tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post5343345138345917095..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: A touch of classnickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-78451916851982566732010-03-20T08:50:36.715+00:002010-03-20T08:50:36.715+00:00Kylie - No, not a snob at all. I share all those f...Kylie - No, not a snob at all. I share all those feelings about ugly aspirations etc. People whose whole lives are devoted to climbing the social ladder and making other people look inadequate are nauseating, frankly.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-18646780270631419462010-03-20T08:43:43.232+00:002010-03-20T08:43:43.232+00:00i'm sure you know that australia prides hersel...i'm sure you know that australia prides herself on egalitarianism and the word class isnt mentioned too often but class still exists of course. (and i have loads of it)<br /><br />seriously, we scrape into the bottom end of middle class as far as income goes but i so aspire not to be middle class in many ways. middle class has bad connotations with me.....<br />ugly aspirations and new money and ostentatiousness (is that right?)<br />and loss of perspective.....<br /><br />i'm a snob, arent i?kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-88907199879810960752010-03-20T08:04:10.353+00:002010-03-20T08:04:10.353+00:00See you later, wiley Kylie....See you later, wiley Kylie....Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-51590491588539933752010-03-20T03:13:34.360+00:002010-03-20T03:13:34.360+00:00interesting post, nick....
i'll be backinteresting post, nick....<br /><br />i'll be backkyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-74776653214258476582010-03-19T21:00:37.463+00:002010-03-19T21:00:37.463+00:00Ramana - Yes, there's something rather amusing...Ramana - Yes, there's something rather amusing and absurd about people trying to achieve a higher social status, just so they can look down on everyone else.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-2012615746052093912010-03-19T17:01:25.860+00:002010-03-19T17:01:25.860+00:00They are totally artificial classifications and in...They are totally artificial classifications and in my opinion, silly. But human beings will aspire to climb the ladder and I enjoy watching the comedy.Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-22857643292692409732010-03-19T09:10:32.274+00:002010-03-19T09:10:32.274+00:00Megan - Good to know a peasant or two, keeps me on...Megan - Good to know a peasant or two, keeps me on my toes. Amazing how often the so-called less privileged turn out to be more intelligent and practical than all those toffee-nosed halfwits.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-59778059518088134252010-03-19T03:26:42.075+00:002010-03-19T03:26:42.075+00:00We're peasants. Every here and there on the f...We're peasants. Every here and there on the family tree, we've married up (or someone has married down, depending on your point-of-view) but basically we're peasants. <br /><br />I kind of like it that way. Keeps us under the radar...Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387041422819664987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-90126018658722733922010-03-18T20:39:16.687+00:002010-03-18T20:39:16.687+00:00Baino - I think you might be right. Income is the ...Baino - I think you might be right. Income is the first thing people think of now when working out their social position. Money has become more and more important, as the widespread celeb-worship demonstrates.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-42931241934593876512010-03-18T19:19:12.466+00:002010-03-18T19:19:12.466+00:00I think class these days is determined by income r...I think class these days is determined by income rather than breeding or education. My entire street is populated by 'self made' business people with little education and lots of money. I think less about our differences and more about our similarities as I get older. Perhaps it's the crippling mortgage that's bringing me down a peg or two!Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-13968075428470814922010-03-18T17:07:51.753+00:002010-03-18T17:07:51.753+00:00Conor - Quite so, the happy class is the one to be...Conor - Quite so, the happy class is the one to belong to. And you don't need a mortgage or an impressive CV to join it!<br /><br />www - Ah yes, the thinking and the non-thinking classes, a very important dividing line. Amazing how many people accept what's fed to them without question.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-1854457380663296822010-03-18T16:18:40.805+00:002010-03-18T16:18:40.805+00:00I honestly don't think in terms of class, Nick...I honestly don't think in terms of class, Nick, however, and it is a big one, I have tremendous difficulty with the gap between the thinking classes and the non-thinking classes, the sheeple, the people who accept the status quo and show up at mass every Sunday and throw a supplement into the basket to fight the lawsuits.<br />On a podium today, sorry.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-45811667542342901632010-03-18T14:41:48.201+00:002010-03-18T14:41:48.201+00:00I love your way of thinking Nick. Much better to b...I love your way of thinking Nick. Much better to be part of the happy class rather than an upper, lower or middle one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-9451269313564331562010-03-18T09:53:01.942+00:002010-03-18T09:53:01.942+00:00Grannymar - A touch of glass is always welcome! Yo...Grannymar - A touch of glass is always welcome! You mean the idea of class has never entered your mind for the whole of your adult life? Come now....Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-84747894274912632562010-03-18T09:07:52.424+00:002010-03-18T09:07:52.424+00:00I'll have a touch of glass any day!
As for cl...I'll have a touch of glass any day!<br /><br />As for class.... I left all that behind when I left school!Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.com