Does Ireland have classes?

mr_fegelien

I would think so. The dead giveaway is the accents like the UK. Posh accents seem to be associated with wealth and "manky" accents, from those areas that are lower class.

America has an inequality divide but doesn't really have a divide among accents based on class. I've met many drug addicted people in poor housing in the US who sound as distinguished as politicans who speak (accent not the strength of their voice). Almost all junkies have a ****ty accent here that causes ear-rape.

Odhinn

Low quality smack is never going to produce mellifluous orators lets face it.

Rugby people and the rest.

brevity

Plenty of posh junkies too.

Hamsterchops

No, but I'm off to specsavers ...

mr_fegelien

brevity wrote: »

Plenty of posh junkies too.

Yet the overwhelming perception among drug naive people is "only homeless/low class people do drugs".

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

Loads of them. I was in first class, second class, third, fourth, fifth and up to sixth.

cannotlogin

Yes - 3 main in classes

1. The very wealthy

2. The poor and/or welfare dependent

3. The people paying most taxes

MichaelKnee

Mainly 2, those who work, and those on the dole.

Esel

mr_fegelien wrote: »

Does Ireland have classes?

There are no classes available that would suit your needs.

James Brown

brevity wrote: »

Plenty of posh junkies too.

Gerry Ryan. Half of RTE.

McMurphy

The wife has yoga class in the morning.

James Brown

When they can't tell by accent the school you went to tidies it up for them.

Theres the dynasties in politics and RTE. The wealthy since the state began. A few did good for themselves and the vast majority, the working tax payer, who they feed off like the leeches they are.
They even succeeded is getting us fighting among ourselves.

Yiz are losing yar touch, bud.

KWAG2019

Not while I was growing up. But definitely since The First Celtic Tiger.

Kasper P

There are certainly socioeconomic classes in Ireland, although many middle class people here feel offended and threatened by the idea. Many people's expectations and opportunities are shaped by their environment, their family, their education. As middle class people have their anger and resentment directed at "scroungers" (the former working class), a small, parasitic group shape the world economy to their own interest through currency speculation, big tech, corporatism.

dxhound2005

A well know tactic of the secret elite is to keep complaining about the secret elite. That way ordinary people think they are just cranks and the secret elite doesn't really exist. Very clever.

Fr. Pat Noise

I would say the classes are as follows;

Upper class
Middle class
Working class
Under class/entitled class