Do you think you're middle class?

marymoo81 · 24-12-2011 9:48pm #1

In these times, what is middle class? Someone from the Southside, broke, someone from the Northside, hols, new cars? Busy carpenter versus out of work insurance broker? This recession is a great equlaiser

chin_grin · 24-12-2011 9:50pm

Of course!.........................Peasant.

Joe10000 · 24-12-2011 9:51pm

The ladder isn't that easy to climb

hucklebuck · 24-12-2011 9:52pm

No, I wear Nike, Burberry and have the same hairstyle as all my neighbours!

Dilynnio · 24-12-2011 9:52pm

The middle class is gone!

Today you are either **** rich or **** poor!

InkSlinger67 · 24-12-2011 9:52pm

.....I say!

*Monocle drops into Sherry*

24-12-2011 9:52pm

marymoo81 wrote: »

In these times, what is middle class? Someone from the Southside, broke, someone from the Northside, hols, new cars? Busy carpenter versus out of work insurance broker? This recession is a great equlaiser

Were Insurance brokers ever middle class :pac:

LETHAL LADY · 24-12-2011 9:53pm

Im a working class hero its something to be.

John Doe1 · 24-12-2011 9:54pm

Class is a state of mind.

I regard myself as working class because my family are but im studying at trinity , read Joyce and Hemingway and do other perceived middle class activities.

Kevin Duffy · 24-12-2011 9:54pm

marymoo81 wrote: »

In these times, what is middle class? Someone from the Southside, broke, someone from the Northside, hols, new cars? Busy carpenter versus out of work insurance broker? This recession is a great equlaiser

You first.

marymoo81 · 24-12-2011 9:55pm

I would be willing to bet that a lot on here, that post, would like to consider themselves middleclass, not that they would ever admit

24-12-2011 9:57pm

what is this, a poor "x% of irish people consider themselves middle class" survey?

Kevin Duffy · 24-12-2011 9:57pm

marymoo81 wrote: »

I would be willing to bet that a lot on here, that post, would like to consider themselves middleclass, not that they would ever admit

But the question is what do you consider yourself. So, you first.

Shane732 · 24-12-2011 9:57pm

John Doe1 wrote: »

Class is a state of mind.

I regard myself as working class because my family are but im studying at trinity , read Joyce and Hemingway and do other perceived middle class activities.

Sorry but since when do middle class people read Joyce and Hemingway?!!

Kevin Duffy · 24-12-2011 9:57pm

bluewolf wrote: »

what is this, a poor "x% of irish people consider themselves middle class" survey?

I'm guessing lazy journalist.

mattjack · 24-12-2011 9:59pm

'story bud ? Dutch gold a'right ?

InkSlinger67 · 24-12-2011 10:00pm

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

I'm guessing lazy journalist.

You have to give him credit for working Christmas Eve

marymoo81 · 24-12-2011 10:02pm

I'm not asking anyone on here to consider their own position, I'm asking what do they think, at the moment, is considered "middle class"

nothing to do with anyone's current personal situation

Kevin Duffy · 24-12-2011 10:03pm

InkSlinger67 wrote: »

You have to give him credit for working Christmas Eve

Maybe the deadline is 29/30 for one of those pieces about change in Ireland over the year. "In a recent survey" will hide the true facts of "I asked on boards".

John Doe1 · 24-12-2011 10:03pm

Shane732 wrote: »

Sorry but since when do middle class people read Joyce and Hemingway?!!

Since the time the books were written?

24-12-2011 10:03pm

marymoo81 wrote: »

I'm not asking anyone on here to consider their own position, I'm asking what do they think, at the moment, is considered "middle class"

nothing to do with anyone's current personal situation

marymoo81 wrote: »

Do you think you're middle class?

okay

marymoo81 · 24-12-2011 10:04pm

John Doe1 wrote: »

Since the time the books were written?

yup

Kevin Duffy · 24-12-2011 10:05pm

marymoo81 wrote: »

I'm not asking anyone on here to consider their own position, I'm asking what do they think, at the moment, is considered "middle class"

nothing to do with anyone's current personal situation

Except that the tead title is Do you think you're middle class?

Edit: Damn you BW and your Lupine posting reflexes!

marymoo81 · 24-12-2011 10:06pm

bluewolf wrote: »

okay

bluewolf, I'd say you most deffo are....:)

nice girl

marymoo81 · 24-12-2011 10:07pm

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

Except that the tead title is Do you think you're middle class?

are you Kev?

Micky Dolenz · 24-12-2011 10:07pm

I used to have money now I don't. loads of class though.

marymoo81 · 24-12-2011 10:08pm

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

I used to have money now I don't. loads of class though.

best kind.....

Kevin Duffy · 24-12-2011 10:10pm

marymoo81 wrote: »

are you Kev?

Am I Kev? Yes, but you can see I am Kev from my username. Are you Mary?

senordingdong · 24-12-2011 10:11pm

Upper lower-class.

InkSlinger67 · 24-12-2011 10:11pm

Kevin Duffy wrote: »

Maybe the deadline is 29/30 for one of those pieces about change in Ireland over the year. "In a recent survey" will hide the true facts of "I asked on boards".

Sorry, I think we got mixed up there. I meant you have to give him credit for being able to type

ejmaztec · 24-12-2011 10:11pm

Do trolls have a class structure, or are they all troll-class?

later12 · 24-12-2011 10:12pm

What on Earth is middle class?

I think you should have at least defined your understanding of middle class OP, since there are so many interpretations of 'the middle class'.

And secondly, is there any particular reason why someone ought to be interested in belonging to any particular class, or interested in the 'social class' of another?

amacachi · 24-12-2011 10:15pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXZ52-XgUjA

So I suppose yes, I'm middle class.

paky · 24-12-2011 10:16pm

marymoo81 wrote: »

In these times, what is middle class? Someone from the Southside, broke, someone from the Northside, hols, new cars? Busy carpenter versus out of work insurance broker? This recession is a great equlaiser

'do you think your middle class?'

who sets the standards you?

24-12-2011 10:16pm

later10 wrote: »

What on Earth is middle class?

This is what google thinks

http://www.newmiddleclass.com/images/couple1.jpg

marymoo81 · 24-12-2011 10:16pm

later10 wrote: »

What on Earth is middle class?

I think you should have at least defined your understanding of middle class OP, since there are so many interpretations of 'the middle class'.

And secondly, is there any particular reason why someone ought to be interested in belonging to any particular class, or interested in the 'social class' of another?

In a Pc world, no one would belong to a class.

However, in this day and age, and the society we live in, class is very quickly decided upon.

marymoo81 · 24-12-2011 10:18pm

paky wrote: »

'do you think your middle class?'

who sets the standards you?

It's you're

Saila · 24-12-2011 10:18pm

no.

Saila · 24-12-2011 10:19pm

marymoo81 wrote: »

It's you're

its middle-class

patwicklow · 24-12-2011 10:19pm

As long as you have your health that is the main thing all this about putting people into boxes, thats what has the world the way it is today.

24-12-2011 10:19pm

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paky · 24-12-2011 10:20pm

marymoo81 wrote: »

It's you're

you also missed this ','

Saila · 24-12-2011 10:21pm

marymoo81 wrote: »

In a Pc world, no one would belong to a class.

However, in this day and age, and the society we live in, class is very quickly decided upon.

true. there is the scumbag class and everyone else in between

marymoo81 · 24-12-2011 10:22pm

patwicklow wrote: »

As long as you have your health that is the main thing all this about putting people into boxes, thats what has the world the way it is today.

spot on.

Does the pressure of social acceptance ruin some?

TheUsual · 24-12-2011 10:22pm

Ireland is a Republic, no class system. Do you go to work ?

Then you are working class.

To be honest I used to get wound up when I heard the phrase but now it means nothing. Should be "middle income", but if you have a 200,000 bill to pay then you are "low income".

DEFTLEFTHAND · 24-12-2011 10:22pm

A bit of a mix of middle and upper. My father's people were the definition of high society while my mothers were gentlemen farmers.

chucken1 · 24-12-2011 10:22pm

marymoo81 wrote: »

bluewolf, I'd say you most deffo are....:)

nice girl

Hmmmmm just joined and call Bluewolf a girl...interesting. Took me months to figure that one out.

Mike 1972 · 24-12-2011 10:23pm

marymoo81 wrote: »

Do you think you're middle class?

When you can show me two people who can agree on a definition of what the terms middle class and working class mean in the 21st century I wlll tell you which I am.

Kevin Duffy · 24-12-2011 10:23pm

marymoo81 wrote: »

In a Pc world, no one would belong to a class.

However, in this day and age, and the society we live in, class is very quickly decided upon.

patwicklow wrote: »

As long as you have your health that is the main thing all this about putting people into boxes, thats what has the world the way it is today.

marymoo81 wrote: »

spot on.

WTF are you asking for so?

24-12-2011 10:24pm

chucken1 wrote: »

Hmmmmm just joined and call Bluewolf a girl...interesting. Took me months to figure that one out.

i was suspicious too

BBDBB · 24-12-2011 10:24pm

I wasnt suspicious but Id like to appear really clever if at all possible. Thanks

Do you think you're middle class?

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