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THERE’S NO POINT beating around the bush here; every single one of us – subconsciously or not – rely on little indicators to ascertain how posh someone might or might not be.
So, sue us.
And while our standards will have changed somewhat since reaching adulthood, our posh radar was still pinging 24/7 as kids.
Whether it was the type of cheese nestled within their sandwich, the colouring pencils they used during Art class or the household rules they were made abide by, we knew a posh kid when we saw one.
And so did Twitter.
In a thread initiated by comedian Sam Whyte, she asked her followers to reflect on their childhood mates, and fill her in on all the posh deets.
When you were a kid, how did you know someone was a bit posh when you went round their house? So far we've got more than one type of cheese in the fridge and booze that wasn't for drinking that day.
I went to a friends house for tea in junior school. We sat at the table with his parents and were given a sort of open sandwich on a roll. I picked it up and starting eating it. They ate theirs with a knife and fork. I wasn’t invited again.
(Little metal loops that you push a napkin through so it looks nice, I suppose, when you set the table. These ones were silver and had family members’ names engraved on them. A woggle for napkins, basically. Proper, cloth napkins too. At every evening meal)
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Thursday 26 December, 2024
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People are sharing the moments they realised their childhood mates were on the posh side
THERE’S NO POINT beating around the bush here; every single one of us – subconsciously or not – rely on little indicators to ascertain how posh someone might or might not be.
So, sue us.
And while our standards will have changed somewhat since reaching adulthood, our posh radar was still pinging 24/7 as kids.
Whether it was the type of cheese nestled within their sandwich, the colouring pencils they used during Art class or the household rules they were made abide by, we knew a posh kid when we saw one.
And so did Twitter.
In a thread initiated by comedian Sam Whyte, she asked her followers to reflect on their childhood mates, and fill her in on all the posh deets.
The responses have been flooding in, and we’ve picked our favourites.
1. An allowance? The absolute notions of it.
2. This is outrageous. Like, just of a standard Tuesday?
3. Not just your standard six-pack, like.
4. A heads-up wouldn’t have gone astray.
5. Napkins. At. Every. Meal.
6. For the love of…
7. Ah, that forbidden room of mystery.
8. Emma’s dad knew the score.
9. Sure, didn’t we all?
10. That’ll always be the dream.
11. For the love of Jaysus.
12. That’s it; we’re done.
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