionally drafty cold places, due to their size and high ceilings and in many cases lack of central heating (see my earlier post in this thread) and sometimes rattley old windows.

By contrast, people living in modern small urban houses and flats these days usually like to keep them swelteringly and unhealthily hot and stuffy (which is why colds and flu bugs circulate so fast, and why people living like that are pathetically vulnerable to them).

HTH

As I said I have such a house with highe ceilings and large bay single glazed windows, as well as fire places in each room. However more people have installed central heating in these types of houses.

[OwlHoot]

Can you explain the central heating one?

Country houses occupied by the upper classes are traditionally drafty cold places, due to their size and high ceilings and in many cases lack of central heating (see my earlier post in this thread) and sometimes rattley old windows.

By contrast, people living in modern small urban houses and flats these days usually like to keep them swelteringly and unhealthily hot and stuffy (which is why colds and flu bugs circulate so fast, and why people living like that are pathetically vulnerable to them).

HTH

[sasguru]

You obviously know more about cross dressing than I do.

Yes, that's a very upper class trait.

[Mich the Tester]

If you were posh you'd know the second 's' is ilent.

You obviously know more about cross dressing than I do.

[sasguru]

At least I can spell transvestite.

If you were posh you'd know the second 's' is ilent.

[Mich the Tester]

That proves you are a gay, lower-upper-middle class sort of transvetite.

At least I can spell transvestite.

[sasguru]

Can we see your answers Sas?

No. Next!

[Ketchup]

That proves you are a gay, lower-upper-middle class sort of transvetite.

Can we see your answers Sas?

[sasguru]

1. What do you call your dad?: pater/daddy/pa
- dad

2. What dog would you have?: sausage dog/labrador/whippet
- Cat

3. Pick one of these 3 cars?: Subaru/Golf/BMW
- Daimler

4. Do you have double glazing? No/triple glazing/Yes
- No

5. What do you have most of in the house? Outdoor clothing/Cooking equipment/Gadgets
- outdoor and sports clothing

6. Do you expect a large inheritance? yes/middling one/no
- depends what you call 'large'. I certainly expect a large tax bill.

7 How do you pronounce "off"? orf/off/of
- off

8 What would rather eat for dinner? Quails eggs/beef bourginon/steak and ale pie
- venison stew

9. Is your central heating on now? Never/Its on timer/On all the time.
- No

That proves you are a gay, lower-upper-middle class sort of transvetite.

[Mich the Tester]

1. What do you call your dad?: pater/daddy/pa
- dad

2. What dog would you have?: sausage dog/labrador/whippet
- Cat

3. Pick one of these 3 cars?: Subaru/Golf/BMW
- Daimler

4. Do you have double glazing? No/triple glazing/Yes
- No

5. What do you have most of in the house? Outdoor clothing/Cooking equipment/Gadgets
- outdoor and sports clothing

6. Do you expect a large inheritance? yes/middling one/no
- depends what you call 'large'. I certainly expect a large tax bill.

7 How do you pronounce "off"? orf/off/of
- off

8 What would rather eat for dinner? Quails eggs/beef bourginon/steak and ale pie
- venison stew

9. Is your central heating on now? Never/Its on timer/On all the time.
- No

[sasguru]

I'm also not convinced that the fading aristo you seem to be thinking of is 'elite' in todays world.

True. We don't have enough money.

[doodab]

I think it's safe to assume that genuinely posh people don't post about how posh they are on the internet.

I'm also not convinced that the fading aristo you seem to be thinking of is 'elite' in todays world.

[sasguru]

But you clearly do Sas, that's why you keep trying to convince us. That's also another reason why you're not elite.

meh, I've had enough fun already today poking the fool.. speak to you another day sas, don't forget the medication.

I agree I'm not elite. Not nearly rich enough.

[chef]

Yet again you're missing the point. The point is don't give a rats arse what anyone thinks.
It's characteristic of the elite to think that way

meh, I've had enough fun already today poking the fool.. speak to you another day sas, don't forget the medication.