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What Class Are You?
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:45 am
by Iolanthe
www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22000973
Apparently I'm Traditional Working Class. Well, 3 of my grandparents were in service. Most of the description was correct, older generation, home owner, and I mix with people like myself. It's a short poll and just a bit of fun. It won't change my life. I never did like mushy peas.
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:03 am
by sgt.null
New affluent workers
This class group is sociable, has lots of cultural interests and is in the middle of all the class groups in terms of wealth. According to the Great British Class Survey results, lots of people in this group:
funny, I don't feel affluent
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:08 am
by Shaun das Schaf
Technical middle class apparently, though hard to do currency convert without factoring in cost of living. And also having one scientist friend can really throw the statistics out
(Most of my friends occupations weren't listed and/or I don't have enough friends!)
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:20 am
by Iolanthe
Ah, that's where I went wrong. Must go chat up a scientist.
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:54 am
by Holsety
Failure/child/waste of assets
But this one says "traditional working class."
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 11:04 am
by I'm Murrin
New Affluent.
I don't really trust the thing. I did the calculations based on my parents and got Established Middle Class, which they're anything but.
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 12:42 pm
by ussusimiel
Emergent service worker.
Basically means I'm a well-educated poor person
u.
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 3:47 pm
by SoulBiter
Established Middle Class (after doing the dollar conversion)
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 4:35 pm
by Harbinger
I certainly don't feel like my class, either.
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 5:06 pm
by aliantha
ussusimiel wrote:Emergent service worker.
Basically means I'm a well-educated poor person
u.
That's what I got, too.
The only thing they got wrong was my age -- I don't really consider myself young.
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 8:31 pm
by Menolly
How the H-E-double hockey sticks did I get this???
Elite
This is the wealthiest and most privileged group in the UK. According to the Great British Class Survey results, lots of people in this group:
Enjoy high cultural activities such as visiting museums and listening to classical music (well, yeah)
Went to private school and elite universities (nope)
Socialise with people who do a wide variety of jobs (of course, when I do socialize. as Depeche Mode says: "People are People.")
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:07 pm
by ussusimiel
Menolly wrote:How the H-E-double hockey sticks did I get this???
Elite
This is the wealthiest and most privileged group in the UK. According to the Great British Class Survey results, lots of people in this group:
Enjoy high cultural activities such as visiting museums and listening to classical music (well, yeah)
Went to private school and elite universities (nope)
Socialise with people who do a wide variety of jobs (of course, when I do socialize. as Depeche Mode says: "People are People.")
You're just boasting
u.
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:27 pm
by Vraith
ussusimiel wrote:Menolly wrote:How the H-E-double hockey sticks did I get this???
Elite
This is the wealthiest and most privileged group in the UK. According to the Great British Class Survey results, lots of people in this group:
Enjoy high cultural activities such as visiting museums and listening to classical music (well, yeah)
Went to private school and elite universities (nope)
Socialise with people who do a wide variety of jobs (of course, when I do socialize. as Depeche Mode says: "People are People.")
You're just boasting
u.
Heh...I'm with Menolly here. The weighting must be seriously screwed up. [or weighted in a way that just doesn't apply to the U.S.]
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 11:23 pm
by Damelon
Technical Middle Class. Probably because I use social media.
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 5:48 pm
by Vader
Apparently I'm I belong to the new affluent workers. I don't buy that.
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 5:06 pm
by Rigel
aliantha wrote:ussusimiel wrote:Emergent service worker.
Basically means I'm a well-educated poor person
u.
That's what I got, too.
The only thing they got wrong was my age -- I don't really consider myself young.
Throw me in, as well. I prefer to see myself as intelligent and modest, rather than educated poor
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 5:05 am
by aliantha
Frugal. Frugal sounds better than poor.
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 5:11 am
by Cameraman Jenn
I rated emergent service worker.
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:54 pm
by Iolanthe
Menolly wrote:How the H-E-double hockey sticks did I get this???
Elite
This is the wealthiest and most privileged group in the UK. According to the Great British Class Survey results, lots of people in this group:
Enjoy high cultural activities such as visiting museums and listening to classical music (well, yeah)
Went to private school and elite universities (nope)
Socialise with people who do a wide variety of jobs (of course, when I do socialize. as Depeche Mode says: "People are People.")
Ah ma'am (touches cap) ai shall be more respectful hin your presence hin future!
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 10:06 pm
by ussusimiel
Rigel wrote:aliantha wrote:ussusimiel wrote:Emergent service worker.
Basically means I'm a well-educated poor person
u.
That's what I got, too.
The only thing they got wrong was my age -- I don't really consider myself young.
Throw me in, as well. I prefer to see myself as intelligent and modest, rather than educated poor
I used to be modest, now I'm just poor (and proud
).
u.