Which class are you?

[alexxxxx]

ive come to the conclusion im upper-middle.

[Black_Apalachi]

even bill gates is still middle class...

Exactly. Just because your mate is middle class and you're significantly better off than them doesn't make you upper class. There's different levels within each class as Catzsy displayed in the below quote. I'm sure I said from the beginning that upper class is something you're born into and that working class are manual labourers.

I would say to be Upper Class generally means that you have to be born into it such as 'titled' parents etc.

Market Researchers use the following classification which has little to do with money. You could be Upper Class and broke.

social grade social status occupation
A upper middle class higher managerial, administrative or professional
B middle class intermediate managerial, administrative or professional
C1 lower middle class supervisory or clerical, junior managerial, administrative or professional
C2 skilled working class skilled manual workers
D working class semi and unskilled manual workers
E those at lowest level of subsistence state pensioners or widows (no other earner), casual or lowest grade workers

I would have said my mum was either A, B or C1 as she has an administrative kind of job but I can't tell the difference between them after that. All I know is we've never been that well off but I think she's earning more now than she has for a long time.

However, she's a widow and that chart suggests that automatically puts her in the E bracket .

[Caution]

What class are you if you don't work (live off benefits and stuff), because you can't be working class? :S

[dirrty]

What class are you if you don't work (live off benefits and stuff), because you can't be working class? :S

working class.

[buttons]

What class are you if you don't work (live off benefits and stuff), because you can't be working class? :S

pretty sure it's just called lower class, although some say that working class can fit into it. i was taught there were 2 different types, upper-lower = working class then lower-lower for unemployed/part-time employed

[AlexOC]

What class are you if you don't work (live off benefits and stuff), because you can't be working class? :S

If you dont work you cant be working class

LULZ I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE

[Immenseman]

i always thought working class and lower class was just the same thing really. i think the system is quite outdated and working class is more suited for like the 18/19thth century when they did lots of agricultural and factory work. because nowadays people like plumbers are still classed as working class which kinda contradicts the idea that it's down to occupation and wealth because some earn like 50k a year which is more than numerous professionals.

[AlexOC]

Lets make our own system

Noob - Dosent work
Bronze member
Gold member
Mod
Administrator

[Immenseman]

i think some members have more influence than mods though!!

[drama]

I consider myself Middle Class without even thinking about it, not a snobby thing but if we're basing it on factors mentioned in this thread (parents jobs and wealth, houses, cars etc etc) then I would say I am.

Then again it's hard not to when you live in Cambridge darling