Are you working class ?

[Arthurgray50@blu]

Just watched the brilliant Paul O'Grady show ' are you working class' on BBC1.

Did it bring back memories, yes it did. I am 61 years old and my god the memories of me being brought up in Hammersmith, and going to the nearest Woolworth's for shopping or going to the pub for my dad to get his beer.

I used to sit by the windows for hours watching the old steam trains going past my house.

When l was a kid l had to leave Christopher Wren school in Shepherds Bush and l left school on the Friday and went to work on the Monday.

You could go to the local Employment Exchange and have a choice of several Jobs (you can't do that today) We had a sixpence in the slot TV with only TWO CHANNELS, no like today.

I am extremely proud of my working class day's.
Trouble is today, there are words that were used to say in my young days, that you would get arrested today for. Health and Safety wasn't even heard of then, mobile's, you must be joking. You could into Mrs Jones house for a cup of tea as the door was always open, you had respect for your elders, OAP getting beat up, you never did that, that was the ultimate sin then. Cinerma, you had two films on at the local Cinemas, and there were three in Hammersmith and there is only two there now, the other one was closed and sold to a developer.

Working class - you damn right l am.

[Gary L]

I remember how many few cars were on the road compared to what there is today.
Sundays we're dead quiet wherever you went.

[Gavin78]

I'm all for 24/7 shopping these days I hate it when the shops close at 5pm on a sunday

[Cobbydaler]

I know my place

[Chad]

I'd be surprised if we have any truly middle or upper class members here on Cable Forum. Surely having a natter about your TV services is a working class pastime?

[papa smurf]

i'm upper gutter class not to be confused with lower gutter class

[Pierre]

Surely if you have to work, you're working class?

I'm in my forties Arthur and my childhood was no different to yours. We didn't have a car, our tele had four channels with a slot for 50p in the back. We had a phone that had a lock on the dial. Blah blah blah.

I don't look back with rosé tinted glasses. I much prefer today's society and technology.

I went to college, and university ( for which I received a full grant - thanks Mrs T)

I've never been out of work for 23 years, my wife also works full time.

We have a nice house, nice cars and a nice lifestyle. But we work for it. So we're still 'working class'.

Labour and unions would have you think that 'working class' are all on benefits and live on sink estates in deprived areas.

They're not working class, the clue is in the title.

[dilli-theclaw]

I guess I'm not.

[richard s]

I strongly disagree with Pierre's statement.

[Labour and unions would have you think that 'working class' are all on benefits and live on sink estates in deprived areas.]

I put that down to the Tory's thinking not Labours or the Unions.

Yes the Unions in the 70's had to much power and caused strikes over some trivial matters... but were would we be now if we had no working rights.. back to the work house days I would suggest.

As for your University grant that was probably paid for by the majority of the working classes taxes. Which I may add is perfectly ok.

Mrs T are the bad decades for Britain she should have stayed working in her fathers grocery shop.

I have a nice house and old car (by choice) but I have worked for it... income taxes for the lower paid should be greatly reduced.

Originally Posted by Pierre

Surely if you have to work, you're working class?

I'm in my forties Arthur and my childhood was no different to yours. We didn't have a car, our tele had four channels with a slot for 50p in the back. We had a phone that had a lock on the dial. Blah blah blah.

I don't look back with rosé tinted glasses. I much prefer today's society and technology.

I went to college, and university ( for which I received a full grant - thanks Mrs T)

I've never been out of work for 23 years, my wife also works full time.

We have a nice house, nice cars and a nice lifestyle. But we work for it. So we're still 'working class'.

Labour and unions would have you think that 'working class' are all on benefits and live on sink estates in deprived areas.

They're not working class, the clue is in the title.

guess you do not quite grasp what the class system means then seeing as a top business man still goes out to work and earns 6 figures a year does that make them working class as well?? course not

It is all about how much you have and where you live

There is the underclass which nowadays means the chronically unemployed

[Ramrod]

Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu

Christopher Wren school in Shepherds Bush

Pretty sure I did my A level English lit there........

Originally Posted by Ramrod

Pretty sure I did my A level English lit there........

of all the A levels to choose ... lol

[Ramrod]

Originally Posted by tizmeinnit

of all the A levels to choose ... lol

Yeah, no idea why I did that one
......and that school was a scary, scary place

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by tizmeinnit

guess you do not quite grasp what the class system means then seeing as a top business man still goes out to work and earns 6 figures a year does that make them working class as well?? course not

It is all about how much you have and where you live

There is the underclass which nowadays means the chronically unemployed

Well that shows you that you certainly don't grasp the class system

I'm proud to be a worker ,yes,but as for "working class" not so much .why would anyone want to be proud of spending a life drudging through a dead end job and have no aspirations to better themselves.It's like when fat people say they are happy with their size when in reality they want to look like a super model.Arthur can be as proud as he wants to be working class but if he won the lottery I bet he wouldn't stay that way