Snobbiest places in the UK

somewhere they look down their nose at you .hmmmmmm.......anywhere really . my church ,when in summer men turn up in t shirt and short ,the older people make noises . if you live in london area you treated the same ,think maybe windsor and that area .i remember asking for a slice of cheescake in a cafe there ,what did they bring a slice of cheese sponge .??? em no says me . cheesecake dessert . oh !!! we dont serve that kind here . haha..

Visiting my future SIL for the first time I was taken to the Sailing club for lunch and introduced to the Commodore. He asked me where I was from and I told him which city. His reply was "How dreadful for you!" to which I replied "How dreadfully rude of you!". Now that is snobbery. Actually some years later I got to know his wife quite well, she's a delightful person very down to earth and we get on very well, not a bit snobbish despite being the daughter of a Lord. People seem to think "manners" is all about using the correct fork, etiquette etc, it's not IMO it's about treating people as you would wish to be treated yourself.

I'd left my home city, Liverpool to attend University in York. I was waiting for a lecture to start and talking about an event I'd attended at the weekend.
The tutor who'd just arrived looked at me and said, in all seriousness "And of course, you'd understand Shakespeare coming from there".

Which play of Shakespeare? I wouldn’t have known what he was talking about.

I wouldn't know, as they dont let me in!!??

foxie48 I had the same experience mentioning my home city at the local golf club, the Captain said “You’ve had a lucky escape!” In fact at that time in the 70s, I thought this town was incredibly boring and so was he.

what has Shakespeare got to do with Liverpool?

He may have have had connections to Liverpool btw, it's just most people think of Stratford upon Avon surely? NOT Liverpool!

Kate1949

I don't know what your friend would have made of us then Callistemon. We had no bathroom, a tin bath and an outside toilet!

I felt like the girl from the wrong side of the tracks!

I was talking to my Swedish friend about English class and explaining about u and non u. Regarding mowing the lawns.
These little class distinctions are everywhere.
We eat tea in the evening much to my daughter's scorn. But it's all there on Wikipedia. It's because my OH is from New Zealand and regards himself as working class.
Snobbish places?? Frinton???

JaneJudge

He may have have had connections to Liverpool btw, it's just most people think of Stratford upon Avon surely? NOT Liverpool!

I believe his point was that coming from Liverpool I'd have little appreciation or liking for Shakespeare...other comments over the next few weeks (until I complained) included "jokes" about stealing and council house princesses. He'd also ask that I repeat myself because of my accent.
A sad, deeply unpleasant man.

He shouldn’t have been teaching. Not right.

urgh Dee1012, that's HORRIBLE

I did get your point, Dee1012 - just plain nasty and a bully.

No place is snobby, now snob, once meaning a shoemakers apprentice, snob to me denotes people who think they are better than others, not all living in prosperous areas, look how people on benefits are maligned, often by their neighbours. Inverted snobbery, the despising of anyone associated with wealth, or status is also truly alive in this country. Personally I don’t think of anywhere as “snobby”, just nicer places to look at. Once lived in Wendover in Buckinghamshire, lovely village, wealthy area, very friendly people.

I'm glad you mentioned "inverted snobbery" Lin52 because as you say it does exist, even in this thread. For example, people like to put down private schooling because it produces snobs. Untrue. People like to put down shopping in Waitrose because you can get the same food in Lidl. Untrue.
Unless people really know me I sometimes hesitate to say things in fear, especially as someone said I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth. Such put downs can be equally hurtful as the other way round.
My father's family lived in Barnes, they had a double barrelled surname. I couldn't wait to get married to rid myself of it, sad but true. Sometimes we can be defined as snobbish when the thought of looking down on people never even enters our minds.
I agree that if a place looks nice that's what counts.

With reference to Shakespeare., I believe there was a suggestion that the pronunciation of English in Tudor England was similar to that of Liverpool.

Oh Lord- Frinton !! It used to be “are you inside the gates....?” followed by a pitying smile if you said “ no; outside ” ??

We moved to Shrewsbury when we hit long after DS1 was born. Determined to get a social life, we went to a Doctors, Dentists and Vets get together.

DH was talking to one of the older doctors who asked him 'Do you hunt?' 'No', 'Do you fish?' 'No', 'Do you shoot?' 'No', Then, in a bewildered tone, 'Well, what do you do?'

nanna8

I don’t know- but I am interested. I haven’t actually lived there since 1974. Then I would have said Chelsea and Hampstead Heath but things are probably completely different now. In those days Islington was rough and even Greenwich wasn’t too good.

We were in SE London recently to help DIL with new baby. Much of Lewisham/Deptford /Peckham etc have now been gentrified with prices to match.

Walthamstow E17 prices have rocketed. It is now called "Awesomestow". I remember it as a child, very rough and poor

Snobbery isn't about places, it's about people and their attitude to others!

Many years ago, OH and I decided to treat ourselves to a new bed and took a day off work to go around all the furniture stores in the area to see what was available.

We weren't looking at a particular brand or price range but agreed that we'd use the credit card if necessary and buy the one that we both felt was the most comfortable and supportive.

Dressed in comfortable jeans, sweaters and trainers ready to roll on a succession of showroom beds, we set off .

The first store we went to had the cheapest beds by the entrance. We tried one and it was horrible so we moved further into the display. The store manager came bustling over as we lay on a much nicer and hugely more expensive model, feeling that this was much more like what we were looking for.

"Oh, dear me, no", said the manager. "This one definitely isn't for you. You won't be able to afford this one."

The only basis he can have had for this assumption was our cheap and cheerful attire. I was livid! With as much dignity as I could muster, I scrambled to my feet and told him I'd rather sleep on the floor than buy a bed from a nasty, judgemental snob such as him.
Not surprisingly, that shop went bust six months later and we slept very comfortably on the bed we'd bought elsewhere.

eazybee

With reference to Shakespeare., I believe there was a suggestion that the pronunciation of English in Tudor England was similar to that of Liverpool.

I'd have thought Birmingham, more like.

To answer questions about posh people in Windsor and Ascot having deliveries from Tesco - DS reckons the Tesco food is for the staff!

30 years ago my mother was appalled when we went bankrupt and had to move into a council house! She went to great lengths to stop her friends finding out. We hadn't been there long when I found one of our neighbours had been a very prosperous builder that we had done some work for. At that point in the 90s the recession was hitting everyone.