How do you define being Common !!!

Nursing is a profession.

Mr Reeves, our milkman, circa 1947-ish, was heard to remark...'there go the ** snobs...' At the time, I would have been six and my sister four. We lived in a council house on the downside of our village. We had been taught polite ways - p's and q's and such. Our young parents had always made sure that, apart from behaving like little ladies, we also wore polished shoes and nicely laundered clothes. I have NEVER forgotten how hurtful his throw-away remark was to me at such a young age.

Nowt wrong with that. Two of my aunts were nurses. I think it's harder work than being a doctor if it's done properly!

@ Greatnan, we were 'humiliated poor' too.

Some people have thought me common because of my job, when discussing family trees recently, I mentioned we have an Admiral way back somewhere, & this women declared "ooh! your quite high class really, aren't you?" I just had to add that my grandad was a member of the IRA, her face was a picture!

The awful common job I do? I'm a nurse.

I used to get stones thrown at me when I wore my grammar school uniform (which was second hand as the new uniform could only be bought from one, very expensive, shop).
The head nun did one kind act - she lent me the whole term's dinner money so I wouldn't be embarrassed when the form teacher collected it. I paid her back week by week - the only way my mother could afford it.
My sister and I have agreed that we were never 'hungry poor' - just 'humiliated poor' - it was my job to ask the grocer if we could have bread and milk 'on tick'.
We thought the height of luxury was to have pyjamas, slippers, and a tooth brush.

wicci

When I was at school, kids from the local secondary used to pick on me for being a 'grammar school snob' I definitely thought they were a bit bonkers.

Then years later, I discovered some people including my in laws thought I was common because of being a Grammar school kid as opposed to privately educated. I thought they were bonkers too.

Greatnan!

Bagitha, you are allowed to make any point you like within forum etiquette - what on earth would we do without your sharp wit and wisdom!
I think sometimes irony is not fully appreciated so perhaps we need a special emoticon - but that would rather defeat the purpose,wouldn't it?

Sadly, it is all too common for people to drop litter, as the state of the heads of many sea lochs in Scotland proves. I would not call someone who drops litter common. In fact, I wouldn't call them anything (for fear of being attacked) but I think it's slobbish and selfish and uncaring behaviour. I think I'm allowed to make that judgement based on behaviour.

My apologies to the BBC. Do you remember Thursday nights - Take it from Here, Raise a Laugh and Life with the Lyons?I can remember all the introductory songs! Round the Horn had some very dangerous double entendres at a time when homosexual behaviour was still a crime - 'I'm Sandy, and this is my friend Julian'.
Hancock, Al Read.......giants amongst comedians. The 6.30 p.m. comedy slot on Radio 4 now is very patchy but I suppose they have to give newcomers a chance. We still have Just a Minute on radio, and The News Quiz. The Now Show has some good satirical bits.
I watched the TV programmes about Bob Monkhouse and Tommy Cooper very late last night - I couldn't stand the oleaginous Monkhouse but loved Cooper.

@Greatnan -- BBC never used laugh tracks! And ITMA certainly had all the laughter they needed from their studio audiences.

Jeni it's perfectly normal for someone to go on a thread in order to disagree with it.

grannygrace hang on in there. You've made a perfectly valid point which needs to be reiterated on this thread every now and then. I can understand why someone new would be appalled by the seeming snobbery.

I assumed most posts were light-hearted. It is only a forum.

But you did comment on the 'common' thread, expressing your opinion that we were judging others...?

Oh dear have I accidently trod on toes? I dont see it as as being critical. My opinion as I said. It seems weird if one doesnt agree suddenly your judged as critical. Im an individual with views of my own.I probably wont comment on the "snobs" thread. Never judge a book by its cover I was taught.

Well, you were rather pronouncing judgement on this thread, grannygrace, as no doubt you would on the 'Snob' thread. If you don't wish to contribute, that's fine, but just to criticise....

Of course you are entitled. I think the largest problem is with people who have closed minds and are not prepared to at least consider other people point of view,

Oh dear is that me supposed to have a sensitive disposition,afraid not. I can debate with the best of them, but I presume Im entitled to an opinion on things I dont agree with. Or am I meant to be a sheep.It doesnt inflame me,just makes me wonder about people who readily judge others thats all.

anagram I totally agree with you. Why go on a thread you don't agree with, unless you want a logical an informative discussion on the subject? It is interesting to do this, as this way you can get better informed and see points of view you might not of thought of!

My gran who was a seamstress and not at all rich or posh lived by the rule that you never judged a person by thier looks but by the way they treated you, my mum lived by that and passed it on to me... .... BUT in my book anyone who drops litter is common!

Hmm.. perhaps, then, those of a sensitive disposition should avoid threads with an inflammatory (to them) title? Otherwise, we're going down the censorship route, which would be a pity, in my view.

Or Adam? Or even Lillith!

jeni thats the wonderful thing about human beings,that we are all so different,and thanks be for that. I detest snobbery in all its forms. Im a go with the flow type of person,whatever makes people happy is fine by me. That is the downside to forums, people make judgements even though they dont know you from Eve.

It is always interesting to see other peoples views of things! If we were all the same, life would be soooo boring!