Sure fire signs that the area is posh.

tabby aspreme · 06-11-2016 01:15PM

Proper posh is never having to buy furniture, as it's all inherited

Wibbs · 06-11-2016 01:17PM

Colser wrote: »

Money can't buy class...

That's precisely what it does. Over time anyway and generally of course. "Class" = money/power/education, over time.

Wibbs · 06-11-2016 01:20PM

tabby aspreme wrote: »

Proper posh is never having to buy furniture, as it's all inherited

Aye. Generally speaking the "posh" class rarely bought into the consumerist culture. Either because they were fostering it to create more wealth for themselves and/or they saw it for the con trick it usually is. Hence that sector's fondness for lifetime wear brogues, barbour jackets and land rovers and of course land itself.

osarusan · 06-11-2016 01:22PM

infogiver wrote: »

I don't mind these people at all
They generally are too classy to be snobbish and take people as they find them.

Agreed. They are comfortable enough with who they are to not be bothered by who others are.

It's the ones who want to 'get there' who think that sniping, sneering, and generally being pricks somehow improves them in the eyes of others they seek approval from.

Colser · 06-11-2016 01:22PM

Wibbs wrote:

That's precisely what it does. Over time anyway and generally of course. "Class" = money/power/education, over time.

I don't agree..you could give some people all the money they want but they will never be classy .Also a lot of "posh people" have very little money imo.There's a huge difference between posh and rich.

bobbyss · 06-11-2016 01:26PM

Residents, usually women, wear sunglasses on top of their heads. Ref Gillian Bowler.
Cobble lock paving.
Parents bringing kids to swimming training at 06:00

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly · 06-11-2016 02:53PM

I am a Protestant, drive a 12 year old car and look fairly dishevelled. My missus is a Lutheran and goes horse riding all the time. She looks mad and could be mistaken for a Welsh miner.

She inherited loads of stuff too. Most likely extremely valuable Art Deco furniture that is now covered in junk. A Persian rug that's been rolled up on the floor for years. She did mention, whilst batting a carpet moth away, that the rug was probably worth thousands.

Would we be seen as posh? Or just dirty Protestants?

whoopsadoodles · 06-11-2016 02:54PM

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly wrote: »

I am a Protestant, drive a 12 year old car and look fairly dishevelled. My missus is a Lutheran and goes horse riding all the time. She looks mad and could be mistaken for a Welsh miner.

She inherited loads of stuff too. Most likely extremely valuable Art Deco furniture that is now covered in junk. A Persian rug that's been rolled up on the floor for years. She did mention, whilst batting a carpet moth away, that the rug was probably worth thousands.

Would we be seen as posh? Or just dirty Protestants?

Where is your toaster?

5rtytry56 · 06-11-2016 02:57PM

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly wrote: »

I am a Protestant, drive a 12 year old car and look fairly dishevelled. My missus is a Lutheran and goes horse riding all the time. She looks mad and could be mistaken for a Welsh miner.

She inherited loads of stuff too. Most likely extremely valuable Art Deco furniture that is now covered in junk. A Persian rug that's been rolled up on the floor for years. She did mention, whilst batting a carpet moth away, that the rug was probably worth thousands.

Would we be seen as posh? Or just dirty Protestants?

I'll buy you a pint if I ever meet you.

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly · 06-11-2016 02:57PM

whoopsadoodles wrote: »

Where is your toaster?

In the scullery.

Widdershins · 06-11-2016 02:57PM

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly wrote: »

I am a Protestant, drive a 12 year old car and look fairly dishevelled. My missus is a Lutheran and goes horse riding all the time. She looks mad and could be mistaken for a Welsh miner.

She inherited loads of stuff too. Most likely extremely valuable Art Deco furniture that is now covered in junk. A Persian rug that's been rolled up on the floor for years. She did mention, whilst batting a carpet moth away, that the rug was probably worth thousands.

Would we be seen as posh? Or just dirty Protestants?

Eccentric and either landed or fallen gentry.

Teyla Emmagan · 06-11-2016 05:12PM

Roger Mellie Man on the Telly wrote:

I am a Protestant, drive a 12 year old car and look fairly dishevelled. My missus is a Lutheran and goes horse riding all the time. She looks mad and could be mistaken for a Welsh miner.

Your missus sounds brilliant.

VladamirP · 06-11-2016 06:00PM

Wibbs wrote: »

That's precisely what it does. Over time anyway and generally of course. "Class" = money/power/education, over time.

How long exactly?, remember Michael Carroll who won £9mill on the UK lotto, I suppose he didn't have the money long enough to get classy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4KPDCpH9sw

A bird I used to know thought she was posh, so did I for a while, family money, check, posh area, check, posh accent, check, look down her big honker nose at people, check.

She was a dirty knacker, Fur coat and no knickers.

CFlat · 06-11-2016 06:59PM

Colser wrote: »

Money can't buy class...

I don't know about that. It bought me an S-Class once.

lawred2 · 06-11-2016 07:01PM

Butters1979 wrote: »

So after reading the 'sure fire signs that the area is rough' thread it got me thinking about this so I stole that idea. It's also an opportunity for all the people in that thread who felt hard done by to have a go at the "other half"

I'll start
Audi's. Audi's everywhere.
Electric gates with those stupid key codes.
No children to be seen except when they're been driven to school in said Audi's.
People doing the gardening who clearly don't live in the home.

Anyone else?

Audis?

They are a sign of wannabe posh twats up to their eyes on PCP credit.. Trying to impress the neighbours.

Real posh are likely to drive a 74 Merc that's been long paid for and well looked after.

Jimbob1977 · 06-11-2016 07:04PM

Olishi4 wrote: »

I studied Greek, I have a thirst for knowledge. ......

It was sculpture she was studying at St. Martin's College.

The lady was already Greek

06-11-2016 07:05PM

I am constantly surprised anytime I'm driving through Foxrock, at the amount of houses that look like council houses to me. Someone even pointed out George Hook's street to me, and I was expecting to see golden eagles mounted on enormous piers and Mexicans mowing the sidewalk grass, like the do in America. Not a bit of it. More council houses.

And Japanese cars everywhere. There's even a big ALDI up the road.

What is going on in Foxrock? It doesn't look fancy at all.

VladamirP · 06-11-2016 07:11PM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I am constantly surprised anytime I'm driving through Foxrock, at the amount of houses that look like council houses to me. Someone even pointed out George Hook's street to me, and I was expecting to see golden eagles mounted on enormous piers and Mexicans mowing the sidewalk grass, like the do in America. Not a bit of it. More council houses.

And Japanese cars everywhere. There's even a big ALDI up the road.

What is going on in Foxrock? It doesn't look fancy at all.

It's the art of war, when your rich act poor, when your poor act rich.

wakka12 · 06-11-2016 07:12PM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I am constantly surprised anytime I'm driving through Foxrock, at the amount of houses that look like council houses to me. Someone even pointed out George Hook's street to me, and I was expecting to see golden eagles mounted on enormous piers and Mexicans mowing the sidewalk grass, like the do in America. Not a bit of it. More council houses.

And Japanese cars everywhere. There's even a big ALDI up the road.

What is going on in Foxrock? It doesn't look fancy at all.

Well people over exaggerate how posh parts of south Dublin are. In the part Im from, people always so oh that place is so posh, and there is fancy houses yeh but just down the road for me theres an estate of well over a hundred council houses

VladamirP · 06-11-2016 07:16PM

wakka12 wrote: »

Well people over exaggerate how posh parts of south Dublin are. In the part Im from, people always so oh that place is so posh, and there is fancy houses yeh but just down the road for me theres an estate of well over a hundred council houses

That's disgraceful.

bobbyss · 06-11-2016 08:38PM

Family walking their golden retriever on a Sunday afternoon. Glowing warmth and happiness.
A few evergreen trees in their area. No public bins.

Butters1979 · 06-11-2016 09:56PM

steddyeddy wrote: »

Privately educated kids calling people on the dole self entitled.

And they're right

John_Rambo · 06-11-2016 10:00PM

bobbyss wrote: »

Family walking their golden retriever on a Sunday afternoon. Glowing warmth and happiness.
A few evergreen trees in their area. No public bins.

The rehomed greyhound has long replaced the golden retriever.

Didas · 06-11-2016 10:02PM

Butters1979 wrote: »

And they're right

I don't know about that. You'd imagine with such an expensive, high quality education most of them would see the fallacy of dismissing hundreds of thousands of people with one stereotypical insult.

bobbyss · 08-11-2016 04:48PM

tonygun wrote: »

I don't know about that. You'd imagine with such an expensive, high quality education most of them would see the fallacy of dismissing hundreds of thousands of people with one stereotypical insult.

Yep. It's so easy for people to sneer at others (myself guilty as charged) but within each group there are people who really suffer and who really need help.

CoolHandBandit · 06-05-2017 09:55AM

Absolutely no work vans parked around the place in the evening. Every second house has a prius in the driveway to make mummy feel good about the fact she drives the kids to private school in the massive 3ltr Landrover every day.

Jack the Stripper · 06-05-2017 10:12AM

Local GAA lotto of €6,000 printed on A0 poster.

machiavellianme · 06-05-2017 10:22AM

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I am constantly surprised anytime I'm driving through Foxrock, at the amount of houses that look like council houses to me. Someone even pointed out George Hook's street to me, and I was expecting to see golden eagles mounted on enormous piers and Mexicans mowing the sidewalk grass, like the do in America. Not a bit of it. More council houses.

And Japanese cars everywhere. There's even a big ALDI up the road.

What is going on in Foxrock? It doesn't look fancy at all.

Where is the Aldi in Foxrock?
Were you in Deansgrange perchance?

bobbyss · 06-05-2017 10:46AM

Colser wrote:

Money can't buy class...

Spot on. 100% correct.
Some people spend lots on rolling into a confirmation or communion in a stretch limo. Just how classy is that!

suicide_circus · 06-05-2017 10:55AM

Wibbs wrote: »

That's precisely what it does. Over time anyway and generally of course. "Class" = money/power/education, over time.

But in the short term it highlights lack of class. EG that criminal traveller being buried in a solid gold coffin

Sure fire signs that the area is posh.

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