What social class would you put yourself into?

blackrod

Interesting link but makes it even more confusing to me.

When the early modern was in place our we would have been categorised as Baronet, but also professionals, and on my mothers side Yeoman equivalent.

However under the 20th classification I’ve fit in A-E.

And under the 21st century system 1-7 but my sister also was in 8 until about five years ago.

And if I had to answer based on today and the recent survey it would be Elite.

Perhaps that explains why I find this all bollocks.

nabby

I am even more lost having read that Nabby

Well, I am a senior telecommunications software engineer and my wife is a staff nurse in the NHS. According to that link we are middle class but I am not so sure.
Come to think of it, I am really not concerned either way so maybe that is why I don't consider myself middle class or otherwise really.

IronGiant

I think for people in many European countries, the peculiarities of the British class system are difficult to comprehend. And the same for a good number of Brits too!

raduv1

Exactly, the distinction between working and middle class became blurred years ago when "working class" children started getting an education and staying on at school after they were 15 to do exams and get grades. Later on to stay after 16 and do A levels or equivalent. Once they came out of University with a degree they were practically middle class already.  Add the complete lack of respect awarded to anyone in the traditional professions these days the class system has been eroded from above and below, so if anything we are all working class now. There are still pockets of classism though, people will still say working class and proud of it, even if they now fulfil all the qualifications of middleclassdom.

nabby

Lower middle class for us . And yup there are still classes in the UK and they are still made up from ££££ earned ( even new wealth) and displayed as that status symbol of being better than others . You can tell em a mile off as all seem to grow a bit of sh*te under their nose and like to talk down to you . Go on any a posher golf course in the SE and even the upper class has a pecking order based purly on wealth and standing.  This Lower middle class scum can beat these creatures off the course though as most are awful .

Bl4ckGryph0n

A nice summary. I'd say there's more than pockets once you get out of London and the Home Counties. I'd say if you went to the town my wife grew up in (Mayfield in Midlothian) almost no-one would say they were anything but working class. And that's not unusual.

Bl4ckGryph0n

I think it is more a case of times having moved on. There definitely was a class system hence in early modern our family had a heridatry title. But under recent times that just doesnt matter, unless people choose to make it matter.

domtheone

Using that categorisation I simply call them non-classy, and again that is not limited to any perceived class by measurement of a system.

raduv1

Lower middle class.

Aspire to be middle class but not gonna happen in this lifetime

IronGiant

Much like it was then it is now and based purly upon ones wealth.  Ones social standing has been based this way for a couple of centuries now as old heredity wealth died off. Times have moved on to a wealth based system where the old school elite class can't compete with unless royal blood is in the veins. Someone makes good, makes some dosh and they will then look down upon the lest fortunate .