JawD 31 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 You're only your parents class until you establish your own career. You're a business man and employer living in Lanchester! What's wrong with being middle class anyway? Actually tbf, (bare in mind this is from wiki) In February 2009, The Economist announced that over half the world's population now belongs to the middle class, as a result of rapid growth in emerging countries. It characterized the middle class as having a reasonable amount of discretionary income, so that they do not live from hand to mouth as the poor do, and defined it as beginning at the point where people have roughly a third of their income left for discretionary spending after paying for basic food and shelter. This allows people to buy consumer goods, improve their health care, and provide for their children's education. Most of the emerging middle class consists of people who are middle-class by the standards of the developing world but not the rich one, since their money incomes do not match developed country levels, but the percentage of it which is discretionary does. By this definition, the number of middle-class people in Asia exceeded that in the West sometime around 2007 or 2008. So in respect of that Id say the majority of us are "emerging middle class". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene_Clark 12 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 amen! i was brought up on a squalid council estate; it beats me why anyone would be proud to say that the idle, the shiftless & the uncultured were the people they identified with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingPedant 0 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 I was beginning to think there was no point to your posts, Gene but, in all fairness, your shit anecdotes do seem to work wonders at killing derailed threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene_Clark 12 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 I was beginning to think there was no point to your posts, Gene but, in all fairness, your shit anecdotes do seem to work wonders at killing derailed threads. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingPedant 0 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 And don't try adding me as a friend again either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene_Clark 12 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 And don't try adding me as a friend again either. cheers mate; no bother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingPedant 0 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 And don't call me Shirley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene_Clark 12 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 And don't call me Shirley. ok Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingPedant 0 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Ring, ring....tinkle, tinkle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene_Clark 12 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Ring, ring....tinkle, tinkle. good point mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetleftpeg 0 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhrazLdZgSs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5908 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 You're know you are middle class when you have to try and justify how you are working class tbh Real fucking scruffy bastards dont give a shit either way. You're right about the inverse snobbery. It's like its cool to go to shit pubs and pretends your skint these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEADMAN 0 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 well if i am honest sometimes i feel like ending my life as its become a joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38761 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Don't say that man Deaders! Could be worse, you could be a Mackem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 well if i am honest sometimes i feel like ending my life as its become a joke Jeez, where did that come from Deaders?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEADMAN 0 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 well i do at times my life is crap most of the time sometimes i am tempted to get a rope put it round my neck and jump off the tyne bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 How old are you Deaders? What makes your life feel so bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEADMAN 0 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 28 cause my life is bad no job on benefitys shamely father was a drunken beater and me brother was to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38761 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 well i do at times my life is crap most of the time sometimes i am tempted to get a rope put it round my neck and jump off the tyne bridge Chin up man, everyone has downers. Edit: just seen above posts. Didn't mean to be flippant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEADMAN 0 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 hum maybe dont even have a gf either some nice sexy girl to talk to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEADMAN 0 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 yea true or id be wanting sex to much lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 38761 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 You don't want to be talking to them , man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEADMAN 0 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 lol hum maybe theres some weird people out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmag 336 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 lol aye well i can't help you there like! ah deaders thats the problem, even if you did have one to talk to, they'd have talked so much you wish they'd shaddup lose-lose situation You don't want to be talking to them , man! Oi you two! Behave yourselves Ant's right you know - you need to get out there and do something. It could be voluntary, or charity based or a night class in something you're interested in, but it'll start to change so many other things. It'll give you something to do, your self-esteem will be better, you'll meet people and you'll challenge yourself. After what's gone on with your family it's understandable that life is difficult, but you can make it better! You just need the confidence and motivation to take the first steps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEADMAN 0 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 hum suppose so i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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